Python for Business Analytics BA 630 TBA 03/08/27 - 04/25/27 3 Managers who hope to stay competitive in business analytics need to be able to scale their analytics鈥攁nd Python provides that solution. This course covers Python's significance in business analytics, setting up the Python environment, and learning basic syntax. You鈥檒l leverage three of Python's essential libraries鈥擭umPy for numerical data, Pandas for data manipulation, and Matplotlib for data visualization鈥攖o use data to solve complex business problems. Prerequisites: BA-600 or BA-620 recommended
Python for Business Analytics BA 630 TBA 06/28/27 - 08/15/27 3 Managers who hope to stay competitive in business analytics need to be able to scale their analytics鈥攁nd Python provides that solution. This course covers Python's significance in business analytics, setting up the Python environment, and learning basic syntax. You鈥檒l leverage three of Python's essential libraries鈥擭umPy for numerical data, Pandas for data manipulation, and Matplotlib for data visualization鈥攖o use data to solve complex business problems. Prerequisites: BA-600 or BA-620 recommended
Programming/database Management BA 729 S 05/10/27 - 06/27/27 3 This course combines programming and database management. It introduces students to R or Python programming language and its use in business analytics. The course also covers database design and management, database models, the use of SQL in data querying, normalization of database tables, and database integrity. This is a hands-on course where students will learn basic programming skills and apply them to case studies and a final project. Students will apply these programming skills and database management learned in this course in the next business analytics course as well. Recommended Prerequisite: BA-600 (Formerly BA-728)
Programming/database Management BA 729 TBA 10/19/26 - 12/13/26 3 This course combines programming and database management. It introduces students to R or Python programming language and its use in business analytics. The course also covers database design and management, database models, the use of SQL in data querying, normalization of database tables, and database integrity. This is a hands-on course where students will learn basic programming skills and apply them to case studies and a final project. Students will apply these programming skills and database management learned in this course in the next business analytics course as well. Recommended Prerequisite: BA-600 (Formerly BA-728)
Data Mining BA 730 S 06/28/27 - 08/15/27 3 Data mining uses techniques and algorithms to study data sets trying to find patterns in them and make forecasts based on these patterns. Students will learn how to apply data mining techniques to big data and extract useful information for decision making. This is a hands-on course with many real-world applications in each topic. A computer software, R, Python, or any other will be used extensively in this course. The course covers topics such as data exploration and preparation, dimension reduction, ensemble learning, cluster analysis, classification, association rule, anomaly detection, and web mining and text mining. Prerequisite: BA-729
Data Mining BA 730 TBA 01/19/27 - 03/14/27 3 Data mining uses techniques and algorithms to study data sets trying to find patterns in them and make forecasts based on these patterns. Students will learn how to apply data mining techniques to big data and extract useful information for decision making. This is a hands-on course with many real-world applications in each topic. A computer software, R, Python, or any other will be used extensively in this course. The course covers topics such as data exploration and preparation, dimension reduction, ensemble learning, cluster analysis, classification, association rule, anomaly detection, and web mining and text mining. Prerequisite: BA-729
Introduction to Business BUS 101 MW 08/24/26 - 12/13/26 3 Introduction to Business is designed for first year students. By delving into the units of this course, students will fine-tune their direction and choice of career in business. This course will provide students with a general business overview and expose them to basic business concepts and practices. This introductory course will help to establish a viable business vocabulary, foster critical and analytical thinking, and refine business decision-making skills. Introduction to Business will provide a synopsis of a variety of business management topics such as marketing, finance, accounting, human resources, and start-ups.
Introduction to Business BUS 101 MW 01/19/27 - 05/09/27 3 Introduction to Business is designed for first year students. By delving into the units of this course, students will fine-tune their direction and choice of career in business. This course will provide students with a general business overview and expose them to basic business concepts and practices. This introductory course will help to establish a viable business vocabulary, foster critical and analytical thinking, and refine business decision-making skills. Introduction to Business will provide a synopsis of a variety of business management topics such as marketing, finance, accounting, human resources, and start-ups.
Introduction to Business BUS 101 TR 08/24/26 - 12/13/26 3 Introduction to Business is designed for first year students. By delving into the units of this course, students will fine-tune their direction and choice of career in business. This course will provide students with a general business overview and expose them to basic business concepts and practices. This introductory course will help to establish a viable business vocabulary, foster critical and analytical thinking, and refine business decision-making skills. Introduction to Business will provide a synopsis of a variety of business management topics such as marketing, finance, accounting, human resources, and start-ups.
Introduction to Business BUS 101 TBA 05/10/27 - 08/15/27 3 Introduction to Business is designed for first year students. By delving into the units of this course, students will fine-tune their direction and choice of career in business. This course will provide students with a general business overview and expose them to basic business concepts and practices. This introductory course will help to establish a viable business vocabulary, foster critical and analytical thinking, and refine business decision-making skills. Introduction to Business will provide a synopsis of a variety of business management topics such as marketing, finance, accounting, human resources, and start-ups.
