Analytics Minor
Natalya Shelkova, Department of Analytics
The minor in Analytics provides graduates with a foundation of data analysis skills that can support a wide variety of careers in corporate and not-for-profit organizations, government agencies, research institutions, and education and health care organizations. Students who will benefit from a minor in Analytics include those majoring in Economics, CTIS, Mathematics, Business, Sports Management, Public Health, any of the natural or social sciences, among others. Those students who are interested in the digital humanities or any field that benefits from the analysis of large sets of data will learn a variety of skills, methods, and analytical tools through completion of the minor.
The minor in Analytics requires the completion of four specified courses, one each in statistics, computer programming, economics, and analytics, and an elective course (20 credits) as listed below. In these courses, students will develop a range of knowledge and skills for developing conceptual and statistical analyses of large-scale problems that can be approached through work with data.
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| All students in the analytics minor complete the following four requirements. | ||
| ECON 222 | Microeconomic Principles: Public Policy | 4 |
| CTIS 210 | Introduction to Computer Programming | 4 |
| MATH 112 | Elementary Statistics | 4 |
| or ECON 312 | Econometrics | |
| ECON 328 | Analytics for Business and Government (ACCT 328 or MATH 328) | 4 |
| Elective. One course selected from the following: | ||
| CTIS 243 | Management Information Systems (BUS 243) | 4 |
| CTIS 310 | Advanced Computer Programming | 4 |
| CTIS 331 | Information Design | 4 |
| MATH 220 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 222 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 241 | Scientific Computing | 4 |
| MATH 310 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| ECON 311 | Data Collection & Analysis | 4 |
| PHIL 241 | Ethics In a Digital World | 4 |
| Total credit hours required for analytics minor is 20 credits | ||
Students interested in the Analytics minor should consult with an advisor to determine the choice of elective courses that best serves their purposes. The minor in Analytics is not available to Analytics majors. With questions about the minor contact Analytics program coordinator Prof.Natalya Shelkova, shelkovany@guilford.edu