Graduate Certificate: Business Analytics
FOX SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Learn more about the graduate certificate in Business Analytics.
About the Certificate
The graduate certificate in Business Analytics, which is offered by the Department of Statistical Science in the Fox School of Business, is designed to foster deep analytical skills and the know-how needed to use the analysis of big data to make effective decisions. Students are prepared to:
- understand descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics, recognize when each is appropriate, and understand the fundamental methods and techniques used in each;
- understand the applications, assumptions, and limitations of business-analytic models and techniques;
- develop expertise in the use and application of analytical tools and software;
- obtain information and insight from datasets of varying complexity; and
- effectively communicate insights and results of analyses in managerially relevant terms.
Admission Requirements and Deadlines
Students are accepted into the certificate program in both the Fall and Spring terms.
APPLY ONLINE to this certificate program.
Bachelor's Degree: A baccalaureate degree from an accredited university or college is required. Applicants who earned their baccalaureate degree from an institution where the language of instruction was other than English, with the exception of those who subsequently earned a master’s degree in a country where the language of instruction is English, must report scores for a standardized test of English.
Statement of Goals: In 250 words or less, describe your goals and motivations for pursuing this certificate program.
Resume: Current resume or CV is required.
Certificate Requirements
Number of Credits Required to Complete the Certificate: 12
Required Courses:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Core Courses | ||
STAT 5001 | Quantitative Methods for Business | 3 |
STAT 5602 | Visualization: The Art of Numbers and the Psychology of Persuasion | 3 |
Electives | 6 | |
Select two from the following: | ||
Statistical Learning and Data Mining | ||
Experiments: Knowledge by Design | ||
Decision Models: From Data to Decisions | ||
Data: Care, Feeding, and Cleaning | ||
Advanced Business Analytics | ||
Total Credit Hours | 12 |
GPA Required to be Awarded the Certificate: 3.0 minimum
Courses
STAT 5001. Quantitative Methods for Business. 1 to 3 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
College Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: Business & Mngmnt, Fox School.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
STAT 5002. Introduction to Biostatistics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
STAT 5170. Special Topics. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
STAT 5182. Independent Study. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
STAT 5190. Special Topics - Stat. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
STAT 5282. Independent Study. 1 to 3 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 5001|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 5602. Visualization: The Art of Numbers and the Psychology of Persuasion. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
College Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: Business & Mngmnt, Fox School.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
STAT 5603. Statistical Learning and Data Mining. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
College Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: Business & Mngmnt, Fox School.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 5001|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently
OR (MIS 5301|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently
AND STAT 5301|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently)
OR (MIS 5401|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently
AND STAT 5401|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently)
STAT 5604. Experiments: Knowledge by Design. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
College Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: Business & Mngmnt, Fox School.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 5001|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently
OR (MIS 5301|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently
AND STAT 5301|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently)
OR (MIS 5401|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently
AND STAT 5401|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently)
STAT 5605. Decision Models: From Data to Decisions. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
College Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: Business & Mngmnt, Fox School.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 5001|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently
OR (MIS 5301|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently
AND STAT 5301|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently)
OR (MIS 5401|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently
AND STAT 5401|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently)
STAT 5606. Data: Care, Feeding, and Cleaning. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
College Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: Business & Mngmnt, Fox School.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 5001|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently
OR (MIS 5301|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently
AND STAT 5301|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently)
OR (MIS 5401|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently
AND STAT 5401|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently)
STAT 5607. Advanced Business Analytics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
College Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: Business & Mngmnt, Fox School.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 5001|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently
OR (MIS 5301|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently
AND STAT 5301|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently)
OR (MIS 5401|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently
AND STAT 5401|Minimum Grade of B-|May be taken concurrently)
STAT 5611. Business Analytics II. 1.5 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
College Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: Business & Mngmnt, Fox School.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
(MIS 5301|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
AND STAT 5301|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
OR (MIS 5401|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
AND STAT 5401|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
OR STAT 5001|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 5651. Capstone in Analytics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
STAT 5801. Statistical Analysis for Management. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
STAT 5802. Quantitative Techniques for Management. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
STAT 5890. Special Topics. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
STAT 8001. Probability and Statistics Theory I. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
STAT 8002. Probability and Statistics Theory II. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
(STAT 8001|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
AND STAT 8002|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
STAT 8003. Statistical Methods I. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
MATH 2031|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 8004. Statistical Methods II. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 8003|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 8031. Probability and Large Sample Theory. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 8001|Minimum Grade of B|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 8101. Stochastic Processes. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
