Sport Analytics Minor

Program Description

Sport analytics has emerged as a critical component in both professional and
collegiate sports, enabling teams and organizations to gain a competitive edge
through data-driven insights. This minor equips students with practical skills
in data analysis and analytical thinking to enhance performance across athletic
and business sectors. Students will gain hands-on experience in data science,
measurement and statistics, and data visualization, with applications tailored
to sporting environments.

Core courses (12 credit hours)
SPTA 2000 – Introduction to Sport Analytics
SPTA 3010 – Measurement and Evaluation in Sport
SPTA 3030 – Big Data Analytics in Sport
SPTA 3050 – Data Capture, Communication, and Visualization in Sport

Additional courses (6 credit hours – choose two from one concentration)

Sport Performance concentration
EXSC 2000 – Principles of Personal Training
EXSC 2010 – Exercise as Medicine
EXSC 4020 – Found. of Health and Human Performance
ATHT 5040 – Applied Biomechanics and Measurement

Sport Business concentration
SPTM 1940 – Foundations of Sport Management
SPTM 2110 – Sport Marketing
SPTM 2700 – The Business of Sport

Other relevant concentration courses may be substituted with approval in
consultation with the sport analytics program director.