Business, Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
Bachelor of Science
Become a business/nonprofit tech project leader or innovator.
The growth of artificial intelligence will disrupt many parts of society. Nazareth University prepares you to lead in a business or organization by identifying machine learning opportunities, resolving ethical issues, developing successful business cases, implementing artificial intelligence projects, and preparing an organization for change. Organizations need people who can translate strategic objectives into successful AI solutions that achieve goals — and who can guide the organization to optimize the data they already have.
Highlights
Get a solid foundation in the technological underpinnings of artificial intelligence
Work collaboratively to develop successful AI-infused business plans and projects
Join a rapidly growing community of civic-minded technologists
Focus on the ethical evaluation of artificial intelligence opportunities
Career Paths
- AI scrum/project leader
- Artificial intelligence product owner
- Sales development leader
- Internal/external business development leader
- Chatbot copywriter
Example internships
Your Center for Life’s Work career coach will work with you to arrange an artificial intelligence internship with a company, nonprofit, or government office that’s using artificial intelligence, where you will apply the skills you’ve learned in the program and gain more skills and insights.
Nazareth has connections and partnerships with a range of organizations that are investing in artificial intelligence, including:
99%
of new Nazareth grads are employed or in grad school within six months of graduation
$4,000
Our SPARK Grant provides up to $4,000 for you to pursue internships, research, and study abroad. SPARK details »
IRT
Part of Nazareth's Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT) — committed to promoting a just, equitable technological future.
Program Details
- Build your artificial intelligence foundation around machine learning, programming software, data science, and AI applications.
- Gain skills that enable you to see creative opportunities to apply artificial intelligence in a business, institution, or organization.
- Integrate business skills with artificial intelligence skills to make the best choices, develop business cases, and lead successful project teams to implement AI applications.
- Balance artificial intelligence opportunities with ethical decisions to drive growth without damaging any community.
- Courses include Organizational Inquiry and Creativity; AI Strategy and Process Improvement; Artificial Intelligence Project Leadership; and Business, Artificial Intelligence, & Innovation Internship
Program Director
Spotlight
Dr. Joseph Porter, Jr.
"You'll be more marketable to employers if you have knowledge about technologies and artificial intelligence. When I worked in IBM's Research Lab, IBM built image analytic (IA) solutions that improved the quality of health care while reducing costs. For example, the IA compared images from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) against image databases to recognize abnormalities.
There are examples in many industries. Gallo Wines increased grape production profits by using data from NASA satellites, soil samples, and weather patterns.
I use examples like this in class to get students thinking about and contributing to a future where the new norm might include self-driving cars/trucks — and drones delivering packages, conducting surveillance, or taking pictures. AI possibilities are infinite, and I enjoy encouraging students to think outside the box about solutions that may improve business and society."
Porter is an associate dean in the School of Business and Leadership who's had a teaching focus on business analytics, which includes decision-making based on insights from data. He holds a doctorate in professional studies from Pace University with a concentration in computing.