Data Analytics

Extract Meaning from Complex Data

The Data Analytics Minor 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 those who anticipate a career involving quantitative research methods or the ability to manage with the 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. (18 semester hours)

Eligibilty

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.