Management Science Minor


Minor in Management Science

Coordinator: Dr. Scott P Stevens

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.

To keep track of the courses you need for the MS minor, download the MS Minor Checklist

Required Courses Credit Hours
Choose one of the following statistics courses:
COB 191. Business and Economic Statistics
MATH 220. Elementary Statistics
MATH 285. Data Analysis
MATH 318. Introduction to Probability and 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