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The minor in business analytics provides an overview of analytics and its applications across various business disciplines and fields. While the program targets students in the School of Business, students from all majors with the required prerequisites are welcome. The minor can help students understand and apply business analytics in their chosen fields and careers when combined with the appropriate major.
The minor consists of 18 credit hours. Students must achieve an overall GPA of 2.0 in all courses counted toward the minor.
A maximum of 12 credits can be taken in any department (ACCT, FIRE, INFO, MKTG or SCMA).
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SCMA 302 | Business Statistics II | 3 |
| Select three credits of data foundations | 3 | |
| Accounting Systems | ||
| Database Systems | ||
| Select three to six credits of analytics foundations | 3-6 | |
| Introduction to Financial Analytics | ||
| Artificial Intelligence for Business Intelligence | ||
| Customer and Marketing Analytics | ||
| Business Analytics | ||
| Select six to nine credits of electives | 6-9 | |
| Data Analytics for Accountants | ||
| Programming for Business Analytics | ||
| AI Services for Business | ||
| Business Process Reengineering | ||
| Data Reengineering | ||
| Quantitative Solutions for Supply Chain Management | ||
| Data Mining and Forecasting | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |