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Analytics, BS

2022-2023 Edition

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Analytics is an increasingly important skillset utilized in a wide range of occupations and more frequently in Analyst specific positions, and is projected to increase faster than the average growth rate across all occupations from 2018 to 2028.

Employers seeking analytics professionals with “moderate” levels of data analysis skills - typically positions at the bachelor’s level – most often prefer candidates with Analytics as a field of study. Skills frequently required in candidates are data analysis and the ability to interpret and communicate data analysis results to others, problem solving, mastery of spreadsheets, analysis tools, statistical software, relational databases as well as programming language. The general demand for Teamwork/Collaboration and Project Management reflects the need for employers to find analytics professionals with general business skills which can be used in a variety of function areas.

The Bachelor of Science in Analytics (BSA) helps to meet the demand from employers with an undergraduate program and entry level education requirements that prepares learners as data analyst practitioners capable of applying data analysis methods, technological, professional, and strategic expertise necessary for supporting decision making in organizations. With emphasis on experiential learning, the program provides dynamic opportunities for learners with varying degrees of work experience to practice their knowledge both globally and collaboratively while implementing effective data analysis concepts to real-life company demands.

The BSA has general foundation courses (including mathematical and philosophical logic), specific data analysis foundation courses, major required courses (such as Introduction to Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Introduction to Programming, Data Visualization and Communication, Data Warehousing, SQL and Data Mining), as well as a variety of elective courses on diverse domain areas.

Graduates of the BSA will have the opportunity to demonstrate their range and depth of skill to

  • Investigate theories, tools, and approaches in data analytics to identify and communicate data-driven insights for informed decision-making.
  • Articulate and defend the significance and implications of the work in data analytics in terms of challenges and trends in a local, national or global context.

  • Complete a project that requires the application of the principles, tools and methods of analytics to a comprehensive real-world problem.

  • Apply the principles, tools and methods of analytics to a project within a sponsoring organization to assist with the extraction, development, delivery, and/or translation/implementation of data analysis for tactical and/or strategic decision-making.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Universitywide Requirement

Minimum 120 total semester hours required.

Minimum 2.000 GPA required.

Students must earn a minimum of 60 Northeastern University semester hours in order to receive a bachelor’s degree.

Note: Individual program requirements may exceed the above minima.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath requirements.

Foundation Courses

57 semester hours required

Course List
Code Title Hours
English
Complete the following:
ENG 1105
and ENG 1106
College Writing 1
and Lab for ENG 1105
4
ENG 1107
and ENG 1108
College Writing 2
and Lab for ENG 1107
4
ENG 3107
and ENG 3108
Writing for the Professions: Business and the Social Sciences
and Lab for ENG 3107
4
Complete one of the following:3
ENG 3260
Writing to Inform and Persuade
TCC 3450
Writing for the Web
Communication
CMN 1100Organizational Communication3
CMN 2310Professional Speaking3
Philosophy
PHL 2120Ethical Issues in Communication3
PHL 2310Symbolic Logic3
Mathematics
MTH 1100College Algebra3
MTH 2400Technology and Applications of Discrete Mathematics3
Information Technology
ITC 2000Principles of Systems Analysis and Design3
ITC 2016End-User Data Analysis Tools3
ITC 2050Designing the User Experience3
Leadership
LDR 1200Assessing Your Leadership Capacity3
LDR 3400Evidence-Based Leadership and Decision Making3
Computer Engineering Technology
CET 2200Data Structures and Algorithms3
Analytics
ALY 2010Probability Theory and Introductory Statistics3
ALY 2100Introduction to Programming for Data Analytics3

 Major Required Courses

27 semester hours required

Course List
Code Title Hours
Information Technology
ITC 2300Database Management Systems3
ITC 3300Structured Query Language (SQL)3
ITC 3320Data Warehousing Technologies3
Analytics
ALY 3015Intermediate Statistics for Data Analytics3
ALY 3110Big Data and Web Mining3
ALY 3040Data Mining3
ALY 3070Communication and Visualization for Data Analytics3
ALY 4000Analytics Using R3
ALY 4020Predictive Analytics Using R and Python3

Professional Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 12 semester hours in the following subject areas below:12
MGT, MKT, FIN, PJM, HMG, CET, LDR, BTC
Suggested Electives:
ACC 2100
Financial Accounting
HRM 2320
Human Resources Management
MGT 1100
Introduction to Business
MGT 2210
Information within the Enterprise
MKT 2100
Principles of Marketing
PJM 1100
Project Management Fundamentals - Project Initiation and Close

Capstone

3 semester hours required

Course List
Code Title Hours
ALY 4850Analytics Capstone3

Electives

Complete a minimum of 21 semester hours to reach 120 semester hours. Courses from the major may not double count for Electives.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Suggested elective courses:
ART 2100
Foundation in Visual Communication
BIO 1050
Medical Terminology
ECN 1200
Principles of Macroeconomics
ENG 3260
Writing to Inform and Persuade
FIN 2105
Introduction to Corporate Finance
FIN 3310
Financial Institutions and Markets
HRM 2320
Human Resources Management
ITC 2430
E-Commerce Systems
LDR 3200
Leading and Managing Change
LDR 3400
Evidence-Based Leadership and Decision Making
TCC 3450
Writing for the Web
Term 1Hours
ENG 11053
ENG 11061
MTH 11003
ITC 20003
PHL 23103
Open Elective3
 16
Term 2Hours
ENG 11073
ENG 11081
MTH 24003
ALY 21003
ITC 20163
ITC 23003
 16
Term 3Hours
ALY 20103
CET 22003
CMN 11003
ITC 20503
ITC 33003
 15
Term 4Hours
ALY 30153
CMN 23103
ALY 40003
Professional Elective3
Professional Elective3
 15
Term 5Hours
ALY 30703
ALY 40203
ITC 33203
ENG 31073
ENG 31081
Open Elective3
 16
Term 6Hours
ALY 30403
PHL 21203
LDR 12003
Professional Elective3
Professional Elective3
 15
Term 7Hours
ALY 31103
ECN 12003
Open Elective3
Open Elective3
Open Elective3
 15
Term 8Hours
ALY 48503
Open Elective3
Open Elective3
Open Elective3
 12
Total Hours: 120
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