Leverage the Power of Data
Enhance your degree and gain an edge in today’s competitive job market by adding a minor in business analytics. Open to all undergraduate business students, the minor is the perfect complement to any major and is designed to have broad appeal for employers. You’ll develop your critical thinking skills and learn how to analyze data to develop solutions to specific business problems. The cutting-edge methods and tools introduced are applicable in any industry for which interpreting and applying data are important.
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Benefits
As big data and new computing technologies continue transforming all aspects of business, there is growing demand for employees with experience managing and analyzing data, and for those who have the ability to use business data to make decisions and predictions that add value to the organization. You’ll prepare to work collaboratively with information technology and statistical specialists to collect, maintain and analyze data in support of decision-making. You’ll also gain a strong foundation for future academic endeavors by learning how to process and analyze data.
Coursework
The business analytics minor is a 12-hour program.
SCMA 350 (a required College of Business core course) is a prerequisite to all 400-level SCMA courses listed below.
Coursework
Required Courses
- SCMA 335 - Supply Chain Decision Making Models (unless an SCMA major*)
- SCMA 451 - Introduction to Predictive Analytics
- SCMA 452 - Database Organization and Management
Elective Courses
Choose one (two if a supply chain management student) of the following directed elective courses:
- ACCT 308 - Managerial Accounting
- ACCT 309 - Accounting Systems
- ECON 417 – Introductory Econometrics
- MRKT 345 – Market Research
- MRKT 355 - Marketing Metrics
- SCMA 437 - Supply Chain Risk Management
- SCMA 450 – Communication for Business Analytics
Business Analytics Careers
• Financial Analyst
• Business Analyst
• Marketing Analyst
• Business Consultant
• Supply Chain Analyst
• Data Analyst
• Risk Manager
• Business Intelligence Analyst
Ready to Enroll?
Enrolling in a minor is easy. Declare your minor in MyRed or make an appointment in MyPlan to meet with an academic advisor.
