The nine-credit Data Analytics Graduate Certificate prepares you for work as a data analyst, information officer, or quantitative analyst who can create analytics solutions for business problems, provide technical leadership on data-related activities, and use quantitative methods to support business decisions.
This stackable certificate, embedded within the Master of Data Analytics – Base Program, helps you master these skills essential to analytics industry roles:
- Apply machine learning principles to raw data to help inform business decisions
- Use data analysis techniques to find patterns and extract insights from business data
- Use data visualization tools to clarify and present complex information in meaningful ways
- Run statistical analysis software to detect data patterns to predict potential threats
Courses
- DAAN 846 - Network and Predictive Analytics for Socio-Technical Systems
- DAAN 871 - Data Visualization for Analytics
- DAAN 881 - Data-Driven Decision Making (Prerequisite: STAT 500 - Applied Statistics)
You can earn this certificate in less than one year or complete it at your own pace. All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C or better and an overall GPA of 3.0.
Stackable Certificate or Stand-alone Credential
You may earn this certificate by itself, or you can apply the courses toward the Master of Data Analytics – Base Program if you apply to the master's program (no additional application fee) and are accepted. This stackable certificate offers you a valuable credential that shows your new expertise as you progress toward your master's degree.
Up to 15 credits earned in any of these data analytics certificate programs may be transferred to the master's degree in data analytics, subject to restrictions outlined in GCAC-309 Transfer Credit.
Once you earn your certificate, you will receive a digital badge that you can display to recognize your professional growth. After successfully completing the required coursework, please submit the Graduate Certificate Completion Form.
Admission Requirements and How to Apply
Please follow the Graduate Certificate Application Instructions to apply.
- You must have earned a GPA of 3.0 or above in your junior and senior year of undergraduate studies.
- You will receive preferred consideration if your undergraduate degree is in a quantitative discipline such as science, engineering, or business.
- If your degree is in another discipline, you will be considered based on prior course work, professional work experience, and/or standardized test scores.
Talk with a Program Representative
If you have any questions about this certificate and how it could support your career goals, schedule an appointment with a program representative.
Erica Dercole
Enrollment Services Specialist
Email: [email protected]
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