OMBA Curriculum
The Online MSBA program at Kent State is a flexibly scheduled 30-credit hour program in which students can take courses on a part-time basis at their own pace. The program is taught by full-time faculty with analytical and industry experience. It utilizes hands-on experiential learning, with an in-depth curriculum that focuses on the critical facets of business analytics.
CORE (24 CREDIT HOURS)
- Business Analytics
- Fundamentals of Machine Learning
- Advanced Data Mining and Predictive Analytics
- Quantitative Management Models
- Analytics in Practice
- Database Management and Database Analytics
- Advanced Machine Learning
- Capstone Project in Business Analytics
ELECTIVES (6 CREDIT HOURS)
- Data Science
- Supply Chain Management
- Systems Simulation
- Marketing Research
- Clinical Analytics
- Econometrics
- Leadership and Organizational Change
- Internship in Business Analytics
Examples of Course Projects with Real Data
- Predicting Churn for a Mobile Operator
- Building a Recommendation System for an Online Retailer
- Designing a job scheduler for an Academic Institute
- Predicting Credit Card Default for a Bank
Course Offerings
| Fall | |
| MIS 64036: | Business Analytics |
| MIS 64082: | Database Management and Database Analytics |
| MIS 64060: | Fundamentals of Machine Learning |
| MIS 64018: | Quantitative Management Modeling |
| Spring | |
| MIS 64037: | Advanced Data Mining and Predictive Analytics |
| MIS 64061: | Advanced Machine Learning |
| MIS 64038: | Analytics in Practice |
| Summer | |
| MIS 64098: | Capstone Project in Business Analytics |