BUSINESS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE MINORS

ACCOUNTING (Minor)

Requirements for the Accounting Minor:

Credits

ACNT 1010 Financial Accounting

3

BUS 1010 Excel for Business

1

ACNT 1011 Managerial Accounting

3

ACNT 2010 Intermediate Accounting I

3

ACNT 2011 Intermediate Accounting II

3

ACNT 2020 Individual Income Taxation

3

ACNT 3010 Cost Accounting

3

ACNT 3050 Auditing

3

 

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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (Minor)

Requirements for the Business Administration Minor:

Credits

BUS 1000 Intro to Business

3

BUS 1010 Excel for Business

1

ACNT 1010 Financial Accounting

3

BUS 1610 Economics: Macro

3

ACNT/MIS/BUS/SRM/MRKT Electives at the 2000/3000-level

12

 

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DATA ANALYTICS (Minor)

Students in the program will complement and enhance their disciplinary learning with the knowledge and skills to use data in the decision-making process within their major field of study. They will learn about structures and skills for data management, use programming to execute data analysis functions, understand the role, function, and limitations of machine learning and business intelligence, and participate in gathering requirements, performing exploratory analyses, and interpreting, applying, and visualizing the results to solve real-world problems. Throughout the program, students will integrate the themes of ethical practices, principles of design, and productive team functioning.

Program Learning Outcomes

  • Use currently available data analytics tools to perform data analysis functions.

  • Manage and transform data from multiple sources in and out of databases.

  • Compare the different types of machine learning algorithms and build machine learning models to find patterns in training datasets from a variety of disciplines.

  • Analyze the problem situation and identify the users’ requirements of a data analytics project, while navigating the moral, ethical, social, and legal issues surrounding data collection and analysis.

  • Perform exploratory and inferential analyses to recognize and communicate the value and limitations of the models generated in the context of data analysis projects.

  • Select and implement data analysis strategies to solve real world problems, interpret and apply the results generated, and visually communicate the work to a variety of audiences.

Required Courses

Credits

AC 2020 Database Concepts

3

MIS 2050 Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

GD/CS 2100 Data Storytelling & Visualization

3

MATH 3200 Mathematical Modeling

3

One elective from the following options (3 credits)

BIOL 2300 Bioinformatics

BUS 2150 Quantitative Methods

ENVS 2300 Geospatial Analysis

MATH 3130 Operations Research

MRKT 2000 Marketing Analytics

PSY 2050 Research Methods in Psychology

SOC 2600 Methods in Social Research

FINANCE (Minor)

The finance minor’s primary objectives are to provide a high- quality finance education program that enables graduates to become contributing members to the finance community and provide graduates with a foundation upon which continued life- long learning can be built.

Program Learning Objectives

  • Apply terminology, theories, concepts, practices, and skills specific to the field of corporate finance.

  • Apply financial principles to practical business and personal finance situations.

  • Perform financial analysis using quantitative concepts and techniques.

  • Interpret financial statements and ratios.

  • Examine investment and financial risk.

  • Apply legislation, regulations, and principles of practice to financial scenarios.

  • Communicate professionally through writing and presentations.

Requirements

Credits

Prerequisites

ACNT 1010 Financial Accounting

3

ACNT 1011 Managerial Accounting

3

BUS 1010 Excel for Business

1

BUS 1611 Microeconomics

3

FIN 2000 Financial Management

3

Required Courses

FIN 2010 Financial Institutions and Markets

3

FIN 3000 Advanced Corporate Finance

3

FIN 3010 Investments

3

Elective Courses (choose two)

ACNT 2011 Intermediate Accounting II

ACNT/FIN 2030 Financial Statement Analysis

ACNT/FIN 3020 Financial Planning

FIN 3020 Financial Modeling

FIN 3450 Internship & Seminar

FIN 3900 Special Project

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (Minor)

Firms use information systems at all levels of operation to collect, process, and store data. Management aggregates and disseminates this data in the form of information needed to carry out the daily operations of business. Everyone who works in business, from someone who pays the bills to the person who makes employment decisions, uses information systems. A car dealership could use a computer database to keep track of which products sell best. A retail store might use a computer-based information system to sell products over the Internet. In fact, many (if not most) businesses concentrate on the alignment of MIS with business goals to achieve competitive advantage over other businesses.

MIS professionals create information systems for data management (i.e., storing, searching, and analyzing data). They also use emerging trends such as artificial intelligence and machine learning to make data-driven decisions. In addition, they manage various information systems to meet the needs of managers, staff and customers. By working collaboratively with various members of their work group, as well as with their customers and clients, MIS professionals are able to play a key role in areas such as information security, integration, and exchange. As an MIS minor, you will learn to design, implement, and use business information systems in innovative ways to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of your company.

Program Learning Objectives:

  • Understand and apply core knowledge of systems analysis/ design, data mining, databases, machine learning, website analytics, social media analytics, electronic commerce, and web development.

  • Identify requirements for information systems, translate those requirements into database designs and build databases based on the designs.

  • Compare the different types of machine learning algorithms and build machine learning models to enable data-driven decision making.

  • Understand and apply basic web design and development principles in information systems.

  • Communicate requirements to both business and IT professionals.

The MIS Minor:

Credits

MIS 1010 Managing with Information Systems

3

Choose 4 of the following electives.

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MIS 2010 Systems Analysis and Design

MIS 2020 Business Intelligence, Web and Social Media Analytics

MIS 2030 E-Commerce

MIS 2050 Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning

MIS 3050 Enterprise Systems Project Management

AC 2020 Database Concepts

 

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Note: ONE of the above electives may be substituted with IT 2789 Programming and Problem Solving, ACNT 2060 Forensic Accounting, AC 2768 HTML and Design, or BUS 2100 Small Business Concepts. 

MARKETING (Minor)

Requirements for the Marketing Minor:

Credits

BUS 1000 Intro to Business or

BUS 2100 Small Business Concepts

3

MRKT 2520 Marketing Management

3

Choose four of the following electives.

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MRKT 2000 Marketing Analytics

MRKT 2100 Digital Marketing

MRKT 2110 Sales Management

MRKT 2120 Retail Management

MRKT 2160 Consumer Behavior

MRKT/PR 2790 Public Relations

MRKT 3000 Marketing Research

MRKT 3100 Advertising Management

MRKT 3450 Internship Marketing

MRKT 3560 Global Marketing

MRKT 3980 Senior Seminar Marketing

SRM 2020 Sport and Recreation Marketing and Revenue Streams

 

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PUBLIC RELATIONS (Minor)

Requirements for the Public Relations Minor

Credits

PR/MRKT 2790 Principles of Public Relations

3

PR 2800 Publicity Techniques

3

PR 2850 Managing Public Relations in a Diverse World

3

PR 3900 Public Relations Research and Campaign Design

3

PR 3440 Public Relations Case Studies

3

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SPORT & RECREATION MANAGEMENT (Minor)

Requirements for the Sport and Recreation Management Minor:

Credits

SRM 1000 Intro to Sport and Recreation Management

3

SRM 2010 Sport and Recreation Administration

3

SRM 2020 Sport and Recreation Marketing and Revenue Streams

3

Choose two of the following electives.

6

SRM 2000 Sport and Recreation in Society

SRM 2030 Sport and Recreation Facility and Event Management

SRM 3000 Sport and Recreation Legal Studies

SRM 3010 Sport and Recreation Strategy and Leadership

SRM 3020 Sport and Recreation Governance and Policy

 

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