Applied Data Analytics, Certificate (1734)
- Undergraduate
- Business
- Analytics & Information Systems
Overview
The certificate of Applied Data Analytics exposes students to how data is acquired, how to frame an analytic problem, determine which methodologies to use to solve a problem, and to build deployable models.
Program Requirements (18 hours)
The 18 hour certificate is based on 15 hours of core courses and 3 hours of advisor-approved upper-division courses. The approved elective may be from the Gordon Ford College of Business or any other college.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 206 | Statistics | 3 |
| BDAN 250 | Introduction to Analytics 1 | 3 |
| BDAN 305 | Data Modeling and Analysis 2 | 3 |
| or FIN 389 | Financial Analysis and Modeling | |
| BDAN 310 | Business Data Analytics | 3 |
| BDAN 330 | Structured Data Analysis 3 | 3 |
| or BDAN 430 | Data Visualization | |
| Select 3 hours from the following or any data analytics course with department approval | 3 | |
ACCT 312 | Accounting Information Systems | |
ACCT 412 | Data Analysis for Accounting | |
ECON 306 | Statistical Analysis | |
ECON 307 | Financial Data Modeling | |
ECON 465 | Regression and Econometric Analysis | |
ECON 480 | Economic Forecasting | |
ENT 496 | Hilltopper Student Consulting Experience | |
FIN 389 | Financial Analysis and Modeling | |
FIN 450 | Financial Plan Development | |
MGT 313 | Decision Modeling | |
MGT 314 | Operations Management | |
MGT 383 | Human Resource Information Systems | |
MKT 321 | Consumer Behavior | |
MKT 421 | Marketing Research | |
MKT 431 | Advanced Social Media Marketing | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
- 1
BDAN250 is required for all business majors.
- 2
Students pursuing the Business Finance Concentration may take FIN 389 (Financial Analysis and Modeling) instead of BDAN 305.
- 3
Students pursuing the Business Finance Concentration may take BDAN 430 (Data Visualization) instead of BDAN 330.