Big Data Analytics
AS Degree Computer - Database Management Systems · Mt. San Antonio College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Business Division
Computer Information Systems Department
The A.S. Degree in Big Data Analytics for Business is designed for returning CIS, business, marketing, and data analytics professionals with industry experience or students who have completed CIS courses. The degree offers a balanced set of classes that provides students with the knowledge and skills to obtain jobs in the areas of data science, data analysis, big data and data mining. Students will learn how to make business decisions based upon the analysis of large amounts of data. Students will learn about processing, integrating, modeling, mining, and analytics related to big data. Students will use frameworks, tools, services, and programming languages to analyze data.
Required Courses
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CISB 11 | Computer Information Systems | 3.5 |
| CISD 41 | Introduction to Data Science | 3.5 |
| CISD 42 | Big Data Integration and Processing | 3.5 |
| CISD 43 | Big Data Modeling and Analysis | 3.5 |
| CISP 71 | Programming in Python | 3 |
| CISP 71L | Programming in Python Laboratory | 0.5 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| orSTAT C1000H | Introduction to Statistics - Honors | |
| Choose two of the following options: | 3.5 | |
| CISD 21 | Database Management - Microsoft SQL Server | |
| CISD 21L | Database Management - Microsoft SQL Server Laboratory | |
| or | ||
| CISD 31 | Database Management - Oracle | |
| CISD 31L | Database Management - Oracle Laboratory | |
| Total Units | 24 | |
Outcomes
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