2026-27 Catalog
NAREN CHANDRA, Assistant Professor of Data Analytics
BE- Electronics and Communications, National Institute of Engineering; MBA, Indian Institute of Management; MS- Marketing Analytics, Bently University; PhD- Information Technology, University of the Cumberlands
LAKSHMANAN CHOKALINGAM, Instructor of Data Analytics
BE, University of Madras; MBA, Annamalai University; MS- Business Analytics, University of Iowa
MARTIN COE, Professor, Robert A. Hanson Chair of Data Analytics
BA- Accounting, St. Ambrose University; MBA, St. Ambrose University; DBA, St. Ambrose University; CPA, Illinois; CISA, CISM, CMA, CGMA, CGFM
MICHAEL DOWNEY, Visiting Assistant Professor of Data Analytics
BS-Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering, University of Iowa; MBA, University of Iowa; MS - Business Analytics, University of Iowa
MINOR IN DATA ANALYTICS. 24 credits, including: DATA 101; DATA 360; CSC 201; Statistics - one of BUSN 211, MATH 130, MATH 330, PSYC 240 or SOAN 227; Content elective - one of ACCT 311, BUSN 325, GEOG 273 or GEOG 274; and Ethical Issues - one of BUSN 307, PHIL 330 or RELG 356.
MAJOR IN DATA ANALYTICS. The major includes two tracks: BUSINESS ANALYTICS which focusses on the use of statistical concepts to extract insights from business data and DATA SCIENCE which focusses on data inference, algorithm building, and systems to gain insights from data. The major requires students to select one of the tracks.
MAJOR IN DATA ANALYTICS - BUSINESS ANALYTICS TRACK. 32 credits, including: DATA 101; DATA 331; DATA 332; DATA 340; DATA 491; CSC 201; Statistics - one of BUSN 211,MATH 130, MATH 330, PSYC 240 or SOAN 227; and Ethical Issues - one of BUSN 307, PHIL 330 or RELG 356.
MAJOR IN DATA ANALYTICS - DATA SCIENCE TRACK. 32 credits, including: DATA 101; DATA 492; CSC 201; CSC 325; MATH 250; MATH 330; MATH 420; and Ethical Issues - one of BUSN 307, PHIL 330 or RELG 356.
Grade Point Average Notation: All courses listed in the catalog as required courses for any major and/or minor, including those courses outside of the department or with a different subject coding, are considered part of the major and will count in the grade point average. Some departments may have additional grade requirements for the courses offered within their department. Recommended supporting courses that are optional and not required may also count in the major depending on the program. For more information see your department chair or the degree requirements for Bachelor of Arts and information on Majors/Minors.
College Sports Communicators (CSC) has named Mark Addison '26 an Academic All-American, the first from men’s swimming and diving since 1998-99. Addison, a triple major, posted a 3.99 GPA while competing at the highest level in the CCIW.
A senior at Augustana and part-time employee at John Deere, Zekarias Asaminew is completing a bioinformatics and computer science double major tailored to his interests in health care, biology and coding, a path he developed through Augustana’s contract major, with support from faculty across multiple departments.
When Mahi Haque ’27 of Bangladesh was choosing a college, he looked for three things: a data science major, scholarships and location. What he found at Augustana led him all the way to a competitive AI and automation internship at Coinbase in New York City.
