Online Foundations of Data Science Certificate

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Learn to leverage data to achieve organizational goals, including the use of data mining, machine learning, cloud computing, and visualization.

Why Study Data Science Online Through Kettering University

With Kettering University’s Foundations of Data Science Certificate program, you can build in-demand skills and prepare for leadership. Learn to understand, analyze, and leverage data for better decision-making.

Data science powers innovation and success across industries, from healthcare and engineering to marketing and finance. This online data science certificate helps you gain practical knowledge in areas such as statistics and machine learning without committing to a full degree — unless you choose to apply your credits to a master’s program. Either way, the certificate prepares you to meet the growing need for data-savvy professionals.

What You’ll Learn

The 12-credit Foundations of Data Science Certificate program is designed to provide you with a solid math, programming, and algorithmic foundation in data science. Learn proven techniques for using data to reduce risk, increase productivity, and improve the quality of your products and services.

As a student in the graduate certificate in data science program, you will take these three courses:

  • CS-641 | Foundations of Data Science: Learn the concepts, principles, issues, and techniques for big data and cloud computing.
  • MATH-650 | Statistical Methods for Data Science: Learn statistical methods for data science with an emphasis on statistical learning, as well as understanding how to use the set of tools needed for modeling and understanding complex data.
  • COMM-601 | Communicating About Data: Become familiar with common genres of visualization, the techniques for designing them effectively and ethically, and methods for presenting visualizations orally and in prose. 
     

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Email: KUOnline@kettering.edu

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Dr. Scott Reeve
Dean, Graduate School and Office of Sponsored Research

Email: sreeve@kettering.edu
Phone: 810-762-9711

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Earn a Stand-Alone Certificate or Apply It Toward a Master’s Degree

Earn a Stand-Alone Certificate or Apply It Toward a Master’s Degree

The Foundations of Data Science Certificate offers options for how you use the credits you earn. You can complete this online data science certificate as a stand-alone credential or apply it toward one of the following master’s degree programs at Kettering University:
 

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Master of Science in Engineering Management
  • Master of Science in Lean Manufacturing
  • Master of Science in Operations Management
  • Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
  • Master of Science in Engineering: Electrical and Computer Engineering - Advanced Mobility
     
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Next Steps

Build a strong foundation in the statistical methods you can use to extract actionable insights from complex data with the online Foundations of Data Science Certificate from Kettering University. Increase your value by gaining the technical expertise that organizations need to compete, and prepare to step up and become part of a new generation of leaders.
 

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