Bachelor's Degree (BSc), Faculty of Economics
38.03.05 Computer Science and Business. Business Analytics
Program length: 4 years (Full-time mode)
Language of study: Russian
Place of study: Rostov-on-Don
Purpose of this educational program
The current program is aimed at training business analysts, i.e. economists who understand processes, economics, finance, organizational development and help companies solve strategic tasks.
Specialists are called upon to optimize business processes, develop a development strategy, or launch a new business in another country. The profession of business analyst is considered promising and highly paid. Its representatives are in demand in large companies operating in various fields. Such specialists are present in the staff of banking institutions, firms engaged in construction work, consulting and trade, IT companies, mining enterprises, etc. The task of a business analyst is to identify the most promising areas of companys development.
The program is based on a combination of classical and innovative approaches to learning: lectures, practical classes, project activities, including the SfeduNet project and educational intensive course, the SBS Accelerator, master classes from programs partners, conferences, access to online courses of leading universities, participation in grants, summer and winter schools in Russia and abroad, semester internships in foreign partner universities.
Students of the program will be able to participate in the activities of the scientific society of students and postgraduates of the Southern Federal University Faculty of Economics, “Rostov University Economic Initiative", which will allow them to:
- learn alternative points of view on the problem of interest,
- get acquainted with various scientific theories,
- improve their research methods,
- express their thoughts in scientific language,
- develop the ability to defend their point of view.
Students of the program will have the opportunity to study modern analytical tools for business analytics: R, Python, SQL, SNN, etc., and participate in hackathons on data analytics.
Core curriculum
Basis | Specialized subjects |
Microeconomics Macroeconomics Information and communication technologies Data analysis Systems theory and system analysis Economic and mathematical methods and models Management Introduction to project activity Project management Accounting and economic analysis, Institutional economics. | Algorithmization and programming in databases Simulation modeling Analysis and modeling of business processes Methods and tools of business analysis Applied Econometrics Machine learning Data analysis in R and Python Risk theory and modeling of risk situations Data Science Tools Web application development, etc. |
Advantages of this study program:
- Students receive economic education in accordance with international quality standards and meets the challenges of global socio-economic development, allowing graduates to form professional competencies, increasing their demand in the labor market and contributing to the development of a harmonious socially responsible personality.
- The implementation of the Bachelor program involves, along with fundamental economic training, developing competencies in the field of Big Data analytics based on Data Science tools (R, Python, Neural Networks).
- Academic trainings are held at the PJSC “Gazprom gas distribution Rostov-on-Don", Interregional Department of the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring of the Southern Federal District; Autonomous non-profit organization for innovation support “INNOVATION AGENCY OF ROSTOV REGION"; North Caucasus Territorial Center for Corporate Transport Services of OJSC “Russian Railways"; Rostov Region Branch of the Southern Main Directorate of the Russian Federation Central Bank; South-West Bank PJSC “Sberbank"; “Combine plant “Rostselmash" LLC; PCF Atlantis-Pak, LLC; Territorial body of the Federal State Statistics Service of the Rostov region; PJSC “Bank VTB".
- Our partner companies: Yandex, PJSC “Bank VTB"; South-West Bank PJSC “Sberbank";
PJSC “Rostelecom"; PJSC Commercial Bank “Center-invest"; “Combine plant “Rostselmash" LLC; JSC “GROUP B1"; PCF Atlantis-Pak, LLC.
Prospects. Career & Employment
Promising ways of further development of “Computer Science and Business. Business Analytics" Bachelor's degree graduates:
- Academic ; integrated type research Master's degree, participation in grants, further postgraduate studies and dissertation defense, including in dissertation councils opened at the Faculty of Economics.
- Practice-oriented ; gaining professional experience, studying at applied master's programs, and then practical activities with the possibility of career advancement.
- Entrepreneurial ; gaining professional experience, organizing your own business, including on the basis of Startup projects developed during the training period.
Further employment is guaranteed due to the demand for analysts among financial organizations, IT companies, consulting, marketing and firms in the field of sales and services, etc.