Career Foundations for Analytics
This career preparation and transitional course is designed to provide MAnalytics students with the essential skills and knowledge necessary to excel in their careers as analytics professionals. Specifically, this course is designed to create a framework for students to establish career directions as well as design a strategy for securing a full-time position in today’s competitive workplace. Through a combination of interactive workshops, assignments, and practical exercises, students will develop a comprehensive toolkit to undertake their career internships and job search, identify a career development plan, networking, resume building, interview preparation, and effectively communicate.
Topics
- To provide Master of Analytics students with an understanding of how career development occurs, from various theoretical, practitioner, professional and industry standpoints, while also taking into consideration the professional and personal contribution that an individual adds to shape and create the career professional. Students will be exposed to curriculum around analytic industries, application methods and processes, industry/alumni panels, workshops and co-curricular experiences in the field of analytics. By the conclusion of this course, students should be able to articulate their career goals, have created materials to apply for full-time and internship roles, developed networking and brand identity, and be able to research, identify and apply for professional opportunities across industries.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027