Data Analysis Certificate

15-20 credit hours

Only degree-seeking Lindenwood undergraduate students are eligible to earn this career certificate.

The certificate in data analysis is designed to provide students with the skills needed to process, analyze, and present information obtained from large data sets.

Requirements

Certificate Coursework

9 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

DSCI 30100Data Analysis with R

3

MGMT 26014Excel for Professionals

3

MTH 34500Regression Analysis

3

Statistics Coursework

3-4 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

MTH 14100 and MTH 24000Basic Statistics (3) and Bridge Course: Statistics for Natural Science (1)

4

or

MTH 24100Statistics for Natural Science

3

or

PSY 30600Behavioral Science Statistics

3

Elective Coursework

2-4 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

BSC 36600Field Biology

3

BSC 40800Genetics

4

BSC 46500General Ecology

4

CHM 35500Analytical Chemistry

4

ECON 43078Econometrics

3

GEO 20000Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

3

MGMT 36033Business Analytics I

3

PSY 30400Basic Research Methods

3

SW 42500Social Work Research Methods I

2

Practical Application Coursework

1-3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

CSC 45111Internship

3

MTH 38901Undergraduate Research

3

MTH 48001Mathematics Internship

1-3

This project or internship should be taken as a capstone to the program, and should employ and build upon skills developed in other courses taken as part of the requirements of the certificate. The project or internship must be approved by the student’s advisor, as well as the department head of mathematics, computer science, and information technology.