The Business Analysis program of Sagrado offers a comprehensive solution to understand and leverage the power of data and analytics in strategic business decision making.
Technological and cultural innovation in recent years has led to a dramatic increase in the amount of data, analytical frameworks, and our ability to use them as more objective decision-making tools in the business world. The Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Analytics from Sagrado provides students with the understanding and skills necessary to compete in the data-driven business environment of the 21st century. Students will interact with faculty members who are actively working in the industry to develop applied skills in using data and analytics frameworks, thereby generating valuable business insights and strategies.
WHAT IS BUSINESS ANALYSIS?
Business Analysis is the business field that focuses on the use of quantitative information (data) and analysis frameworks to make strategic decisions that promote changes in the organizational context, by defining needs and recommending solutions that provide value to stakeholders. It is essential to distinguish between Data Science (Computer Science) and Data Analytics (Analytical Modeling), which focuses on using data to market a process, create a product, perform modeling, make predictions, among others.
Advanced program
- Scholarship opportunity for academic excellence.
- Active service and professional learning through cohort programs that keep students together in major concentration courses.
- Bilingual program where all major concentration courses are offered in English.
- Modern infrastructure with research laboratories, simulation rooms and immersive experiences.
- Prestigious internships and job placements in the fourth year in Puerto Rico and the United States.
- Access to the Senior Executive Network.
- Respected executive professors from Puerto Rico and associated universities.
- Opportunity to earn a double degree with only 30 credits of residency at participating universities.
Curriculum
The Bachelor of Business Analysis of the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón Corazón includes courses on the fundamentals, tools and analysis techniques for decision making, as well as courses on algorithms, creative programming and data science.
Experiences
- Establish and use analytical frameworks to isolate meaningful insights from data, thereby facilitating decisions geared toward organizational improvement.
- Communicate complex data orally and visually for informative and persuasive purposes.
- Recognize ethical issues in decision-making, as well as in the collection, manipulation and interpretation of data.
- Demonstrate an understanding of business analytics, data modeling, predictive analytics, and forecasting frameworks.
- Use various technological platforms (Excel, SQL, Tableau, R, etc.) in exploratory analysis and formulation of solutions.
- Demonstrate understanding of how business analytics tools are used and managed across an organization.
