Decision sciences is a business area which focuses on two related topics:

• Business Decision Making - organizing and structuring the key elements of decision situations in all the various business functions.
• Analytic Methods - behavioral, economic, and quantitative methods that may be used to clarify, and develop recommendations for decision-making situations.

Decision sciences is the study of business analysis, quantitative methodologies, and their application to the problems of any organization. The major areas of study include applied statistics, operations research/management science, decision support systems utilizing business software, and simulation modeling.

All business students take two decision sciences courses as a part of their core business coursework:

• DSC 210, Statistics for Business I
• DSC 211, Statistics for Business II

Minor in Decision Sciences

The minor in decision sciences (DSC) offers business majors and other students an opportunity to develop their skills in the quantitative methods and technology that support business decision-making. The following courses are required for a minor in decision sciences.

• MIS 175, Introduction to Business Applications
• DSC 210, Statistics for Business I
• DSC 211, Statistics for Business II
• OPS 301, Production and Operations Management
• MIS 301, Information Systems in Organizations
• DSC 370, Decision Support Systems
• Three additional semester hours of upper level DSC, MIS, or OPS courses*

* Note that these hours must be in addition to courses used to satisfy the requirements of any other major or minor. See department chairperson for approval.