BA in Data Analytics

Bachelor of Science Data Management and Data Analytics & Faith B.I.

TOTAL CREDITS : 120

COURSE LENGTH: 3 YEARS

Weekly Classes

Textbooks included

Course Description: 

Bachelor of Science Data Management and Data Analytics degree program is focused on three key areas: programming skills including scripting, data management, data wrangling, Python, R, and machine learning, math skills including statistical analysis, probability, and data science techniques, and business influence skills including leadership, communication, critical thinking, and visualization. This program was designed and is regularly updated, with input from key experts on our Information Technology Program Council.

Earning a bachelor’s degree designed by industry experts adds theoretical depth to the practical knowledge you already have. The experts who make up our IT Program Council know exactly what it takes for a graduate to be successful in the fast-paced, ever-changing world of cloud computing.

The B.S. Data Management and Data Analytics program is an all-online program. You’ll complete program requirements independently, with instruction and support from our faculty. You’ll be expected to complete at least 12 competency units for each 3 to a 6-month term. Each course is typically three or four units. There’s no limit on the number of units you can complete each term, so the more courses you complete, the quicker you can finish your program.

Core Elective Courses :

• ETH 4660 – Self Development through Faith

• ETH 7681 - Faith-Based Social Justice and Race Relations

• ETH 4670 – Faith-Based Ethics of Life and Death

• ETH 4695 – Christian Sexual Ethics

• GEN 0000 - Sexual Abuse Prevention & Response Training

        PGEN 1200 - Vocation and Calling 3

        HI 1100 - Introduction to Philosophy: Faith and Reason

Introduction to IT     4

Introduction to Communication: Connecting with Others    3

Scripting and Programming - Foundations   3

Data Management - Foundations    3

Composition: Writing with a Strategy    3

Network and Security - Foundations     3

Data Management - Applications    4

IT Foundations    4

American Politics and the US Constitution    3

IT Applications   4

Introduction to Programming in Python   3

Applied Probability and Statistics   3

Introduction to Spreadsheets    4

Version Control   3

Introduction to Geography  3

Applied Algebra    3

IT Leadership Foundations   3

Web Development Foundations   3

Introduction to Humanities   3

Scripting and Programming - Applications   4

Technical Communication  3

Virtual Natural Science       3

Integrated Physical Sciences    3

Ethics in Technology    3

Networks     4 

Business of IT - Project Management  4

Advanced-Data Management    3

Business of IT - Applications    4

Data Analytics    4

Critical Thinking: Reason and Evidence   3

Introduction to Data Science    4

Data Wrangling    3

Data Analysis with R    2

Machine Learning      3

Data Visualization     2

Course Description

CUs Term

Data Systems Administration            3

Data and Information Governance    2

Data Structures and Algorithms I      4

Data Management/Analytics Undergraduate Capstone     4