Academics

Minors for AKSOB Students

Non-AKSOB students wanting to enroll in any minor at AKSOB can do so without any problems based on the procedures in the various links on AKSOB webpage (Minor in Business, Minor in Data Analytics, Minor in Economics and Minor in  Hospitality and Tourism Management).

All AKSOB students are eligible to enroll in minor in Data Analytics.

Below is a map showing the procedure for AKSOB students to qualify and complete the other three minors.

Requirements for Minor in Data Analytics

To qualify for the Minor in data Analytics, students will need to complete 18 credits total distributed as follows:

Core Requirements (6 credits)

Number Course Cr.

BDA211

Introduction to Applied Data Analytics

3

Students must choose one of the below courses:

BDA311

Data Driven Design Thinking

3

BDA401

Methodologies and Model Building in Data Analytics

3

Elective courses (12 credits)

Four electives are to be chosen from the following:

Department of Information Technology and Operations Management
Number Course Cr.

ITM232

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Analytics

3

ITM302

Data and Information Management

3

ITM402

Business Intelligence

3

ITM403

Information Technology Project Management

3

MGT401

Project Management

3

MKT488

Topics in Marketing: Market/Consumer Analytics

3

Department of Communication Arts
Number Course Cr.

JSC222

Digital Media Design

3

JSC224

Social Media

3

JSC314

Data and Society

3

JSC434

Data Journalism

3

Department of Computer Science and Mathematics
Number Course Cr.

BIF244

Introduction to Script Programming

3

BIF524

Data Mining

3

CSC375

Database Management Systems

3

CSC498

Topics in Computer Science: Data Visualization

3

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Number Course Cr.

COE418

Database Systems

3

COE543

Intelligent Data Processing and Applications

3

COE544

Intelligent Engineering Algorithms

3

Minor in Hospitality and Tourism:

To qualify for the Minor in Hospitality and Tourism Management, students will need to complete 18 credits total distributed as follows:

Core Requirements (18 credits)

Number Course Cr.

HOM 202

Hospitality and Tourism Management

3

HOM 203

Food and Beverage Concept Development

3

HOM 205

Lodging Management and Operations

3

HOM 217

Housekeeping Management and Operations 

1

HOM 231

Wine, Spirits and Cigars

1

HOM 239

Business Etiquette and Protocol  

1

HOM 250

Food Preparation I

3

HOM 321

Tourism Economic and Cultural Impact

3

Minor in Business

To qualify for the Minor in Business, students will need to complete 18 credits total described as follows:

Economics Students: Students pursuing a BS in Economics are required to complete three core courses that are common with the BS in Business Program.  To qualify for the Minor in Business, Economics students will need to complete additional 3 courses (or 9 credits) in Business as outlined below.

Required Business Courses (9 credits)

Number Course Cr.

ACC203

Financial Accounting 

3

FIN301

Managerial Finance

3

MKT201

Introduction to Marketing

3

Other Business Courses (9 credits) from the following list of possible courses, with at least one upper level course

Course Number Cr.

ACC204 or ACC3—

3

BUS2— or BUS3— 

3

FIN3—

3

ITM2—or ITM3—  

3

MGT3—

3

MKT3—

3

OPM3—

3

Hospitality Students: Students pursuing a BS in Hospitality and Tourism Management are required to complete Six core courses that are common with the BS in Business Program. To qualify for the Minor in Business, Hospitality and Tourism students will need to take additional 2 courses (or 6 credits) in Business as outlined below:

Required Business Courses (18 credits)

Number Course Cr.

ACC203

Financial Accounting 

3

BUS213

Business Law & Ethics

3

FIN301

Managerial Finance

3

MKT201

Introduction to Marketing

3

QBA201

Business Statistics

3

MGT441

Human Resources Management

3

Other Business Courses (9 credits) from the following list of possible courses, with at least one upper level course

Course Number Cr.

ACC204 or ACC3—

3

BUS3—

3

FIN3—

3

ITM2—or ITM3— 

3

MGT3—

3

MKT3—

3

OPM3—

3

Minor in Economics:

To obtain the Minor in Economics, students will complete 18 credits.

Business Students: Students pursuing BS in Business, are required to complete two core courses that are common with the BS in Economic Program. To qualify for the Minor in Economics, Business students will need to complete additional 4 courses (or 12 credits) in Economics courses as outlined below.

Required Economics Courses (12 credits)

Number Course Cr.

ECO201

Microeconomics

3

ECO202

Macroeconomics

3

ECO305

Intermediate Microeconomics

3

ECO306

Intermediate Macroeconomics

3

Other Economics Courses (6 credits) from the following list of possible courses

Number Course Cr.

ECO304

Mathematical Methods for Economics

3

ECO311

Economic Development

3

ECO320

Environmental, Resource and Energy Economics

3

ECO332

Introductory Econometrics

4

ECO333

Comparative Economics Systems

3

ECO335

International Economics

3

ECO342

Labor and Human Resource Economics

3

ECO344

Economics, Ethics and Philosophy

3

ECO346

Foundations of Political Economy

3

ECO420

Monetary Theory and Policy

3

ECO422

Public Finance

3

ECO402

Special Topics in Economics

3

Hospitality Students: Students pursuing BS in Hospitality and Tourism Management have to complete a total of 15 credits above their Social Science requirements. They are required to take either ECO201 or ECO202.

Required Social Science Course (3 credits)

Number Course Cr.

ECO201 or ECO202

Microeconomics or Macroeconomics

3
Required Economics Courses (9 credits)

ECO201 or ECO202

Microeconomics or Macroeconomics

3

ECO305

Intermediate Microeconomics

3

ECO306

Intermediate Macroeconomics

3

Other Economics Courses (6 credits) from the following list of possible courses

Number Course Cr.

ECO304

Mathematical Methods for Economics

3

ECO311

Economic Development

3

ECO320

Environmental, Resource and Energy Economics

3

ECO332

Introductory Econometrics

4

ECO333

Comparative Economics Systems

3

ECO335

International Economics

3

ECO342

Labor and Human Resource Economics

3

ECO344

Economics, Ethics and Philosophy

3

ECO346

Foundations of Political Economy

3

ECO420

Monetary Theory and Policy

3

ECO422

Public Finance

3

ECO402

Special Topics in Economics

3