Actuarial Science
    The MBA program provides the skills needed by future business leaders and future management consultants, such as creative decision making, leadership, and the ability to work as a member of a team. The actuarial science concentration focuses on mathematical modeling. Qualified students who wish to acquire both sets of skills should enroll in the MBA program with a concentration in actuarial science. Applicants will be required to meet the admission requirements for both the MBA and the MAS programs.
    The concentration in actuarial science requires students to have completed courses equivalent to the following with a minimum grade of C. These courses are described in the Course Descriptions chapter of  the Georgia State University Undergraduate Catalog. This catalog is available on the web at www.gsu.edu; click on Students then Catalogs.
     AS 4120 Mathematical Statistics for
                    Actuarial Science I
     AS 4130 Mathematical Statistics for
                    Actuarial Science II
     AS 4230 Theory of Interest
    Students with undergraduate actuarial science courses required who have financial aid should refer to “Courses Eligible to Count Toward Graduate Students’ Financial Aid” in the Financial Information chapter before registering for the first time with graduate status.
    The concentration in actuarial science requires 12 semester hours of courses selected from the following list:
     AS 8330 Survival Models and Ruin Theory
     AS 8340 Life Contingencies I
     AS 8350 Life Contingencies II
     AS 8420 Statistical Models for Actuarial Science
     AS 8430 Loss Distributions and Credibility Theory
     AS 8440 Advanced Survival Models
     AS 8510 Life Contingencies III
     AS 8520 Principles of Property and Casualty                                   Ratemaking
     AS 8810 Actuarial Science Graduate Seminar
     MRM  8320 Introduction to Stochastic Actuarial                             Models
     MRM  8610 Financial Engineering I
     MRM 8620 Financial Engineering II
     MRM 8630 Asset/Liability Management

Business Analysis
    The overall goal of the major/concentration in business analysis is to provide the student with specialized training in the use of advanced analytical techniques for managerial decision making. These areas span data analysis, management science, operations management, project management, business intelligence, and decision support systems.
    The contextual topics include data warehousing, data mining, online analytical processing, enterprise resource planning, and supply chain management. This concentration/major prepares the student for careers in business analysis, business intelligence, project management, information analysis, business development, and competitive intelligence. The business analysis student will also be well prepared to pursue analytically oriented careers in various functional areas like marketing research, financial/investment analysis,  risk/benefit analysis and strategic intelligence.
    The required courses for the concentration and major (nine semester hours) follow:
     DSc 8020 Business Intelligence
     DSc 8240 Business Modeling
     Mgt 8580 Project Management
    For electives, select an additional three semester hours for a concentration and nine semester hours for a major from the following courses.
     DSc 8030 Knowledge Management
     DSc 8130 Problem Solving
     DSc 8140 Management Science Modeling
     DSc 8330 Data Mining
     DSc 8350 Risk Benefit Analysis
     Mgt 8510 Operations Planning
     Mgt 8550 Simulation
     Mgt 8560 Quality Management
Electives can be substituted by other relevant courses through prior approval by a faculty adviser.