The Department of Information Systems and Analytics offers an academic program that leads to the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with a major in Business Analytics (IS). The BBA degree in IS at Texas State University specializes in providing a leading-edge, highly marketable information systems education. 

In order to graduate well-rounded and data-driven business analytics professionals, the curriculum for a BBA in BA includes a variety of courses in Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, Economics, and Information Systems in addition to the courses offered in Business Analytics.

BBA in Business Analytics

First Year Courses

First Semester

  • US 1100
  • ENG 1310 
  • MATH 1329
  • COMM 1310
  • BA 1310
  • Government requirement

Second Semester

  • ENG 1320
  • PHIL 1320
  • Life and Physical Science requirement
  • American History requirement
  • ISAN 1323

Second Year Courses

First Semester

  • ACC 2361
  • ECO 2314
  • ANLY 2333
  • American History requirement
  • Life and Physical Science requirement

Second Semester

  • ACC 2362
  • ECO 2315
  • Creative Arts requirement
  • Government requirement
  • Component Area elective
  • BA 3110

Third Year Courses

First Semester

  • BLAW 3301
  • ANLY 3330
  • ANLY 3339
  • MKT 3343
  • MGT 3303
  • BA 3120

Second Semester

  • ISAN 3380
  • ANLY 3341
  • Business Analytics elective
  • MGT 3353
  • Restricted Business electives

Fourth Year Courses

First Semester

  • FIN 3312
  • Business Analytics elective
  • Restricted Business elective
  • Free elective

Second Semester

  • MGT 4335
  • ANLY 4320
  • Restricted Business electives

Information Systems Advanced Electives

•    ISAN 3325 Visual Programming II
•    ISAN 3348 Data Communications and Network Architecture
•    ISAN 3350 Information Systems Security
•    ISAN 3360 Web Design and Development
•    ISAN 3389 Programming for Data Processing 
•    ISAN 3390 Agile Project Management 
•    ISAN 3392 Introduction to Machine Learning
•    ISAN 4318 Object Oriented Development
•    ISAN 4321 Mobile Application Development for Android
•    ISAN 4322 Computer System Development and Design
•    ISAN 4325 Legacy Systems: Applications, Development, and Support
•    ISAN 4328 Artificial Intelligence: Development and Application
•    ISAN 4332 Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
•    ISAN 4349 Advanced Database Management Systems
•    ISAN 4350 Ethical Hacking 
•    ISAN 4358 Network and Cloud Administration
•    ISAN 4360 Developing AI Solutions for the Enterprise
•    ISAN 4373 Topics in Information Systems
•    ISAN 4373A Cyber-Warfare: Actors, Techniques, and Impact
•    ISAN 4373D Artificial Intelligence in Business Operations    
•    ISAN 4395 Independent Study in Information Systems
•    ISAN 4399 Information Systems Internship

You can view the specific course descriptions by visiting ISAN Course Descriptions.

Business Analytics Advanced Electives

  • ANLY 3334 Statistical Modeling
  • ANLY 4321 Predictive Analysis
  • ANLY 3314 Decision Analytics
  • ISAN 3305 Business Programming I
  • ISAN 3382 Computer Data Base Systems