Transform data into information and insights. With a minor in business analytics, you'll learn to make data-driven decisions to help organizations grow.
Why Minor in Business Analytics?
Big data and an explosion in computing power and storage are changing the way we do business. Organizations are harnessing these tools to gain and maintain their competitive advantage. By earning a minor in business analytics, you'll understand the important concepts and tools businesses need to grow.
Your minor will complement any course of study with job-ready skills. You'll learn to collect, analyze and use data to make well-informed decisions. You'll be ready to work with business analysts and information systems specialists to create solutions for any organization.
Why Study Business Analytics at CSUN?
Experienced Faculty
Our faculty members have advanced degrees in information systems, business analytics, management science or a closely related area. They also have extensive business experience that is incorporated into their teaching.
Bigger and Better
Because the Business Analytics minor is part of the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics, you will have access to more resources, world-class faculty and state-of-the-art facilities. We're one of the largest business schools in the country, with 7,000 students and an alumni network of more than 50,000.
What You'll Learn
As a Business Analytics minor, you will take core courses and elective courses to build and improve your business analytics skills. Your core classes will cover business statistics, data analysis and modeling, and machine learning.
You will also choose more specific elective courses, covering topics such as:
- Data visualization
- Predictive analytics
- Social media analytics and text mining
- Advanced financial modeling methods
- Survey of information systems and technologies
Minor Eligibility
The business analytics minor is for:
- Students within the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics (except for Business Analytics majors).
- Students throughout CSUN who believe business analytics courses would be useful for their careers.