University Catalog 2026-2027

Business Analytics (Certificate)

The Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics helps to develop management professionals who are skilled in big data analysis and decision-making. It provides management professionals with advanced skills and techniques to address both specific and industry-wide business problems.

More Information

Business Analytics Certificate Website

Admission requirements

For admission requirements, please visit the admissions website.

Applicant Information

  • Delivery Method: On Campus, Online, Hybrid, Off-Site
  • Entrance Exam: None
  • Interview Required: Yes

Application Deadlines

  • Fall: May 15
  • Spring: October 31

Plan Requirements

Pre-Requisites 

Students should have taken MBA 506 Data Driven Managerial Decisions 1(1 hr) and MBA 507 Data Driven Managerial Decisions 2 (1 hr) in order to successfully complete this certificate.

Required Courses 6
Predictive Analytics for Business and Big Data
Data Engineering, Management and Warehousing
Required Practicum Course 3
Students need to take either OPTION A or one of the courses from OPTION B that are picked in conjunction with the academic advisor.
Option A
Business Analytics Practicum
Option B
Select one of the courses listed below in conjunction with the academic advisor
Equity Valuation
Supply Chain Management Practicum
Jenkins Consulting Practicum
Elective Courses3
Select one of the following courses:
Root Cause Analysis: Interpreting Data for Decision-Making
Applied Econometrics I
Applied Econometrics II
Big Data Econometrics
Business Analysis with SQL
Operations Analysis
Decision Making under Uncertainty
Analytical Supply Chain Management
Digital Marketing
Digital Transformation
Marketing Analytics
CRM Analytics
Total Hours12
1

Students can select one of the following practicum course options, provided the project they complete in the course has an analytic focus.  Students will need approval from the certificate director before enrolling in one of these courses for analytic certificate credit.

Faculty

Full Professors

  • Jon Bohlmann
  • Sebastian Heese
  • Denis Pelletier
  • Bill Rand
  • Rishika Rishika
  • Richard Warr

Associate Professors

  • Shawn Mankad
  • Jeffrey Stonebraker
  • Rob Whited

Practice/Research/Teaching Professors

  • Sherry Fowler
  • Donnie Hale