Certificate in Business Analytics

The Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics responds to an escalating need for leaders and managers who can translate data into business insights and who are literate consumers of data science techniques. It is designed for MBA students aspiring to leadership roles involving business decision making informed by data.

Built upon existing MBA courses, the Certificate in Business Analytics will introduce the tools, methods, and conceptual approaches used to support data analysis and decision making in particular business disciplines (e.g. marketing, accounting, operations). Taken together, the complete program of study will expose students to the challenges of working with data (e.g. asking a good question, inference and causality, decision making) as well as to the tools and techniques for data analysis and presentation (machine learning, data mining, visualization, etc.).

Qualifications

1. Currently registered and enrolled in the Full-time or Evening & Weekend MBA program.
2. In good academic standing with a GPA of 3.0 or better.
3. Have passed Data and Decisions (MBA200S or EWMBA200S) with a B or better or have waived the course.

Certificate Requirements

Students are eligible to begin taking courses towards the certificate requirements in any semester they are eligible to take electives. For Full-time MBA (FTMBA) students, this is typically in the second semester of their first year. For Evening & Weekend MBAQ students (EWMBA) students, this is typically after the first year of core courses.

The certificate is comprised of 11 units of coursework:

• One required synthesizing course: MBA200S/EWMBA200S (2 units). Students who waive Data & Decisions will substitute another two units of coursework from the approved list of primary and secondary courses.
• Additional courses as needed to equal 11 total units as selected from two categories (primary and secondary courses).
  • Students must take at least one primary course and at least one secondary course.
  • Students can take any combination of primary and secondary courses, as long as they complete one of each and 11 units of approved coursework.
  • Primary courses do not need to be taken in advance of secondary courses.
  • Primary and secondary course may be taken concurrently.

  Certificate Forms

  Full-Time MBA Students

  If you are Full-Time MBA students, please use the following instructions to declare your intent to pursue the certificate:

  • FTMBA Instructions (link to PDF instructions)

  Evening & Weekend MBA Students

  If you are interested in pursuing the certificate, please complete the following statement of intent:

  • EWMBA Statement of Intent for Class of 2023 and before.
  • EWMBA Statement of Intent for Class of 2024 and after.

  When you have completed the certificate requirements, please submit the certificate completion form, but no later than the deadlines indicated on the corresponding form for students:

  • EWMBA Certificate Completion Form for Class of 2023 and before.
  • EWMBA Certificate Completion Form for Class of 2024 and after.

  Required Courses*

  MBA Course Number	EWMBA Course Number	Course Name	Unit Value
  MBA200S	EWMBA200S	Data and Decisions	2

  200S Data and Decisions is considered both foundational and integrative to the Business Analytics curriculum. Students must achieve a B or better in Data and Decisions in order to establish eligibility for the Certificate in Business analytics. For students who have waived Data and Decisions, they must replace those two units with one or more additional Primary or Secondary courses.

  Primary Courses*

  MBA Course Number	EWMBA Course Number	Course Name	Unit Value
  MBA200A	EWMBA296	Data Analytics	2
  MBA257	EWMBA257	People Analytics	2
  MBA263	EWMBA263	Marketing Analytics	3
  MBA247	EWMBA247	Descriptive & Predictive Data Mining	2

  *All courses are subject to change.

  Beyond the primary courses are a number of secondary, domain-specific courses. Each includes additional quantitative, analytics modules. A student pursuing the Business Analytics program of study is expected to complete eleven total units as detailed in the Certificate Requirements above.

  Secondary Courses*

  MBA Course Number	EWMBA Course Number	Course Name	Unit Value
  MBA212	EWMBA212	Energy & Environmental Markets	3
  MBA222	EWMBA222	Financial Information Analysis	3
  MBA236G	EWMBA236G	Designing Financial Models that Work**	1
  MBA236H	EWMBA236H	Financial Statement Modeling for Finance Careers**	1
  MBA237	EWMBA237	FinTech	3
  MBA237	Valuation Modeling **	1
  MBA240	EWMBA240	Decision Models	2
  MBA261	EWMBA261	Marketing Research	3
  MBA267	EWMBA267	The Business of AI	1
  MBA280	EWMBA280	Real Estate Investment & Sustainability	3
  MBA290T	EWMBA290T	SQL Programming	1
  MBA292M	EWMBA292M	Social Impact Metrics	2
  MBA 292T	EWMBA292T	Sustainable Portfolio Construction	1
  MBA296	Applied Impact Evaluation	3
  MBA296	EWMBA296	Data Science Applications for Finance and Accounting	2

  *All courses are subject to change.
  **Of the following courses, you may only count one for Certificate credit: MBA236G, MBA236H, and MBA237 Valuation Modeling.