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Apply methods, tools, and software to acquire, manage/store, and access structured and unstructured data Prepare data for statistical analysis, perform basic descriptive and exploratory analysis, and apply statistical techniques to analyze data Apply descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to business modeling and decision making Demonstrate orally and in writing the ability to explain complex analytical models and results
1 year. 8 - 10 hours per week suggested.
4 high-level virtual courses (graduate-level)
Columbia's MicroMasters program in Business Analytics will empower students with the skills, knowledge, and understanding to improve business performance through the use of data, statistical and quantitative analysis, and explanatory and predictive models to help make actionable decisions.
The curriculum is designed to provide students with a series of courses that emphasize the use of statistical analysis, computer tools, and mathematical models to predict the outcomes of various business decisions and identify the best implementation.
These courses are instruction-driven and each course has 10-12 weeks of lectures plus an additional final exam week.
If you are interested in completing the full MicroMasters program on edX, there is no time limit in which you must complete all courses in the program.
Courses are currently offered twice a year, in the spring and fall terms.
For those who are interested in applying for a master's degree at Columbia University, you must complete this MicroMasters program within 2 years of the start date of the first course in order to include the MicroMasters certificate in your application package.
For example, if you want to apply for the Fall 2021 MS program, you must obtain the MicroMasters Program certificate by the February 2021 admission deadline.
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