Department of Information Technology and Supply Chain Management

262-472-1322

itscm@uww.edu

262-472-1322

itscm@uww.edu

The Business Analytics (BA) major prepares students for careers working with data to solve business problems. Students will gain hands-on experience using a variety of tools and techniques to collect, transform, and organize data to draw conclusions, make predictions, and inform decision-making. With the explosion of data, the Bureau of Labor Statistics anticipates a much faster-projected growth for careers in Analytics then the average for all occupations. Students may choose an emphasis in Supply Chain, Marketing, or Digital Marketing to gain more in-depth training for those in-demand careers. Students may also choose an emphasis in Business Analytics for the greatest amount of flexibility to customize their degree. Graduates of the program have been employed in positions like associate systems analyst, business analyst, business intelligence or IT specialist, and consultant.

The Information Technology (IT) major provides students with IT and business knowledge, skills, and training to pursue careers as IT professionals. Students get a breadth of IT knowledge (e.g., networking, analysis, project management) along with technical depth in emphasis areas of interest of Networking and Security, Business Analysis, or Business Analytics. Students may choose an emphasis in Information Technology to select from a wide range of elective courses to complete their degree. Graduates of the program are employed as business analysts, information assurance or support professionals, network/systems/database administrators, security specialists, IT project managers, change management specialists, and consultants.

Minors in Information Technology & Supply Chain and Operations Management