Business Analytics (Minor)

Business Analytics is the intersection of data science with business. It has become important with the availability of big data and the real time nature of many business decisions. It helps in making business decisions that are based on hard data that are routinely collected by organizations. Business Analytics consists of three parts – descriptive analytics, predictive analytics and prescriptive analytics. Descriptive analytics analyzes past data in order to gain insights that can used in future decision making. Predictive analytics goes a step further and tries to predict future behavior. Prescriptive analytics which includes optimization techniques takes the predictions and aids in making decisions that will be optimal for the organization. This program includes courses that provide the foundational quantitative knowledge necessary for business analytics and application courses that cover all three areas of business analytics. The curriculum of the program is very hands-on that will prepare you for a successful career in the world of business analytics.