MATH 1031|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
OR MATH 1931|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
OR MATH 1041|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
OR MATH 1941|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
OR MATH 1038|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
OR MATH 1042|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
OR MATH 1942|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 8102. Statistical Methods III. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 8004|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 8103. Sampling Theory. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 8003|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 8104. Mathematics for Stat. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
MATH 2101|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
OR MATH 2103|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 8105. Univariate Time Series Analysis. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 8002|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 8106. Linear Models I. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
(STAT 8002|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (STAT 8004|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (STAT 8104|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
STAT 8107. Design of Experiments I. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 8004|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 8108. Applied Multivariate Analysis I. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
(STAT 8004|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (STAT 8104|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
STAT 8109. Applied Statistics and Data Science. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 5001|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 8111. Survey Techniques for Business Applications. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 5001|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 8112. Statistical Methods for Business Research I. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 2101|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
OR STAT 2901|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
OR STAT 2103|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
OR STAT 2903|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
OR MATH 2031|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
OR MATH 3032|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 8113. Statistical Methods for Business Research II. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 8112|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 8114. Survival Analysis I. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
STAT 8115. Nonparametric Methods. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 8002|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 8116. Categorical Data Analysis. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 8002|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 8117. Clinical Trials. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 8002|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
OR STAT 8004|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 8121. Statistical Computing. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 8004|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 8122. Advanced SAS Programming. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
(MATH 1042|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
OR MATH 1942|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (STAT 8001|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (STAT 8002|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
STAT 8123. Time Series Analysis and Forecasting. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
(STAT 8002|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
OR STAT 8101|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (ECON 8009|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
OR MATH 3032|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
STAT 8207. Design and Analysis of Complex Experiments. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
(STAT 8303|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (STAT 8109|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
STAT 8515. Data Wrangling and Curation. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 8003|Minimum Grade of B|May be taken concurrently.
STAT 8982. Independent Study. 1 to 3 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
STAT 9001. Advanced Statistical Inference I. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
(MATH 1042|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently
OR MATH 1942|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (STAT 8001|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (STAT 8002|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
STAT 9002. Advanced Statistical Inference II. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
STAT 9090. Special Topics. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
College Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: Business & Mngmnt, Fox School.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
STAT 9101. Multivariate Time Series Analysis. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 8105|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 9103. Stat Lrng & Data Mining. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
(STAT 8001|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (STAT 8002|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (STAT 8003|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (STAT 8004|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
STAT 9106. Linear Models II. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 8106|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 9107. Design of Experiments II. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 8107|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 9108. Multivariate Analysis II. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
(STAT 8002|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (STAT 8108|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently)
STAT 9114. Survival Analysis II. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
STAT 8114|Minimum Grade of B-|May not be taken concurrently.
STAT 9116. Statistical Genetics: An Advanced Graduate Course. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits.
Pre-requisites:
(STAT 8001|Minimum Grade of B|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (STAT 8002|Minimum Grade of B|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (STAT 8003|Minimum Grade of B|May not be taken concurrently)
AND (STAT 8004|Minimum Grade of B|May not be taken concurrently)
STAT 9180. Seminar in New Topics in Statistics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
STAT 9183. Directed Study in Statistics. 1 to 6 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
STAT 9190. Seminar in New Topics in Statistics. 3 Credit Hours.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
STAT 9994. Preliminary Examination Preparation. 1 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
STAT 9998. Pre-Dissertation Research. 1 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
STAT 9999. Dissertation Research. 1 to 12 Credit Hour.
Level Registration Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate.
Student Attribute Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Student Attributes: Dissertation Writing Student.
Repeatability: This course may be repeated for additional credit.
Contacts
Certificate Program Web Address:
Department Information:
Fox School of Business and Management
329 Speakman Hall
1810 N. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
215-204-5890
215-204-7678
Fax: 215-204-1632
Submission Address for Application Materials:
Department Contacts:
Course Registration:
Rachel Carr
Associate Director for Specialized Master's Programs
215-204-0574