Quantitative Business Analysis BBA

"Businesses today are taking advantage of opportunities uncovered by IT development and globalization, and have a substantial need for managers who specialize in global operations and building more efficient workflow systems. I chose the Management Science program at Pace University because it focuses on real world application, and quantitative approaches to solving complex management problems. " Lindsay Fordham Management Science Major Quick Links for Prospective Students How to Apply > Application Process > International Students > Transfer Students > Financial Aid / Scholarships > Admissions Office > Apply Online > Request Application by Mail Explore Pace > Campus Tours and Information Sessions > Virtual Campus Tours > Video Testimonials > Frequently Asked Questions > Fast Facts > Information for Parents and Families > A-Z Index Student Life > Life at Pace > Housing and Residential Life > Business Student Organizations > Career Development > Student Blogs Questions? E-mail infoctr@pace.edu or call 1-800-874-PACE. "Today's businesses have an abundance of data, but not enough workers who can effectively analyze and utilize information from the data. In Lubin's Quantitative Business Analysis program, our goal is to give our students a marketable advantage in the form of the ability to harness the numbers to help make decisions that will impact the bottom line." Dr. Janice Winch Associate Professor of Management Science

Overview
The Quantitative Business Analysis major (also called Management Science, Operations Research, and Decision Sciences) is designed to provide quantitative modeling and data analysis skills that are invaluable in business. Formerly called Management Science major, the Quantitative Business Analysis major is offered by the Management Science faculty in the Department of Management and Management Science at Lubin School of Business. The major provides students with a relevant background for careers in fields such as management consulting, business analytics, risk management, actuarial science and operations management. It is ideal for students who can handle mathematics and computers, can work logically, and would like to work on real problems to improve the productivity of an organization. A minor in Quantitative Business Analysis is also offered by the department.

Program and Courses
The Quantitative Business Analysis program consists of the following:

• Foundational mathematics courses in calculus and statistics (MAT 131, MAT 132, MAT 117, MAT 222/218)
• Computer-aided data analysis (MGT 225, MGT 353)
• Quantitative decision modeling techniques such as forecasting, optimization, simulation, and project scheduling (MGT 355, MGT 356, MGT 357, MGT 456);
• Information technology course in database management or computer programming (CIT 241, CIT 312, CIT 316)
• Career concentration in a functional area (minimum of two courses in a field other than Quantitative Business Analysis)

• 1. ACCOUNTING
  ACC 301 Intermediate Accounting I
  ACC 302 Intermediate Accounting II
  ACC 305 Internal Auditing I
  ACC 306 Internal Auditing II
  ACC 319 Cost Accounting
  ACC 366 Forensic Accounting
  ACC 375 Accounting Information Systems
  
  
• 2. FINANCE
  FIN 352 Risk Management
  FIN 320 Advanced Financial Analysis
  FIN 325 Data Analysis in Finance
  FIN 340 Valuation of the Firm
  FIN 351 Principles of Investment
  FIN 356 Options, Futures, and Swaps
  FIN 355 Portfolio Theory and Management
  FIN 359 Principles of Fixed Instruments and Markets
  FIN 358 International Finance
  
  
• 3. ECONOMICS
  ECO 240 Quantitative Analysis and Forecasting
  ECO 296K Mathematical Economics II
  ECO 357 Managerial Economics
  ECO 380 Mathematical Economics
  ECO 381 Applied Game Theory
  ECO 385 Econometrics: Models and Origins
  
  
• 4. ENTREPRENEURSHIP
  MGT 322 Organizational Behavior
  MGT 315 Small Business Development
  MGT 316 Venture Initiation & Entrepreneurship
  MGT 316 International Entrepreneurship
  MGT 416 Business Plan Development
  
  
• 5. HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT
  MGT 307 Hotel Management
  MGT 308 Travel and Tourism Management
  MGT 309 Restaurant and Foodservices Management
  
  
• 6. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
  MGT 322 Organizational Behavior
  MGT 362 Human Resources Management
  MGT 363 Training and Development
  MGT 365 Managerial Negotiations
  MGT 462 Advanced Human Resources Management Applications
  
  
• 7. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
  CIT 241 Database Management
  CIT 312 Introduction to Programming I
  CIT 314 Introduction to Programming II
  CIT 316 Visual Basic Programming
  CIT 346 Database Programming
  CIT 348 Data Mining
  
  
• 8. MARKETING
  MAR 321 Fundamentals of Advertising and Promotion
  MAR 322 Marketing Research
  MAR 331 Managerial Marketing
  MAR 344 Customer Relationship Management
  MAR 443 Database Marketing
  
  
• 9. MATHEMATICS
  MAT 137 Intro to Discrete Mathematics
  MAT 218 Intermediate Statistics
  MAT 222 Applied Multivariable Statistical Methods
  MAT 236 Multivariable Calculus
  MAT 238 Linear Algebra
  MAT 257 Mathematics of Finance
  
  
• 10. INDIVIDUAL CAREER CONCENTRATION
  Students may also work with their adviser to select related upper level courses from other disciplines to develop a career concentration that meets their individual career interests. The concentration must be approved in advance by the student's faculty adviser and the Chair or Undergraduate Program Chair of the Management and Management Science Department.