Analytics and Business of Sports Minor
The Analytics and Business of Sports minor is designed for undergraduate students with ambitions to study sports and the leadership, analytics, and business lessons that apply more broadly. The broader objectives of the program include equipping students with an analytical and business skillset that will propel their success in a competitive economy characterized by managing for exceptional performance. Something that applies to the sports industry, but also to countless industries outside of sports.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The minor is comprised of five requirements, totaling 18 semester hours of coursework students must successfully complete to earn the minor:
- Business Fundamentals (3 hours)
- Analytical Foundations (3 hours)
- Using Analytics to Manage People and Performance (3 hours)
- Analytics, Business, and Sports (3 hours)
- Sports, Managing People, and Leading Organizations (6 hours)
Read about the application process or download the Analytics and Business of Sports Minor requirements to learn more.
Performance and Sports Analytics Course
Sports may be one of the best lenses through which to learn about leadership. This undergraduate elective and flagship course for our minor ties together the rise of data science and statistics in the sports world with its various applications in the business world. Sports discourse and decision-making have become increasingly analytical due to the rise of computing, data science, and statistical thinking.
ABOUT THE COURSE
MAN 372T.6 (previously MAN 337.6)
In this course, you will:
- Thoroughly understand the past, present, and future directions of sports analytics.
- Gain a fluency in quantitative approaches to performance evaluations and hiring decisions.
- Learn how to apply sports industry analytical approaches to other industries.
- Gain a better understanding of pathways leading to careers in sports analytics and management.
