{"id":44353,"date":"2025-12-03T14:30:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/?page_id=44353"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:57:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:57:24","slug":"bai-business-analytics-and-ai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/undergraduate\/bai-business-analytics-and-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Analytics and AI (B.A.I.)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>All around the world, billions of people actively engage with Artificial Intelligence, the Metaverse, 5G, cryptocurrency, bots, and blockchain. Advanced technologies are disrupting industries and changing business models, customer behavior, management strategies, public policy, and have broad implications for society.\u00a0 The College of Business offers a curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with a major in business analytics and AI (B.A.I.) that is focused on data-informed business decisions, future-oriented strategies, and the advanced technologies that are changing the way we do business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/business-analytics-and-intelligence\/\" title=\"\">curriculum<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>All around the world, billions of people actively engage with Artificial Intelligence, the Metaverse, 5G, cryptocurrency, bots, and blockchain. Advanced technologies are disrupting industries and changing business models, customer behavior, management strategies, public policy, and have broad implications for society.\u00a0 The College of Business offers a curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with a major in business analytics and AI (B.A.I.) that is focused on data-informed business decisions, future-oriented strategies, and the advanced technologies that are changing the way we do business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduates earn a B.S. in business administration with an emphasis on strategic applications of business analytics and artificial intelligence. BAI graduates will possess skills in the application of business analytics tools, will understand the value of insights gained from data, and will thrive in companies and organizations that value data-driven decision-making and future-oriented strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advanced Study Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FinTech\u2013B.A.I. Double Major<\/strong><br>Finance majors can deepen their analytical expertise by pairing <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/double-majors\/#fintech-BAI\">Finance with Business Analytics as a double major<\/a>. This double major builds advanced skills in data-driven financial modeling, financial analytics, and emerging technologies shaping the future of finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Business Analytics Minor<\/strong><br>Analytics is the future of business. A <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/undergraduate\/business-analytics-minor\/\">minor in Business Analytics<\/a> equips students with in-demand data and analytical skills to enhance decision-making across finance and other business disciplines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All around the world, billions of people actively engage with Artificial Intelligence, the Metaverse, 5G, cryptocurrency, bots, and blockchain. 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