SAS Certification
Stonehill has partnered with SAS, the most widely used data analytics platform in the world, and all students in this minor will learn SAS and have the opportunity to earn SAS certification.
Data Analytics Minor
The Data Analytics minor offers students the opportunity to acquire an integrated set of computer science, mathematics and analytical skills needed to enter the field of data analytics.
Data Analytics Benefits Many Majors
With an established minor, a new major and a master's program in the works, students are gaining data analytics skills that provide a competitive edge in almost any field.
Program Overview
Organizations across all industries are utilizing data to make short- and long-term innovative decisions that help identify new business opportunities, improve quality of life and health, and discover insights about the world around us. In order to make these decisions, organizations in all sectors need college graduates equipped with the skills to prepare, analyze and communicate data.
The Data Analytics minor provides students with the data analytics skills needed to remain competitive in this data-driven world, giving students a significant advantage in obtaining a career in the public, private or nonprofit sectors.
A Minor with Flexibility to Complement Your Major
Through the coursework, students will:
- Use data analytics methodologies to solve real-world problems by analyzing massive data sets
- Develop an analytical mindset
- Become familiar with relational and non-relational databases as well as widely used statistical techniques
While the minor is open to students of all majors, it will be of special interest to those majoring in business, economics, computer science, biology, neuroscience, criminology or political science.
The skills I leveraged through this program made me a more data-driven thinker and helped me realize the potential of an exciting career as a data scientist!
AACSB-Accredited
Our Business Administration Department is accredited by AACSB International, placing us within an elite group of higher education institutions that make up less than five percent of the world’s business schools.
Sample Data Analytics Courses
Introduction to Data Analytics
Required Course
This course serves as an introduction to the theory and practice of data analytics. This course exposes students to the range of applications across fields and provides rudimentary coverage of data structures, simple data queries, the types and goals of analytic models and modern visualization. Lecture, exercises, projects and guest speakers.
Database Applications
This course explores the role of information systems in a small business setting. The theory and design of business systems prepare the students for extensive hands-on labs, developing applications using popular software packages.
Introduction to Programming and Computer Science I
Pair of Courses
Introduction to programming is an introduction to computers, programming and problem solving using a modern programming language such as Python, Java or Visual Basic. Computer Science I is an introduction to programming and problem solving using Java. Topics include: Input and Output; Selection; Repetition; Methods; Recursion; Arrays; Classes and Objects.
Recent Internship Opportunities
Data analytics students have completed related internships and projects at a range of notable organizations.
Partnerships & Special Programs
Stonehill College has developed academic affiliations with colleges and universities that enable our students to augment the degree they earn at Stonehill with graduate and undergraduate degrees that further enhance their opportunities.
Pair Your Degree with a Master’s Degree
Pair your degree with a master’s in integrated marketing communications or data analytics. Our master’s programs provide you with the skills the market demands and partner well with several majors on campus. You can also pursue graduate-level courses as an elective during your senior year at Stonehill.