Minor in Business Data Analytics

 The minor in Business Data Analytics is designed for undergraduate students in any major to understand how to interpret and analyze data.

The curriculum is designed to emphasize critical competencies, including critical thinking, cognitive development, problem solving, creativity, data/analytical decision-making and information technology enablement skills.

The Business Data Analytics minor requires 25 credits:
15 credits from three required courses
10 credits of electives from the approved elective list

No more than 10 credits may count toward both the Minor in Business Data Analytics and another major or minor.

Before you may declare a minor, you must have declared a major and earned a minimum of 45 credits. 
 

Interested in a graduate program after graduation? Milgard offers UW Tacoma students who graduate with the BDA minor direct entry into the Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) program. You may review the direct entry website here.  Students who meet the admission requirements will complete an abbreviated MSBA application.  

Questions may be directed to MSBA Pre-Admission Advisor, Ginger Monroe (vmonroe@uw.edu). 

Learning Outcomes

Students achieving a minor in Business Data Analytics will:

• Develop an appreciation of the differences between disciplines on how to approach a problem
• Analyze the innovative use of data and analytics solutions to address a problem or an opportunity
• Design a database to collect, store, analyze and manage data to make effective and efficient decisions
• Analyze structured and unstructured data using statistics, quantitative modeling and predictive analytics techniques or relevant technologies so that they can make informed decisions
• Recognize and analyze ethical dilemmas and social responsibilities
• Demonstrate effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills to communicate clearly and persuasively to audiences with stories

The Business Data Analytics minor requires 25 credits. The minor consists of the following courses:

Business Data Analytics Foundation Courses (15 credits) 

• TBANLT 411 Data Management
• TBANLT 460 Predictive Analytics
• TBANLT 485 Business Intelligence (Capstone experience for the minor) 

Topical Course Work (10 credits from approved elective list) 

Electives listed by School, see course catalog for course descriptions and prerequisites. Some elective courses may have registration restrictions, please check the UWT time schedule for course restriction details.

Electives offered through the Milgard School of Business

T ACCT 475 Introduction to Enterprise Resource Planning and Accounting Analytics
TBANLT 433 Programming for Data Analytics 
TBANLT 450 Decision Modeling
TBANLT 480 Social Media Management & Analytics 
TBANLT 490 Special Topics Business Data Analytics
TBECON 420 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
TBECON 422 Econometrics
T FIN 420 Visual Basic Programming of Excel-based Financial Models
T FIN 422 Investment Valuation
T FIN 425 Finance and Investment
T MGMT 452 The Dynamics of Leadership
T MKTG 460 Research Methods

Electives offered through the School of Engineering and Technology

elective courses restricted to S.E.T. majors only
TCSS 325 Computers, Ethics and Society (opens to students outside of S.E.T. for registration at the start of Period III)
TCSS 435 Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Acquisition
TCSS 456 Introduction to Natural Language Processing
TCSS 478 Fundamentals in Bioinformatics
TCSS 452 Human-Computer Interaction
TCES 203 Programming Practicum
TCES 310 Linear Systems and Transforms
TCES 380 Stochastic Signal Theory for Engineers
TEE 225 Ethics (opens to students outside of S.E.T. for registration at the start of Period III)
T INFO 410: Database Design
T INFO 443 Digital Forensics
T INFO 444 Mobile Digital Forensics I
T INFO 445 Mobile Digital Forensics II
T INFO 445 Mobile Digital Forensics III
T INFO 473 Applied Data Structures and Algorithms

Electives offered through the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

TBIOMD 310 Foundational Skills in Biomedical Sciences (UWT Biomedical Sciences Degree only)
TECON 480 Seminar in Economic Analysis
TESC 430 Environmental Modeling
TMATH 390 Probability and Statistics in Engineering and Science
TMATH 410 Regression Modeling with Applications
TMATH 427 Complex Analysis
TWRT 350 Principles of User Centered Design (UWT Writing Studies Degree only)

Electives offered through the School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership

THLEAD 360 Healthcare Leadership Strategies
THLEAD 380 Healthcare Budgetary Analysis and Financial Decision Making
THLEAD 405 Health Informatics I: Fundamentals
THLEAD 406 Health Informatics II: Health Data Analytics

Electives offered through the School of Urban Studies

T GIS 313 Applied GIS and Project Design
T GIS 450 Participatory Mapping
T GIS 460 Cartography and Data Visualization
T GIS 470 GIS Scripting and Automation
T URB 305 Data and the City
T URB 324 Urban and Regional Economics
T URB 325 Urban Transportation: Problems and Prospects