Data Analyst

The Data Analytics program allows students to enhance their Curry College major by adding data analysis and its application to their particular discipline of study. Data Analytics is an emerging, credentialed skill set that employers today value and is in high demand, benefitting students majoring in Biology, Business, Public Health, Sociology and more.

Data generation has rapidly increased in recent years, and multiple industries and fields seek to collect data, find patterns, and make predictions using these data. Students minoring in Data Analytics will learn how to design databases to collect relevant data and identify patterns in the data. Students will receive hands-on experience training Machine Learning (ML) models to make predictions by finding patterns in historical data, using a variety of specialized ML software.

Students will learn about structures and skills for data management, use programming to execute data analysis functions, understand the role, function, and limitations of machine learning and business intelligence, and participate in gathering requirements, performing exploratory analyses, and interpreting, applying, and visualizing the results to solve real-world problems. Throughout the program, students will integrate the themes of ethical practices, principles of design, and productive team functioning.