Business Analytics Minor

Harness data for informed decision-making across various business functions.

As businesses become increasingly digital, they can now measure every aspect of their operations in real time, from customer relationships to finance, supply chain, marketing, hospitality and tourism, human resources management, and more.

Learning how organizations collect, analyze and use data in these processes and across organizations is at the core of the minor in Business Analytics.

What Skills Will I Learn

The Business Analytics minor teaches you to analyze and interpret complex data sets, enhancing your decision-making abilities. You gain experience in analytical tools like SQL and Python, essential for effective data analysis. Additionally, you learn to visualize data compellingly with tools like Tableau and understand ethical considerations in data usage. 

View Curriculum: Business Analytics Minor

Program Highlights

A perfect supplement to any major in today's data-driven society., the Business Analytics minor is designed to bring together a unique mix of knowledge bases across the various disciplines in the business school as well as data and computer science. The core equally combines foundational IT business knowledge and database, analytical, and technical knowledge.
  • Hands-On Learning

    Gain experiential learning opportunities through research, living in a learning community, special projects.

    Our minor is ideal for students that want to be boundary spanners within the organization.

    It provides a mix of hands-on and theoretical classes to understand how data can help to make better decisions. The business analytics minor lends itself to a personalized education as it offers a wide variety of course selections and many opportunities to participate in data projects with professors and local companies. 

  • Internship Opportunities

    Through internship and mentorship opportunities, you will be able to further develop your data agility skills, working with local and global players such as the following brands:

    • Mercedes-Benz Vans
    • Bosch, Kion
    • IFA
    • BMW
  • Faculty Expertise

    As a Business Analytics student, you'll receive instruction from world-class faculty with real-world experience at global companies.

    Our professors have backgrounds in management information systems, computer science, mathematics, business, and economics.

Careers & Outcomes

Business Analytics covers a wide range of industries and roles. Students with a Business Analytics skill set are in high demand with businesses and can pursue a variety of data careers:

  • Business Intelligence Analysts
  • Data Scientist
  • Market Research Analyst
  • Supply Chain Analyst
  • Business Systems Analyst
  • Operations Analyst
  • Financial Analyst
  • Project Manager
  • Consultant