Coordinator

Jackie Dorchester, Program Manager, Sport Analytics
300 MacNaughton Hall
315-443-9369
jdorches@syr.edu

Description

The 18-credit minor in Sport Analytics is designed for students who are interested in pursuing a path in the sport analytics field along with their chosen major. Students selecting this minor, within the Department of Sport Analytics, should have an interest in studying research methodology, sport economics, database management, computer programming, and technology integral to sport analytics.

Admission

The Sport Analytics minor is available to matriculated undergraduate students. Applicants are required to have a minimum 3.4 cumulative GPA, and have completed 30 credits at Syracuse University in courses graded A-F. Students will be admitted on a space available basis. There are two deadlines for submitting applications for the Sport Analytics minor: November 1 and April 1 of each academic year. Due to course sequencing and enrollment limitations, students must apply by no later than spring of the sophomore year and have a minimum four semesters on campus to complete the minor requirements. It is recommended that students complete the following courses prior to applying for the minor: 

MAT 221 Elementary Probability and Statistics I

ECN 101 Introductory Microeconomics

ECN 102 Introductory Macroeconomics 

OR

ECN 203 Economic Ideas and Issues 

Student Learning Outcomes

The key learning outcomes are based upon developing skills in mathematics, computer programming and software, databases, economics, communication, and sports data. Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

1. Explain, discuss, and analyze core principles and concepts of sport management.
2. Compile and organize data from sports teams, leagues, and related businesses.
3. Interpret data from the sport industry and identify patterns via statistical analysis, visualization, and data mining.
4. Develop computer programming skills to be able to extract, scrape, manage, and parse data for use in statistical analyses.
5. Take the data derived from the analyses to make recommendations for business decisions within sport organizations.
6. Communicate sport analytics concepts in writing and orally, clearly, and concisely.

Curriculum Requirements

Restrictions

The Sport Analytics minor is open to all students based on the admission requirements stated above.