The Graduate Certificate in Applied Business Analytics (18 credits) addresses the data management, analytical, and data science skills required of professionals working in business consulting and other service industries. The certificate teaches data extraction, big data management, statistical methods for data analysis, design of analytical experiments, and applies these skills to a practical project that runs alongside the certificate courses.

The graduate certificate provides professionals business consulting, business analysis, and data analysis roles with advanced knowledge of methods, tools and techniques that will allow them to extract, analyze, and interpret data from a variety of static and dynamic data sources, such as databases, online sources, and data streams. Starting with data extraction, manipulation, and preparation, the certificate covers the organization of large data sets, statistical techniques to analyze them, and designing experiments with large data sets. The certificate is designed to equip students with a well-rounded combination of theoretical and practical skills along with an array of tools and methods that are directly applicable to the management of large business data sets.