Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
Department of Data Analytics and Information Systems
Objectives
Data Engineering represents one of the fastest-growing sectors of the information economy. Data engineers provide critical support for the data pipeline, collaborating with their teams to obtain, manage, and prepare the right data needed to answer important questions and inform strategy. Well-qualified data engineers generally require experience in SQL, Agile project management tools, Python, JavaScript, web-based application program interfaces (APIs), and cloud architecture, and understand the applications of these in general business functions and processes. The Data Engineering 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 Engineering 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 Engineering 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 the Data Engineering 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 3 required credits and three additional 3-credit elective courses 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.
