Do you want to gain a competitive edge in a business environment that increasingly relies on your ability to leverage data for success?
Our post-bacc certificate in business analytics delivers the skills to help you better understand data and put it to work in your on-the-job decision-making in accounting and other business areas. Core courses concentrate on different forms of analytics, while a list of electives allows you to explore applications in areas ranging from finance and marketing to GIS and healthcare.
Certificate Information
15 credit hours
Minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0
In-Person
For more information specific to you and your situation, meet with your academic advisor and find your ideal pathway to complete your degree on time.
All courses are 3 credit hours and require a minimum grade of C- unless otherwise noted.
Required Courses
Choose 4 courses (12 credits hours)
- BUS-A 338 - Accounting Analytics
- BUS-K 350 - Business Analytics: Data Management and Visualization
- BUS-K 352 - Business Analytics: Predictive and Prescriptive Analysis
- BUS-K 440 - Business Intelligence
- BUS-M 380 - Market Analytics
- ECON-E 338 - Business and Economics Application of GIS
- ECON-E 371 - Econometrics
Choose 1 class (3 credit hours)
- Additional class from the list above that has not been used to satisfy that 12 hour requirement
- BUS-A 414 - Financial Statement Analysis and Interpretation
- BUS-F 420 - Equity and Fixed Income Investments
- BUS-M 435 - Digital Marketing
- BUS-P 430 - Total Quality Management
- BUS-W 406 - Venture Growth Management
- BUS-Z 441 - Wage and Salary Administration
- CSCI-B 498 - Introduction to Data Science
- CSCI-C 490 - Special Topics - Data Science with R
- GEOG-G 438 - Advanced Geographic Information Science
- HIM-M 329 - Health Care Data Analytics and Information Governance
- INFO-I 308 - Information Representation
- INFO-I 421 - Applications of Data Mining
- SOC-S 380 - Methods of Social Research I
Careers
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), post-baccalaureate certificates are a great way to fast-track your career in an affordable way.
When time and money are a major concern, certificates allow recipients to gain skills in their field of choice in a relatively short period of time, usually less than a year, and for a price that won’t break the bank.
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