Program of Study - Business Analytics Certificate

Mission

Business decisions in the 21st century is increasingly dependent on smart analytics which extract and apply the value inherent in data. Using current powerful data analytics tools and methods, students in this program learn how to select, collect and analyze information, and effectively communicate results.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the certificate program, prospective candidates must first meet all requirements for graduate admission to UT Rio Grande Valley, as well as the other requirements listed below:

  1. Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or a recognized international equivalent in a similar or related field.
  2. Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 in the last 60 semester credit hours.  If applicant does not meet minimum undergraduate GPA criterion, GRE general test with minimum scores of 150 Verbal, 141 Quantitative, and 4.0 Analytical are required for conditional admission.

 

Application for admission must be submitted prior to the published deadline. The application is available at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply.

Program Requirements

Required Courses (12 Credits)

INFS 6340Health Computer Information Systems

3

INFS 6343Healthcare Analytics

3

INFS 6350Foundations of Business Analytics

3

INFS 6351Application Development for Business Analytics

3

INFS 6353Social Media Analytics

3

INFS 6356Data Warehousing and Visualization

3

INFS 6359Data Mining for Business Analytics

3

INFS 6363Enterprise Analytics

3

INFS 6391Information Security and Assurance Management

3

QUMT 6303Statistical Foundations

3

QUMT 6350Decision Modeling for Business Analytics

3

QUMT 6360Decision Optimization for Business Analytics

3

Total Credit Hours: 12