Statistics and Analytics Minor
Department of Statistics and Operations Research
318 Hanes Hall, CB# 3260
(919) 843-6024
Vladas Pipiras, Chair
Serhan Ziya, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Alison Kieber, Administrative Services Assistant
Statistics and analytics is an excellent program for students interested in statistical data science, operations research, and actuarial science, as well as in fields such as business, economics, public policy and health, psychology, and biomedicine where the decision and statistical sciences play an increasingly important role.
Department Programs
Major
Minor
Graduate Programs
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must:
- take at least nine hours of their minor "core" requirements at UNC–Chapel Hill
- earn a minimum of 12 hours of C or better in the minor (some minors require more)
For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| STOR 155 | Introduction to Data Models and Inference | 3-4 |
| or STOR 120 | Foundations of Statistics and Data Science | |
| STOR 215 | Foundations of Decision Sciences | 3 |
| or MATH 381 | Discrete Mathematics | |
| Three courses from among: 3 | 9 | |
| Introduction to Decision Analytics | ||
| Introduction to Data Science 1 | ||
| Introduction to Optimization | ||
| Introduction to Probability 2 | ||
| Stochastic Modeling | ||
| Methods of Data Analysis | ||
| Simulation for Analytics | ||
| Long-Term Actuarial Models | ||
| Short Term Actuarial Models | ||
| Healthcare Risk Analytics | ||
| Statistical Computing for Data Science 1 | ||
| Probability for Data Science 2 | ||
| Sports Analytics | ||
| Mathematical Statistics | ||
| Advanced Methods of Data Analysis | ||
| Machine Learning | ||
| Total Hours | 15-16 | |
| 1 | Students may not receive credit for both STOR 320 and STOR 520. |
| 2 | Students may not receive credit for both STOR 435 and STOR 535. |
| 3 | Some courses are 4-credits (see course description). |
See the program page here for special opportunities.
