Undergraduate Minor
About the Minor in Data Science and Analytics
Kennesaw State University (KSU) offers a Minor in Data Science and Analytics which is open to all undergraduate students regardless of major. This Minor has been developed to assist KSU students in two ways:
- To help KSU students differentiate themselves in a competitive job market after graduation. In addition to the broad and deep skills that students will develop through the completion of the Minor, most students will also qualify for one of our software certificates.
- To help students prepare for an advanced degree – such as an MBA, Medical School, Law School or other graduate programs.
The Minor in Data Science and Analytics instructs students in the translation of data into information to ultimately support and improve decision making in any discipline. As a result, our emphasis in all of our STAT courses is on APPLICATION – not on theory. Although math majors are certainly welcome to pursue the minor, the minor courses were developed with the non-math major in mind.
Pre-requisite
STAT 1401 or ECON 2300 or STAT 3125 or MATH 3332
Students can officially declare the minor in OwlExpress after enrolling in STAT 3010.
Curriculum
Required Courses (9 credit hours)
- STAT 3010 - Computer Applications of Statistics
Select one of the following:
- STAT 3120 - Statistical Methods I
- STAT 3125 - Biostatistics
- IET 2227 - Introduction to Statistics
- ISYE 2600 - Probability and Statistics I
- PSYC 3000 - Statistical Applications in Psychological Science
Select one of the following:
- STAT 3130 - Statistical Methods II
- IET 3403 - Advanced Statistics with Application
- ISYE 3600 - Probabiltiy and Statistics II
Electives (6 Credit Hours)
- IS 4540 - Data Mining
- STAT 4025 - Clinical Trial Design
- STAT 4030 - Programming in R
- STAT 4120 - Applied Experimental Design
- STAT 4125 - Analysis of Human Studies
- STAT 4210 - Applied Regression Analysis
- STAT 4310 - Statistical Data Mining
- STAT 4330 - Applied Binary Classification
- STAT 4400 - Directed Study
- STAT 4490 - Special Topics in Statistics
One of the two upper-division electives may consist of 3 credit hours for either:
- STAT 3396 - Cooperative Study or
- STAT 3398 - Internship
Program Total (15 credit hours)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
if have questions about the Minor in Data Science and Analytics, please email Michael Frankel at mfranke1@kennesaw.edu
