Faculty
Commerce and Business Administration
Department
Accounting
Credits
12.00
Credential type
Concentration
Program
Data Analytics in Accounting (Concentration)
Overview
Specialize your BBA in Accounting with the Data Analytics in Accounting concentration. You’ll gain the skills necessary to analyze financial statements, design and create interactive financial models, track new and existing data, communicate your insights to management and become a part of the decision-making process.
With Forbes saying that the “global consumption of data over the next three years will surpass all of what we’ve produced and consumed in the last 30,” the demand for data analysts is growing rapidly with this trend.
Admissions Requirements
There are no separate admission requirements for this concentration; however, the student must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Business Administration program in order to complete this concentration.
Cost
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Program Requirements
Curriculum framework
Concentration in Data Analytics in Accounting:
- This concentration is available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program at Douglas College.
- Successful completion of 12.00 credits including a minimum of 6.00 credits at the upper-level (3000-level or higher).
- A minimum program GPA of 2.00.
Course Requirements:
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
| Select two courses from the following options: | ||
| ACCT 3850 | Detecting Accounting Fraud | 3.00 |
| ACCT 3880 | Data Analytics for Managers | 3.00 |
| ACCT 4880 (see note 1) | Applied External Audit | 3.00 |
| Select one course from the following options: | ||
| CSIS 1175 | Introduction to Programming I | 3.00 |
| CSIS 1280 | Multimedia Web Development | 3.00 |
| CSIS 2200 | Systems Analysis & Design | 3.00 |
| CSIS 2260 | Operating Systems | 3.00 |
| CSIS 2270 | Virtualization and Computer Networking | 3.00 |
| CSIS 2300 | Database I | 3.00 |
| CSIS 3200 | Applied Knowledge Management | 3.00 |
| CSIS 3290 | Fundamentals of Machine Learning in Data Science | 3.00 |
| CSIS 3360 | Fundamentals of Data Analytics | 3.00 |
| CSIS 3860 | Data Visualization | 3.00 |
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Select one course from the following options: |
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| ACCT 3421 | Cryptocurrency Accounting & Taxation | 3.00 |
| ACCT 4880 (see note 1) | Applied External Audit | 3.00 |
| CRIM 3390 | Crime and Intelligence Analysis | 3.00 |
| MARK 4420 | Digital Analytics | 3.00 |
| PHIL 2201 | Logical Reasoning | 3.00 |
| Total Credits | 12.00 |
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Notes:
1) While ACCT 4880 appears in more than one list of program courses, it may be counted toward program requirements only once.
Program Guidelines
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