Visual Analytics for Decision Making, Minor

Total number of hours for the program: 18.

Data, when visualized effectively, can inform decision-making and influence public and corporate policy. In this minor, students will gain the concepts and skills required to retrieve, transform, and shape data from a wide variety of data sources. They will learn to then use this shaped data to create visualizations, dashboards, and stories to illuminate underlying patterns in the data and lead to actionable insights.

Required Courses (12 hours)

CIS 240 - Intro to Coding with Python Credits: 3
CIS 370 - Data for Visual Storytelling Credits: 3
QA 270 - Visual Data Storytelling Credits: 3
QA 360 - Business Intelligence Credits: 3

Elective Courses (Choose six hours from the following list)

ACCT 265 - Accounting Information Systems Credits: 3
CIS 340 - Python for Analytics Credits: 3
ECON 304 - Econometrics Credits: 3
FIN 499 - Case Studies in Financial Planning Credits: 3
MGT 308 - Supply Chain Management Credits: 3
MGT 402 - Production and Operations Management Credits: 3
MKT 360 - Foundations of Internet Marketing Credits: 3
MKT 406 - Social Media Marketing Credits: 3
SM 314 - Sport Analytics Credits: 3