Certificate in Data Visualization

The Certificate in Data Visualization comprises courses covering primary industry tools used in data analytics and visualization.  BBA 301 provides baseline knowledge regarding analytics and its role in business, with introductory level coverage of data visualization.  BBA 430 and BBA 450 focus on visualizing data and use Tableau, industry leading software in data visualization. The choice of CSC 419 or ENV 448 offers students the opportunity to develop proficiency using Python to further data analytics programming and visualization skills or to explore geographic information systems as a tool to visualize location-based data.  BBA 460 provides instruction in R and Shiny, leading data analytics and visualization software in the analytics sector.  Students completing the certificate will be prepared to sit for the Tableau Desktop Specialist Certification exam, an industry recognized credential in data visualization.

15 Credits

Data Visualization Certificate Required Classes

BBA 301Intro to Business Analytics

3

BBA 430Data Visualization

3

BBA 450Advanced Visualization

3

BBA 460R for Business Analytics

3

 

CSC 419Python for Data Science

3

OR

ENV 448Environmental Informatics

3

*CTA 226 or CTA 326 are pre-requisites for BBA 301