Description

This graduate certificate addresses growing demand for more quantitatively-based, data-informed policy and program analysis and decision making the public and nonprofit sectors, as well as the concomitant demand for public and non-profit sector professional swith the advanced data analytics competencies to conduct them.  The Certificate is designed for current and prospective public and non-profit sector professionals, as well as degree-seeking MPA students who wish to enhance their quantitative competence in data science and decision analytics in order to meet those demands. 

Course Location/Delivery

Offered at USF Tampa and/or online.

Admission Requirements

Must meet University Graduate Admissions and English Proficiency requirements.

3.50 GPA preferred

Application Process

To learn about the application process, and to access the application, please review our application process.

Pre-Requisites

Completion of PAD 6703  and instructors approval.

Curriculum Requirements (15 Credit Hours)

• PAD 6703 Quantitative Analysis in Public Administration Credit Hours: 3
• URP 5277 GIS for Urban and Regional Planners Credit Hours: 3

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  Select three of the following courses:

• LIS 5802 Information Analytics Credit Hours: 3
• MAN 6347 People Analytics Credit Hours: 3
• LIS 5937 Selected Topics in Library Studies Credit Hours: 1-4

• Visualization of Big Data (3 Credit Hours)

• QMB 6358 Data Analytics for Business Credit Hours: 3
• ISM 6137 Statistical Data Mining Credit Hours: 3
• SYA 7357 Introduction to Social Network Analysis Credit Hours: 3

Time Limit / Average Time to Completion

Five years

Credit Toward Graduate Degree

Up to 12 hours of certificate course credits may be applied to a graduate degree with departmental approval.

Contacts

Contact Information: http://www.grad.usf.edu/cert