Graduate Certificate in Quantitative Business Economics

Managerial economics for your next promotion

• What impact will a trade war have on your business?
• What will happen to your business when the stock market experiences volatility… or in a recession?

Are you interested in making connections between economic factors? Develop broad perspectives on the use of economics in evaluating business decision making. The quantitative business economics certificate delivers high-demand skills such as time series and forecasting, managerial economics, policy evaluation, and the ability to develop and evaluate the models used for stress testing.

ECO 625 Data Methods in Economics (Fall Term, 3 credits)

Explore advanced techniques in data preparation. Topics include data formats, error checking, merging data, large data sets, and missing observations. Students work extensively with SAS software.

ISM 645 Principles of Predictive Analytics (Fall Term, 3 credits)

Students develop a working knowledge of statistical tools important to the emerging and practically-relevant field for predictive data mining and the discovery of patterns in big data sets.

ECO 657 Managerial Economics (Spring Term, 3 credits)

This course explores economic analysis of markets, and government intervention that addresses the sustainability of fiscal, monetary and exchange rate policy and their short-run and long-run impact on the global environment.

ECO 664 Time Series and Forecasting (Spring Term, 3 credits)

Students learn to analyze and forecast time series data. Topics include stochastic linear difference equations, tests for trends and stationarity, and ARIMA modeling. Application to economic data emphasized.

Admissions

The Graduate Certificate in Quantitative Business Economics program welcomes a variety of applicants, whether they come to us with years of professional experience or have just recently earned an undergraduate degree — business or otherwise.

Application Deadlines

APPLICATION Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) from an accredited institution
  • For U.S. degrees, one official transcript from all previous academic institutions.
  • For international degrees, a course-by-course evaluation from a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES®) service, showing proof of U.S. bachelor’s degree equivalency, credit hours and GPA.
• Statement of purpose
• Online application and $65 fee
• Evidence of English language proficiency (for non-native English speakers)
• Resume/CV

Student Outcomes

• If you plan to pursue a master’s, your certificate may count toward the MA in Applied Economics requirements. Plus, GMAT/GRE admission requirements for the master’s program may be waived with this completed graduate certificate.
• This program prepares you for a variety of positions, including: senior data analyst, financial analyst, benefits analyst, project manager, marketing analyst, investment associate, research analyst, IT business analyst, internal auditor, and economic forecaster.