Minor in Decision Sciences
These programs are designed to provide undergraduates with a focused exposure to a particular area of business practice rather than the broad exposure of the General Business Minor. As such, they can provide professional and technical skills needed for entry into specialized business employment for non-business majors or serve as an alternative to a double major for Business majors wishing expertise in a second field.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Apply appropriate Decision Sciences methodologies to specific business problems.
- Communicate effectively with all stakeholders throughout the business process.
Minor in Decision Sciences — 21 units minimum
A minimum of 6 upper-division units are required to complete the minor.
All coursework used to satisfy the requirements of the minor must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
Required Courses (12-15 units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Select One: | 3-6 | |
| Calculus with Business Applications | ||
| Mathematics for Business Calculus I and Mathematics for Business Calculus II | ||
| Business Calculus | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| DS/ECON 212 | Business Statistics 1 | 3 |
| DS 412 | Operations Management | 3 |
| ISYS 263 | Introduction to Information Systems 1 | 3 |
Minor Courses (6 units)
Select two from the following:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| DS 310 | Critical Data Analysis for Business | 3 |
| DS 311 | Technologies in Data Analytics | 3 |
| DS 312 | Data Analysis with Computer Applications | 3 |
| DS 314 | Project Management Tools | 3 |
| DS 408 | Computer Simulation | 3 |
| DS 601 | Applied Management Science | 3 |
| DS 604 | Applied Business Forecasting | 3 |
| DS 612 | Data Mining with Business Applications | 3 |
| DS 624 | Quality Management | 3 |
| DS 655 | Sustainable Supply Chain Optimization | 3 |
| DS 660GW | Communications for Business Analytics - GWAR | 3 |
Elective Course (3 units)
Select one from the following. Students may also use an additional course from the Minor Courses list above. If you’re interested in a course that is not in either of these lists, ask your Decision Sciences faculty adviser about it and they will consider it, provided the course is analytical in nature. Be sure to check course prerequisites and be aware that some departments may limit their courses to majors.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Any upper-division ACCT course | ||
| Any DS course above not already used to satisfy a requirement | ||
| Any 200-level or higher CSC course | ||
| Any upper-division ECON course except ECON 690GW | ||
| Any upper-division FIN course except FIN 350 | ||
| Any upper-division ISYS course except ISYS 363 | ||
| Any upper-division MATH course | ||
| BUS 354 | Starting a Small Business | 3 |
| BUS 450 | Greening of Business | 3 |
| ENG 620 | Introduction to Computational Linguistics | 3 |
| ENG 680 | Applied Computational Linguistics | 3 |
| IBUS 430 | Import-Export Management and Small Business Operations | 3 |
| IBUS 590 | International Environmental Analysis | 3 |
| IBUS 690 | Global Strategic Management | 3 |
| MKTG 436 | Retail Management | 3 |
| MKTG 441 | Business-to-Business Marketing | 3 |
| MKTG 469 | Digital Marketing | 3 |
| MKTG 632 | Marketing Research | 3 |
| MKTG 660 | Marketing Analytics | 3 |