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Database Management & Business Intelligence
Graduate Certificate (on-campus and online)

Database systems are the information heart of modern enterprises, where they are used for processing business transactions and for understanding and managing the enterprise. Business intelligence is the analysis of data to improve management of the enterprise and routine business operations such as intelligent supply chain management.

Students who complete the Certificate in Database Management & Business Intelligence will be prepared to design and implement both transaction processing and decision support databases, and to use data mining technologies to discover the structure, trends, and relationships in the data to produce valuable business insights and effective decision support processes.

Program Options

In addition to being offered on the Charles River Campus, this certificate is also available in the following format:

  • Online

Transfer of Credits to Degree Programs

Academic credits earned toward the Graduate Certificate in Database Management & Business Intelligence may be transferred to a Master of Science degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or Telecommunication.

Prerequisites

Applicants to the program are required to have a bachelor’s degree. Some courses may have additional prerequisites.

Curriculum

Four courses | 16 required credits:

  • MET CS 669 Database Design and Implementation for Business or
    MET CS 579 Database Management
  • MET CS 699 Data Mining and Business Intelligence
  • MET CS 779 Advanced Database Management

At least one of the following three courses:

  • MET CS 674 Database Security
  • MET CS 689 Designing and Implementing a Data Warehouse
  • MET CS 780 Database Administration

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