Business Engineering and Management Science (B.S.)

Business Engineering and Management Science (B.S.) 

 

The Bachelor of Science in Business Engineering and Management Science (BEMS) program prepares students with an interest and aptitude in STEM to be leaders in an increasingly data- and technology-driven business world.  After a solid grounding in math and engineering fundamentals from the Mines core curriculum, students are trained in the latest quantitative business tools. The BEMS degree is built on two core areas: 1. Business Principles, which prepares students in traditional business skills in accounting, finance, marketing, communication, strategy and project management; and 2. Data Analytics and Operations Research, which focuses on data science, mathematics, statistics, and optimization modeling, business analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the degree, students will be able to:

  1.  Identify, access, validate, and visualize relevant data to inform business decisions.
  2.  Demonstrate proficiency with deterministic and stochastic analytical tools.
  3.  Demonstrate mastery of business principles.
  4.  Build models and apply quantitative tools to inform decisions about business strategy and operations.
  5.  Communicate effectively in a professional context in a variety of formats.
  6.  Identify and propose solutions to ethical issues in business decision-making.
  7.  Demonstrate expertise in their track areas of choice.

 

Curriculum

The BS in Business Engineering and Management Science Program is 122 credit hours of study.

  • The Mines core covering math, science, engineering design, humanities and social sciences requires 56 credit hours
  • The Data Analytics & Operations Research major specific core curriculum requires 18 credit hours
  • The Business major specific core curriculum requires 21 credit hours
  • Two Business Engineering and Management Science tracks require 24 credit hours, 12 credit hours per track

 

Course Requirements

MAJOR CORE – Required Courses

 

DATA ANALYTICS & OPERATIONS RESEARCH CORE (18 CREDIT HOURS)

  • Introduction to Data Science
  • Introduction to Business Analytics
  • Predictive Business Analytics
  • Econometrics
  • Prescriptive Business Analytics
  • Business Analytics Capstone

BUSINESS PRINCIPLES CORE (18 CREDIT HOURS)

  • Principles of Economics
  • Financial Accounting
  • Business Communications
  • Principles of Corporate Finance
  • Engineering Economics
  • Project Management
  • Business Strategy

 

TECHNICAL ELECTIVES (CHOOSE TWO TRACKS)

*Select Classes – Course Offerings Subject to Change

 

Financial Economics Track (SELECT 12 CREDIT HOURS)

  • Intermediate Microeconomics
  • Intermediate Macroeconomics
  • The Economics of Strategy
  • Intro to Investments
  • Time Series Econometrics
  • Financial Risk Management

BUSINESS ANALYTICS TRACK (SELECT 12 CREDIT HOURS)

  • Foundational Programming Concepts & Design (Required)
  • Marketing Analytics
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Stochastic Models in Management Science
  • Decision Analytics

TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT TRACK (SELECT 12 CREDITS)

  • Economics and Technology
  • Introduction to Entrepreneurship
  • Introduction to Decision Science
  • International Business
  • Leadership

AI / MACHINE LEARNING TRACK (SELECT 12 CREDITS)

  • Foundational Programming Concepts & Design (Required)
  • Data Structures & Algorithms (Required)
  • Database Management
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Introduction to Machine Learning
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