Graduate Certificate in Research Data Management at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

A 12-credit graduate certificate covering the data lifecycle: planning, collection, description, access, use, preservation and reuse of research data. It is open to students already in a UT graduate programme and to those who hold a graduate degree. Offered on the Knoxville campus and through distance education, as an add-on or stand-alone certificate.

Faculty: Graduate School | Department: School of Information Sciences | Duration: 12 graduate credit hours (4 courses) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

INSC 563 Data Management plus three courses: at least one from Category I (INSC 524 Metadata, INSC 545 Scientific and Technical Communications, INSC 562 Digital Curation) and at least one from Category II (INSC 516 Geospatial Technologies, INSC 543 Spatial Data Management, INSC 584 Database Management Systems, INSC 592 Introduction to Data Analytics).

Career pathways

Information professionals who work with researchers in a variety of settings on research data management, including data management plans, repository deposition and data sharing.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must be currently admitted to a graduate degree programme at UT, or can apply directly for the certificate through the Graduate Admissions Office. A minimum 3.50 graduate GPA must be earned in all certificate courses.

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.

Duration: 12 graduate credit hours (4 courses)

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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