Management Science is a scientific approach to analyzing problems and making business-related decisions. It uses statistics and mathematical modeling to forecast the implications of various choices and identify the best alternatives. Management scientists focus on the effective use of data and information to drive positive business actions. The minor in management science prepares students to solve complex decision problems in a business environment with a combination of quantitative skills and hands-on expertise using current software applications. The program is open to any undergraduate with an interest in management science. The minor consists of 9 credit hours of required course work and 9 credit hours of Management Science (MS) electives. At most three courses can be used to satisfy both the management science minor and a student's major requirements.
| Required Courses | Credit Hours |
Choose one of the following statistics courses:
COB 191. Business and Economic Statistics |
3-4 |
| COB 291. Introduction to Management Science | 3 |
| CIS 221. Introduction to Programming | 3 |
| Electives (choose three of the following): | 9 |
| CIS/MS 364. Decision Support Systems | |
| CIS/MS 363. Business Process Management | |
| MS 391. Quantitative Business Modeling | |
| MS 393. Business Analytics: Data Mining | |
| Total | 18-19 |
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