Quantitative Fndtns & Busnss Apps BUS 598 S 05/10/27 - 06/27/27 3 This course is designed to improve the quantitative skills of students starting the MBA program. The course also introduces students to essential topics in ethics, law, management, and marketing. The course covers mathematical functions, system of equations, differential calculus, multivariate functions, descriptive statistics, and utilizes case studies which include key elements of ethics, law, management, and marketing. The course emphasizes the use of business applications in each topic. This course, along with Financial Management Foundations (FIN 599), is designed for students who do not have a prior degree in business or a business-related major. This course also acts as a refresher in the topics mentioned above, for students who have had a significant break (10 years or more) in their education.
Quantitative Fndtns & Busnss Apps BUS 598 TBA 01/19/27 - 03/14/27 3 This course is designed to improve the quantitative skills of students starting the MBA program. The course also introduces students to essential topics in ethics, law, management, and marketing. The course covers mathematical functions, system of equations, differential calculus, multivariate functions, descriptive statistics, and utilizes case studies which include key elements of ethics, law, management, and marketing. The course emphasizes the use of business applications in each topic. This course, along with Financial Management Foundations (FIN 599), is designed for students who do not have a prior degree in business or a business-related major. This course also acts as a refresher in the topics mentioned above, for students who have had a significant break (10 years or more) in their education.
Intro to Criminal Justice CJ 150 MW 08/24/26 - 12/13/26 3 This course is designed to provide an overview of the criminal justice system, including coverage of American judicial system, law enforcement, crime problem, and other components. The objective of this course is to provide students with a procedural framework of the criminal justice process. After completion of the course students will have an understanding of the history of criminal justice in the Unites States, various components of the system and their relations, challenges of administering criminal justice and more.
Criminal Investigation & Forensics CJ 210 T 01/19/27 - 03/14/27 3 This course focuses on forensic science as an application of science to the law. This course focuses on the forensic science of criminal investigation. Forensic science comprises several disparate fields of study. This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the fundamentals of forensic science including the history and definition of forensic science, legal framework in which forensic science in the USA is conducted, commonly applied and recently developed applications, potential forms of evidence and their analysis, presentation of facts and opinion in a court of law, and more. Prerequisite(s): CJ 150
Comptr Crime & Cyber-terrorism CJ 320 T 08/24/26 - 10/18/26 3 This course introduces students to computer forensics, the art and science of using technology to obtain evidence for use in criminal and civil court. The course also focuses on computer crime statutes, management of evidence and industry best-practices for examining computers that might contain crime-related information. After completion of the course students will have an understanding of different aspects of digital crime and terrorism. Prerequisite(s): LAW 201
Business Crime CJ 330 R 01/19/27 - 03/14/27 3 This course focuses on the general provisions of the criminal law that apply to business conduct. Some of the provisions that will be covered include the standard for corporate criminal liability, the federal fraud offenses, conspiracy, money laundering, obstruction of justice, perjury, and the United States Sentencing Commission鈥檚 Sentencing Guidelines. The course will also explore the impact of Criminal Justice policy on managerial decision-making, as well as those aspects of criminal procedure especially relevant to business such as the corporate attorney-client privilege. Prerequisite(s): LAW-201
Juvenile Justice CJ 340 T 10/19/26 - 12/13/26 3 The arena of juvenile justice is more than just distinct from other areas of our criminal justice system. The treatment, protocol, and procedure afforded to underage offenders has often been described as its own criminal justice system. Students will learn both theoretically and pragmatically why underage offenders must be handled differently. Further, students will learn the basics for how the law recognizes and implements these differences, including initial engagement, arrest, prosecution of, disposition, and supervision. Of special interest will be the treatment of serious felonies, as well as those juveniles offenders who are either very young, or conversely, nearly adults. Additionally, the course will address whether current procedures are adequately suited for the future of the criminal justice system. Prerequisite(s): LAW-201
Criminology CJ 350 T 03/15/27 - 05/09/27 3 This course will provide a comprehensive overview of causes of crime and the criminal mindset. This study of Criminology will include biological, psychological, and sociological theories of crime causation, as well as a history of its study. Specific crimes that are illustrative of main theories will be reviewed, as well as discussion on the ultimate issue of Criminology, crime reduction. Prerequisite(s): CJ-210, LAW-201
Policing Systems CJ 380 R 03/15/27 - 05/09/27 3 This course reviews the fundamental principles of the structure and function of law enforcement agencies in the United States, and the processes used to hire and train police officers. The course emphasizes the institutional and occupational aspects of law enforcement across municipal, state, and federal authorities, including the methods, issues, and problems. Prerequisites: CJ-210 & LAW-201
Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice CJ 450 W 03/15/27 - 05/09/27 3 This seminar is a capstone course for all criminal justice majors. The course focuses on different contemporary aspects of criminal justice, including issues and content on general as well as specific topics. Areas covered will include legal, criminological, social, and ethical issues surrounding deterrence and sentencing; discussion will also include creation and policing of criminal statutes, criminalization/decriminalization, defenses, and investigative techniques used. A survey of four main CJ courses: Crim Law, Criminology, Investigations and Forensics, and CJ Ethics will be a major part of this course. Of paramount concern will be an understanding of how all these arenas interrelate with one another. Prerequisite(s): CJ-320, CJ-330, CJ-340, CJ-350, CJ-380, LAW-301