Data Analytics Minor
For information, contact the Department of Statistics, 262 McVey Data Science Building (DSB), statistics@miamioh.edu.
Data Analytics combines statistical methods, programming skills, and deep knowledge in a field of application to extract meaning from large, unstructured, or complex data sets with the goal of informing policy, decisions, or scholarly research. This minor is designed for students who anticipate a career involving quantitative research methods or desire the ability to manage unstructured data sets that are common in many areas of business, government, or scholarly inquiry. Students minoring in Data Analytics may not major in Data Analytics.
Program Requirements
(18 semester hours)
Prerequisites for this program include:
- Introductory Statistics (AP Statistics, STA 261, STA 301, or ISA 225);
- College Algebra (MTH 122) or Trigonometry (MTH 124) or Precalculus (MTH 125) or Calculus 1 (AP Calculus or MTH 141 or MTH 151) or an ACT Math score of at least 24 or an SAT Math score of at least 580 or at least 12 on the Miami International Math Placement Test.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Select one of the following options: | 3-8 | |
Option 1: | ||
Mathematical Foundations of Data Analytics | ||
Option 2: | ||
Business Calculus | ||
or MTH 151 | Calculus I | |
and | ||
Finite Mathematical Models | ||
or MTH 222 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | |
or MTH 231 | Elements of Discrete Mathematics | |
Take all of the following: | ||
STA/POL 308 | Introduction to Programming and Scripting for Data Analytics | 3 |
STA 309 | Building, Managing and Exploring Data Sets in Analytics | 3 |
STA 363 | Introduction to Statistical Modeling | 3 |
or ISA 391 | Applied Regression Analysis in Business | |
ENG/STC 285 | Professional Communication for Data Analytics | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Technology, Ethics, and Global Society | ||
Ethics and Digital Media | ||
Media Law and Ethics | ||
Introduction to Ethics | ||
Science and Culture | ||
Total Credit Hours | 18-23 |