Business Analytics Graduate Certificate

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The Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics provides current USC students and alumni with the tools, ideas and frameworks that will aid them in making business decisions in a scientific manner. These statistical and optimization tools, necessary for analyzing large and unstructured data sets, are applied to actual data in the classroom, teaching students in the program how to make optimal decisions to improve the performance of their organization.

Admission Requirements

A few years of work experience is preferred, but not required.

Individuals applying for admission to the Master of Science in Business Analytics should not also apply for admission to this program.

Application Procedure

Prospective students who have not previously taken graduate-level (post-baccalaureate) business statistics must apply to begin the program in the fall semester. Prospective applicants who have taken a graduate-level business statistics course may apply to begin the program in the fall, spring, or summer.

For information regarding how to apply, visit students.marshall.usc.edu/graduate-certificate-admissions-usc-students.

For more information about the program, visit marshall.usc.edu/GCRTAnalytics

Degree Requirements

The Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics requires 12 units that include required course work and electives. The program may be completed on a full-time or part-time basis.

Students who have taken master’s-level managerial statistics at another institution or as part of another program at USC prior to application may petition to replace the managerial statistics requirement with elective units. Such a replacement must be requested as an attachment to the application for admission.

Required Courses

GSBA 506a Applied Managerial Statistics Units: 1.5 and
GSBA 506b Applied Managerial Statistics Units: 1.5
or
GSBA 516 Essentials of Data Analysis and Modeling Units: 1.5
or
GSBA 524 Data Science for Business Units: 2, 3
or
GSBA 545 Data Driven Decision Making Units: 1.5
DSO 510 Business Analytics Units: 1.5, 3
or
DSO 565 Supply Chain Analytics Units: 3

Electives

Complete course work from the list below (if not completed as a required course) to total 12 units.

DSO 510 Business Analytics Units: 1.5, 3
DSO 516 Probability and Data Modeling Units: 1.5
DSO 522 Applied Time Series Analysis for Forecasting Units: 1.5, 3
DSO 528 Blended Data Business Analytics for Efficient Decisions Units: 3
DSO 529 Advanced Regression Analysis Units: 3
DSO 530 Applied Modern Statistical Learning Methods Units: 3
DSO 534 Discrete-Event Simulation for Process Management Units: 1.5
DSO 536 Business Decision Modeling and Risk Analysis Units: 1.5
DSO 545 Statistical Computing and Data Visualization Units: 1.5, 3
DSO 547 Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Insights Units: 3
DSO 548 Emerging Technologies in Supply Chain Management Units: 3
DSO 550 Applying Analytics to Human Capital in Business Units: 1.5
DSO 552 SQL Databases for Business Analysts Units: 1.5, 3
DSO 553 NoSQL Databases in Big Data Units: 1.5
DSO 559 Introduction to Python for Business Analytics Units: 3
DSO 560 Text Analytics and Natural Language Processing Units: 1.5
DSO 562 Fraud Analytics Units: 3
DSO 565 Supply Chain Analytics Units: 3
DSO 568 Healthcare Analytics Units: 1.5
DSO 569 Deep Learning for Business Applications Units: 1.5
DSO 570 The Analytics Edge: Data, Models, and Effective Decisions Units: 3
DSO 572 Strategies for Digital Analytics Units: 1.5
DSO 573 Data Analytics Driven Dynamic Strategy and Execution Units: 3
DSO 575 Driving Business Transformation with GenAI and ML Units: 3
DSO 577 Optimization Modeling for Prescriptive Analytics Units: 3 Units: 3
DSO 578 Fundamentals of Sports Performance Analytics Units: 1.5
DSO 579 Advanced Sports Performance Analytics Units: 1.5
DSO 585 Data-Driven Consulting Units: 1.5
Additional Electives: Up to 6 units may be selected from the following:
DSO 531 Digital Foundations for Business Innovation Units: 1.5
DSO 551 Digital Transformation in the Global Enterprise Units: 3
DSO 554 Digital Strategies for Sustainability in Global Markets Units: 3
DSO 556 Business Models for Digital Platforms Units: 3
DSO 564 Generative AI & Automation: Business & Societal Implications Units: 3 Units: 3
DSO 574 Using Big Data: Challenges and Opportunities Units: 3
DSO 580 Project Management Units: 3

Note:

For current USC graduate students, courses credited to the Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics may be completed in conjunction with course work required for the program in which the student is already enrolled. Applicability of these courses to the student’s primary degree program is determined by the student’s home department. Current MBA students may apply all 12 units of the graduate certificate program to their MBA degree.

Successful completion of the program is documented on the student’s transcript and acknowledged with a certificate (diploma) awarded by the university.

For additional information, visit marshall.usc.edu/programs/graduate-programs/graduate-certificates/graduate-certificate-in-business-analytics.

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