Business Analytics Minor

NOTE: In addition to completing the minor requirements, students must complete at least six hours in each minor with courses that are not counted for any other academic program in the College.

Minor Residency Requirement

At least one-half of the upper-division credit hours in the Minor Requirements must have been completed at the University of Kentucky or through an approved Education Abroad program through the University of Kentucky or other pre-approved international partner.

To be admitted to the minor in Business Analytics, students must complete the college premajor requirements and be admitted to Upper Division in Business & Economics or have the consent of the Department of Finance and Quantitative Methods. Students must complete course prerequisites to enroll in required courses.

To earn the minor in Business Analytics, complete 18 hours of course work as follows:

Required Courses

AN 300 - INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ANALYTICS Credit(s): 3
AN 306 - BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND DATA VISUALIZATION Credit(s): 3
AN 324 - BUSINESS DATA MANAGEMENT Credit(s): 3
AN 420G - BUSINESS DATA MINING Credit(s): 3
AN 450G - BUSINESS ANALYTICS STRATEGY AND APPLICATIONS Credit(s): 3

plus one course from the following:

ACC 555 - FORENSIC ACCOUNTING & FRAUD EXAMINATION Credit(s): 3
ACC 590 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ACCOUNTING:(SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3 (Subtitle required) *
ECO 430G - COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS Credit(s): 3
ECO 463 - ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS CONDITIONS Credit(s): 3
ECO 491G - APPLIED ECONOMETRICS Credit(s): 3
FIN 430 - FINANCIAL MODELING Credit(s): 3
MGT 390 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3 (Subtitle required) *
MGT 780 - ADVANCED SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS Credit(s): 3 †
MKT 325 - DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGY EVALUATION Credit(s): 3
Students must take at least 9 hours of upper-division classes from the University of Kentucky or through an approved Education Abroad program through the University of Kentucky or other pre-approved international partner (50 percent of the upper-division requirement for a minor).

Notes:

*Use of a specific subtitle must be approved by the director of the minor.

†For Undergraduate Seniors with permission of instructor.