Data Analytics - Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

Department of Data Analytics and Information Systems

Objectives

The Harvard Business Review has called data science the “sexiest job of the 21^st century.” Data analysts and data scientists are in heavy demand by companies who need to make strategic decisions in an increasingly data-driven world. In completing the Data Analytics certificate, students gain practical hands-on experience applying the latest data technologies and sophisticated analytical methods, developing advanced skills in programming, machine learning and artificial intelligence, visualization, and data mining. The Data Analytics Certificate program allows students to build these critical skills in as little as one to two semesters.

Careers in information systems and data technologies are multidisciplinary and require teamwork, critical thinking, and communication. Well-qualified applicants are encouraged to apply from any background in which they have developed and applied these skills. Potential applicants with little or no prior technical experience may first consider the Data Technologies Certificate .

Note that the Data Analytics Certificate can be completed on its own, or it can be stacked with any one of the other certificates offered by the Department of Data Analytics & Information Systems to meet the requirements of the Master of Management Information Systems degree program. (Click here  for more information.)

Admission

To begin the Data Analytics Certificate, applicants can submit an application form, along with the application fee and all undergraduate transcripts through the USU School of Graduate Studies at https://gradschool.usu.edu/apply/. TOEFL or IELTS scores are required for international students whose native language is not English. International students with a prior degree from a university in an English-speaking country are exempt from the TOEFL or IELTS exam. The School of Graduate Studies requires a minimum 3.0 GPA for the last 60 credits of prior undergraduate study. 

Data Analytics and Information Systems Faculty

Courses in Data Analytics Certificate program are taught by faculty in the Department of Data Analytics and Information Systems who have years of corporate and academic experience. Our instructors are experts in the most cutting-edge tools and strategies for data and tech.

FACULTY – Data Analytics and Information Systems  

Certificate Requirements

The certificate requires 12 total credits, with 9 required credits and one additional 3-credit elective course as outlined within the curriculum below. Individual substitutions for course requirements may be considered and approved on a case-by-case basis by the Data Analytics and Information Systems Department.

Courses used to fulfill requirements for this certificate may not include courses previously completed to meet the requirements of any other certificate or program, and cannot be used to complete any other certificate or program.

Courses remain valid for 6 years for potential inclusion in a future master’s degree program (MMIS or MDATA).

Certificate students who opt to earn an MMIS or MDATA degree will be granted a waiver for reduced fees for their future master’s application. Please contact our office for details.