Data Analytics Minor

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This program seeks to prepare non-business majors to enter the growing field of data analytics. Students interested in pursuing the minor will be immersed in key analytics concepts such as data management and data mining. These classroom skills will be augmented by a real world internship in data analytics.

Data Analytics Minor: 23 Credits

Data Analytics: 23 Credits

COSC 107 - Introduction to Computer Science (4) *
DATA 200 - Introduction to Spreadsheet Applications (1)
DATA 201 - Introduction to Data Analytics (3)
DATA 301 - Intermediate Data Analytics (3)
DATA 401 - Advanced Data Analytics (3)
DATA 402 - Data Management for Business Analytics (3)
DATA 403 - Introduction to Data Mining (3)
DATA 499 - Data Analytics Internship (3)

Total Required Credits: 23

*Depending on the student’s major, this course may also be used to satisfy the general education natural and computational science requirement.
NOTE 1: Students must maintain a 2.00 GPA in the data analytics minor.
NOTE 2: Minors must complete six of the seven courses at Samford.
NOTE 3: The data analytics minor is not available for School of Business majors.