Business Analytics Graduate Certificate

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Program Overview

The Business Analytics graduate certificate curriculum spans the full cycle of descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics to optimize business processes in manufacturing, customer relationship management and supply chain management. This certificate program will prepare you to strengthen your decision-making processes through data analysis and offers a tight integration of the science and technology underlying business analytics to solve key business problems in the areas of operations management, sales, marketing, finance and economics. Graduates will have the ability to strengthen their competitive position, achieve operational efficiency, and anticipate trends in the marketplace. Learn more at usd.edu/online-business-analytics.

DELIVERY: Online

Certificate Requirements - 15 Credit Hours

BADM 720 - Quantitative Analysis 3 cr
DSCI 723 - Data Management and Warehousing 3 cr
DSCI 724 - Data Mining for Managers 3 cr
DSCI 725 - Data Mining for Competitive Advantage 3 cr
DSCI 726 - Operational Analytics 3 cr
Students need to meet prerequisite requirements to be eligible for the advanced courses in this certificate program. These courses include undergraduate coursework in statistics and calculus. The Beacom School of Business offers these courses both as online undergraduate courses and online graduate-level foundations courses. Challenge exams are also available.

General Application Requirements

Completed application
$35 application fee
Official transcripts*
Letters of recommendation*
Statement of purpose
Resume/CV*

*Requirements for admission vary by program and may require different documentation and have different deadlines. This list is not all-inclusive, to view specific program requirements and submission deadlines, follow the “Admissions Information” hyperlink at the top of this page OR visit the specific program/dept. page found here: link.usd.edu/grad-catalog

State Authorization - It Matters Where You Live

If your learning placement course (internship, externship, clinical, rotation, practicum, independent study, study away, etc.) or your online course will be taken outside South Dakota, please reference USD’s State Authorization webpage.

State Authorization

Questions?

Beacom School of Business
605-658-6532 | business@usd.edu | usd.edu/business

Graduate Admissions
605-658-6140 | gradadmissions@usd.edu | usd.edu/grad