Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics
The Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics offers foundational courses designed to train professionals in harnessing the power of “Big Data.” At the unique intersection of federal government agencies, Fortune 500 businesses, and advanced tech-savvy companies, GW School of Business is situated in a true epicenter of data analytics. Through descriptive, predictive and prescriptive methodologies, students will learn how to make data-driven decisions that are critical in today’s business and economic environment.
Students must complete all of the required and elective credits from the course options below and are expected to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above. Courses completed as a non-degree student are not eligible for application towards the certificate requirements.
Certificate Requirements
This Bulletin covers the degree requirements for students matriculating in the current academic year. Students who matriculated before the current year can find their requirements in the relevant archived Bulletin.
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 12 credits in required courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| DNSC 6303 | Programming for Analytics | |
| DNSC 6305 | Data Management for Analytics | |
| DNSC 6311 | Stochastic Foundation: Probability Models | |
| DNSC 6312 | Statistics for Analytics I | |
| DNSC 6313 | Statistics for Analytics II | |
| DNSC 6314 | Machine Learning I | |
| DNSC 6315 | Machine Learning II | |