Data-Driven Decision-Making Graduate Certificate

Data analytics involves the development and application of statistical and quantitative analysis methods and the construction of explanatory and predictive models to drive the decision-making process. Students completing the certificate will have a basic foundation of critical tools to extract useful information from big data, as well as for modeling, simulation, optimization and decision analysis in order to support efficient data-driven decision making.

Campus Code

Knoxville Campus
Distance Education

Graduate Certificate Type

Add-on
Stand-Alone

Admissions Standards/Procedures

• Applicants must meet the minimum admission requirements of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Graduate School.
• Must apply for the certificate online through the Office of Graduate Admissions.

Credit Hours Required

A minimum of 12 graduate credit hours (4 courses) is required for the certificate.

Required Courses

• IE 565  
• IE 566  

Two elective courses from the following:

• BME 529  
• CBE 529  
• CE 529  
• COSC 422  
• COSC 526  
• COSC 522  
• COSC 525  
• ECE 529   
• ECE 611  
• ECE 612  
• ECE 616  
• IE 522  
• IE 529  
• IE 579  
• IE 602  
• IE 603  
• IE 604  
• IE 607  
• IE 608  
• IE 609  
• IE 610  
• IE 611  
• ME 529  
• ME 570  
• ME 671  
• MSE 529  
• MSE 510  
• NE 529  
• NE 671  
• NE 579  

Non-Course Requirements

To receive the certificate, students must:
1) complete the Graduate Certificate Course Verification Form (located on the Graduate School webpage under the Forms Central tab) and
2) through MyUTK, apply to graduate from the certificate program.