Graduate Certificate in Business Decision Analytics

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Beyond the Numbers: Drive Strategic Impact with Analytics

The graduate certificate in Analytics for Managers includes courses that teach statistics geared towards data modeling and engineering needs, important concepts in predictive and prescriptive analytics, along with econometrics and time series analysis.

Students pursuing this certificate will be exposed to:

  • Statistical methods to analyze data from observational studies and experimental designs, and to communicate relevant findings to a business audience.
  • Analytical models and tools to identify opportunities as well as problems within the business operations to gain a competitive edge in today’s global economy.
  • Methods to analyze time series, cross-sectional and panel data

Courses

Required Courses

Mandatory Course Requirements

  • Students may choose to take either online or classroom-based courses
  • Courses typically are offered in the evening to accommodate working professionals
  • Please note that you must have a 3.0 average in the required certificate courses in order be awarded the certificate

Process – Application and Graduation

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‘Applies to Academic Certificates on the following page: https://jindal.utdallas.edu/certificate-programs/academic.

For Executive Education Academic Certificates see https://execed.utdallas.edu/#academic for application requirements.

Application and Deadlines

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Deadlines for Domestic Applicants
Term Priority Deadline* Regular Deadline**
Fall Full-Term January 15 May 1
Spring Full-Term May 15 October 1
Summer Sessions October 15 March 1

* Priority Application and Documentation Deadline (Complete Admissions Application File Due)

** Regular Application and Documentation Deadline (Complete Admissions Application File Due)

Texas residents can expect to pay approximately $10,200 (assumes two courses per term) to complete the four classes (UT Dallas tuition and fees apply).

No additional Test scores are needed for non-degree applications.

Gaurav Shekhar

Gaurav Shekhar PhD

Senior Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs,
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Information Systems

gaurav.shekhar@utdallas.edu | (972) 883-5147 | JSOM 4.614

Sunela Thomas

Sunela Thomas

Director, Master’s in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Flex

sunela.thomas@utdallas.edu | (972) 883-4885 | JSOM 3.228

Contact Sunela Thomas for additional questions.

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