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Graduate Certificate in Applied Business Analytics at Boston University

Boston University, United States

Programme overview

The Graduate Certificate in Applied Business Analytics provides comprehensive coverage of data analytics concepts, techniques, and state-of-the-art tools used in the process of data-driven business decisionmaking. Students have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with a variety of analytical models and decision-support tools and to apply them to interlinked data-inputs and large data sets in the areas of marketing, operations, product and technology innovations, financial services, human resources management, and others.

Faculty: Metropolitan College  |  Department: Business & Management (Administrative Sciences)  |  Duration: 8–12 months  |  Intake: Fall, spring, or summer term  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Certificate Requirements: A total of four courses (16 units) is required, as follows:; MET AD 571 Business Analytics Foundations; Three courses from the following:; MET AD 616 Enterprise Risk Analytics; MET AD 654 Marketing Analytics; MET AD 688 Cloud Analytics for Business; MET AD 699 Data Mining for Business Analytics; Students choosing to complete one term of full-time internship study in addition to the above requirements may be eligible for an Advanced Graduate Certificate option. Additional details are available through the Department of Administrative Sciences.

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Entry requirements

Applicants to the graduate certificate program are required to have a bachelor’s degree from a fully accredited institution. As a prerequisite to the course MET AD 571 Business Analytics Foundations, students are required to complete MET AD 100 Pre-Analytics Laboratory (online) or possess equivalent knowledge. MET AD 571 is a prerequisite for MET AD 616, MET AD 654, MET AD 688, and MET AD 699.

Intake: Fall, spring, or summer term

Duration: 8–12 months

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