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Center for University Studies and Programs

160 Bothell Campus Building UW1
425-352-3427
uwbadvis@uw.edu

 Program of Study: Minor: Data Analytics


Program Overview

The UW Bothell interdisciplinary Data Analytics minor will introduce students to techniques for making sense of data. This includes methods for collecting, organizing, visualizing data, while also carefully considering critiques of and the social and ethical context for such methods. Core courses in the minor emphasize hands-on and project-based learning. Graduates of the minor will be prepared to communicate across domains, and develop tools to reason quantitatively with data to address questions. It is intended for students who wish to complement their primary area of study with an interdisciplinary focus on using data for conducting research or for evaluating programs or policies.

This program of study leads to the following credential:
  • Minor in Data Analytics
Recommended Preparation

Aside from the required statistics prerequisite (see Admission Requirements) there is no additional recommended preparation.

Admission Requirements

This minor requires statistics as a prerequisite for the minor. Currently this can be filled using one of several courses: BIS 215 (Understanding Statistics), B BUS 215 (Intro to Business Statistics), B MATH 215 (Statistics for Health Sciences), or STMATH 341 (Intro to Statistical Inference).

 Minor in Data Analytics


Credential Overview

The UW Bothell interdisciplinary Data Analytics minor will introduce students to techniques for making sense of data. This includes methods for collecting, organizing, visualizing data, while also carefully considering critiques of and the social and ethical context for such methods. Core courses in the minor emphasize hands-on and project-based learning. Graduates of the minor will be prepared to communicate across domains, and develop tools to reason quantitatively with data to address questions. It is intended for students who wish to complement their primary area of study with an interdisciplinary focus on using data for conducting research or for evaluating programs or policies.

Completion Requirements

The Data Analytics Minor requires a total of 5 courses (25 credits); 3 required courses (15 credits) and 2 electives (10 credits)


Required courses:

  • BDATA200 Introduction to Data Studies
  • BIS232 Introduction to Data Visualization
  • BBUS301 Data Management

Departmentally maintained list, with approved elective courses listed on the Data Analytics Minor webpage.