Minor in Business Analytics
About This Program
Students pursuing a Minor in Business Analytics receive a broad-based introduction to the technical and business concepts included within the field of business analytics and associated skill sets.
Competencies
- Upon completion, students will be proficient in Python for data analysis.
- Upon completion, students will be able to apply statistical analysis and inference techniques to draw insights from structured and unstructured data.
- Upon completion, students will be proficient in creating visualizations and drawing business insights from them.
- Upon completion, students will be able to apply machine-learning techniques to solve business problems.
Curriculum
| Foundations | ||
| BSTAT 3321 | INTERMEDIATE STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS 1,2 | 3 |
| INSY 3300 | INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING 1, 2 | 3 |
| BANA 3308 | INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ANALYTICS 1 | 3 |
| BANA 3309 | DATA VISUALIZATION AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE 1 | 3 |
| BANA 4308 | ADVANCED DATA SCIENCE 1 | 3 |
| Select one from the following: | 3 | |
| ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN DATA SCIENCE | ||
| SEMINAR IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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Mandatory Prerequisites: Prerequisites MUST be met before enrollment in the course. A student should consider this when selecting courses to satisfy the minor requirement and when registering. For a complete list of prerequisites see the Undergraduate Catalog or the Business Undergraduate Advising Office.
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Must earn a B or better in BSTAT 3321 (or equivalent) and INSY 3300.
Program Completion
The College of Business:
- Requires half of the course work for a minor in business be completed in residence at UT Arlington. For an 18-hour minor requirement, this would require a minimum of 9 hours of business course work at UT Arlington.
- Requires a grade of C or better in all minor requirement courses, unless a different grade is designated below.
- Will not use vocational and technical courses (including WECM courses) toward any business minor.