Data Analytics (Minor)
Turn Data into Opportunity
The CIS minor in Data Analytics gives you an overview of the vital skills in rapidly developing and in-demand areas, including business analytics, artificial intelligence, blockchain, database modeling, storytelling through data and more. The minor in Data Analytics is open to all students at the University of Louisville and consists of 15 credit hours.
This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2026-Spring 2027 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.
Minor in Data Analytics
Unit: College of Business
Academic Plan Code(s): DANAMINOR
The minor in Data Analytics is open to all students at the University of Louisville except CIS majors. The minor consists of 18 credit hours. Applicants to the minor must have completed 30 or more semester hours. To be admitted to the minor, a student must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5. For graduation (in addition to all other degree requirements) a 2.0 GPA is required in the Data Analytics minor courses.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
BSTA 201 | Business Statistics 1 | |
CSE 110 | Mathematical Foundations for Computer Science | |
ISE 360 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | |
MATH 109 | Elementary Statistics - QR | |
PSYC 301 | Introduction to Social Statistics | |
SOC 301 | Introduction to Social Statistics | |
PHST 302 | Intermediate Statistical Analysis | |
POLS 390 | Political Science Research Methods | |
| CIS 343 | Analytics Programming | 3 |
| CIS 310 | Database Design | 3 |
| or CSE 335 | Introduction to Database | |
| CIS 344 | Data Analytics | 3 |
| CIS 445 | Machine Learning | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
CIS 260 | AI Prompt Engineering | |
CIS 261 | AI Ethics | |
CIS 262 | AI Agent Development | |
CIS 290 | Emerging Topics in Information Systems | |
CIS 450 | Special Topics in Data Analytics | |
| Minimum Total Hours | 18 | |
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The following courses will also meet the statistics requirement: MATH 109, PSYC 301, SOC 301, ISE 360, MATH 360, PHST 302, POLS 390 or equivalent.
At least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a minor must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville.
Contact the College of Business
For more information regarding the minor programs, please contact the Reinhardt Academic Center at 502-852-7439, business@louisville.edu, or in room 024 in the atrium of the south wing of the College of Business.