Graduate Certificate in Agriculture Data Science at North Carolina State University

Programme overview

All areas of agriculture, food, and life science have seen an explosion in data collection, ranging from plant breeders collecting phenotypic information to drones imaging fields to companies accumulating sales information. Professionals in industry, governmental, non-governmental and academics need post-baccalaureate training on how to properly collect, manage and analyze the data and then make appropriate decisions using the data.

Faculty: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Department: Graduate Certificates - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Raleigh, NC, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 12 credit hours. Courses listed in the plan include: ECG/ST 561 Applied Econometrics I; ECG 562 Applied Econometrics II; ECG 563 Applied Microeconometrics; ECG 590 Special Economics Topics 1-6; ECG/ST 750 Introduction to Econometric Methods.

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Entry requirements

Eligibility To qualify for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Agriculture Data Science, students must have completed a BS degree in the sciences or engineering, including agriculture, biology, computer science, economics, food, genetics, life sciences, mathematics, and statistics. Students will select one of two tracks depending on their interests and background: Track A: Students who have completed a BS degree in agriculture, food or life science and need additional training to be able to manage and use big data in their fields. Track B: Students who have completed a BS degree in computer science, statistics or in engineering other than biological/agricultural/biosystems engineering and need additional training in how to apply data science techniques to agriculture, food and life science data-driven decisions. Application deadlines: Please visit The Graduate School Application Deadlines page for more information.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Apply through the official page: https://applygrad.ncsu.edu/apply

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