Business Analytics Minor

Gain a minor in business analytics while pursuing your major in another field.

Business person using analytics technology

In an era of big data, business analytics is needed to turn information into intelligence and insights to support better decision-making and successful business strategies. Students who choose the minor in business analytics learn to collect and analyze big data, gaining skills that will improve their competitiveness and marketability in any industry or organization.  

Students also receive MOS Excel Expert Certification and learn how to use technology-enabled analytical tools like Tableau, SAP Lumira, R, and Power BI.  

Requirements for the Minor

The 20-unit business analytics minor can be added to any major, discipline or track at 色花堂. The total required units for the minor are 21 if students take a 4-unit statistics course, such as MATH 237. All required courses must be completed with a grade of C or above (equivalent GPA of 2.00 or higher).

Required Courses (14 units)

  • EBTM 250 Problem Solving in Business I (1)
  • EBTM 251  Problem Solving in Business II (1)
  • EBTM 320 Data Visualization and Dashboards (3)
  • EBTM 350 Business Analytics (3)
  • EBTM 400 Applied Data Analytics (3)
  • EBTM 446 Business Intelligence (3)

Statistics Prerequisite  (3 or 4 units)

Select one of the following: 

  • ECON 205 Statistics for Business and Economics I (3)
  • MATH 231 Basic Statistics (3)
  • MATH 237 Elementary Biostatistics (4)
  • PSYC 212 Behavioral Statistics (3)
  • SOCI 212 Social Statistics (3)

    Note:     Other statistics courses not listed above may be permitted with approval of the department chair.

Elective (3 units)

Select one of the following: 

  • EBTM 310 Introduction to ERP System (3)
  • EBTM 343 Introduction to Project Management (3)
  • EBTM 425 Business Requirements and Analysis (3)
  • EBTM 454 Business Process Management (3)
  • ECON 431 Computational Economics (3)
  • MKTG 431 Marketing Analytics (3)
  • MNGT 483 Strategic Human Resource Management (3)
  • MCOM 371 Media Audiences and Analytics (3)
  • GEOG 375 Quantitative Methods in Geography (3)
  • MATH 437 Operations Research (3)

Note: Other courses offered in your major but not listed above may be reviewed and approved by the department chair as an elective.