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Database Systems & Business Intelligence Graduate Certificate

Overview

Database systems are the information heart of modern enterprises, where they are used for processing business transactions and for understanding and managing the enterprise. Business intelligence is the analysis of data to improve management of the enterprise and routine business operations such as intelligent supply chain management.

Students who complete the Certificate in Database Systems & Business Intelligence will be prepared to design and implement both transaction processing and decision support databases, and to use data mining technologies to discover the structure, trends, and relationships in the data to produce valuable business insights and effective decision support processes.

Transfer of Credits to Degree Programs

Academic credits earned toward the Graduate Certificate in Database Systems & Business Intelligence may be transferred to a Master of Science degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or Telecommunication.

Prerequisites

Applicants to the program are required to have a bachelor’s degree. Some courses may have additional prerequisites.

Curriculum

Four courses | 16 required credits:

MET CS 669 Database Design and Implementation for Business or
MET CS 579 Database Management
MET CS 699 Data Mining and Business Intelligence
MET CS 689 Designing and Implementing a Data Warehouse or
MET CS 780 Database Administration
MET CS 779 Advanced Database Management

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Boston, MA 02215 617-353-2566 csinfo@bu.edu