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Turn Data into Decisions with Applied Business Analytics Skills
The online Graduate Certificate in Applied Business Analytics provides comprehensive coverage of data analytics concepts, techniques, and state-of-the-art tools used in the process of data-driven business decision-making. Students have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with a variety of analytical models and decision-support tools and to apply them to interlinked data-inputs and large data sets in the areas of marketing, operations, product and technology innovations, financial services, human resources management, and others. The curriculum covers advanced software tools and functions such as predictive modeling, text and data mining, visual analytics, simulations, and OLAP tables. Graduates of the program will be able to analyze data-driven business processes, select appropriate analytical methods to monitor and identify performance issues, and propose optimal data-based solutions.
The Graduate Certificate in Applied Business Analytics is also available on campus in Boston. Learn more.
Curriculum
Boston University’s Graduate Certificate in Applied Business Analytics consists of four required online courses (16 units).
Students who earn the Graduate Certificate in Applied Business Analytics may waive four specialization courses for the Boston University Metropolitan College Master of Science in Applied Business Analytics degree program.
Prerequisites
As a prerequisite to the course MET AD 571 Business Analytics Foundations, applicants are required to complete MET AD 100 Pre-Analytics Laboratory and MET ADR 100 Introduction to R for Business. MET AD 571 is a prerequisite for MET AD 616, MET AD 654, MET AD 688, and MET AD 699. Some courses may have additional prerequisites.
Learn about application requirements for BU MET graduate degree and certificate programs.
How You Benefit from a Boston University Education
A BU credential can help lay the foundation for career advancement and personal success.
Benefit from an average 24:1 student-to-instructor ratio.
Work closely with highly qualified faculty who draw from active research and substantial professional achievements in areas such as descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics.
Focus on practical, hands-on education, ensures you develop expertise in integrating the “5 Vs of big data”—volume, velocity, variety, veracity, and value of information—into sound analytics-based business decisions.
The ABA advisory board actively engages with students, alumni, and industry veterans. It provides access to the latest industry trends in data science and business analytics and facilitates learning about career pathways through seminars and talks.
Two levels of preparatory analytics laboratories offer access to advanced tools and provide opportunities to hone analytics skills using cases that are populated with realistic data.
“To me, the best part of the ABA program is the balance between the technical aspects of data analytics/science and the broader implications of those methodologies to the underlying business at large.” Read more.
Greg Parker (MET’23) Vice President of Business Intelligence, Rockland Federal Credit Union MS, Applied Business Analytics
Advance Your Career
BU MET’s Applied Business Analytics graduate programs prepare you for a wealth of different roles, such as business analyst, data analyst, financial analyst, project and program managers, business intelligence analyst, sports statistical analyst, among others.
Recent graduates have found job opportunities and career paths at companies such as:
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Boeing
Collins Aerospace
Huawei
Procter & Gamble
PUMA Group
The Kraft Heinz Company
Take Advantage of Career Resources at BU MET
You will find the support you need in reaching your career goals through MET’s Career Development office, which offers a variety of job-hunting resources, including one-on-one career counseling by appointment for online students. You can also take advantage of tools and resources available online through BU’s Center for Career Development.
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