Database Design and Analytics Certificate
Earn a Database Design and Analytics Certificate, along with your undergraduate degree
Mercer’s Database Design and Analytics certificate, a 15-credit program, equips students with the practical skills to design, create, and lead the administration of database management systems. This program empowers students to apply computational and statistical tools to identify trends and generate insights from large data sets. This certificate is available to all Mercer undergraduate students, and covers a range of topics that will develop in-demand database design skills including:
- Database Designing
- Statistical Data Mining and Machine Learning
- Probability and Stochastic Models
- Digital Logic and Programming
- Applied Statistical Methods
- Data Processing and Analytics
Graduates can create and manage databases, manipulate and query large data sets, and analyze data scientifically. They can then make data-driven decisions based on their findings. Graduates may pursue database administrator jobs and other roles in the field, including:
- Database Manager
- Data Analyst
- Data Engineer
- Analytics Specialist
- Data Consultant
- Knowledge-base Analyst
- Operations Research Analyst
- Systems Analyst
Format: Blended • Start Terms: January, March, May, August, October• Course Length: 15 credit hours |
The certificate is designed to seamlessly integrate with Mercer’s Informatics bachelor’s degree studies. This certificate also serves as a valuable add-on for bachelor’s degrees in technology, with a specialized focus on Database Design and Analytics.
B.S. in IT and Informatics students can use the certificate as a cognate area or a major. B.S. in Health Informatics students can complete one course as an elective requirement and earn the certificate, and B.S. in Software Application Development and Human-Computer Interaction students can take two more courses as electives to complete the certificate.
Who is eligible for this certificate?
- All undergraduate students at Mercer University, who have elective hours to spare and are interested in a career related to data analysis
- Students who are not degree seekers and who are interested in building foundational knowledge and skills in database designing and data analysis
Admissions requirements
Certificate students must be admitted to Mercer University as either degree-seeking or non-degree-seeking students. For credit-bearing certificates 12 credits or more, at least 2/3 of the courses used to complete the certificate must be earned at Mercer University. Students need to have completed INSY 102, or equivalent, and Math 120, or equivalent. Non-degree students who enroll in the certificate program can use the certificate credits and their possible transferred credits towards bachelor’s degrees in Health Informatics, Information Technology and Informatics, and Software Application Development and Human-Computer Interaction from Mercer University.
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Schedule a personalized admissions counseling appointment, or contact the Office of University Admissions at 678.547.6500 or enroll@mercer.edu for more information.
For more information about the Database Design & Analytics certificate, please contact:
Office of University Admissions
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678.547.6500
Establish a competitive edge with data mastery by earning a Database Design and Analytics certificate
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