Certificate in Data Mining
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Program Overview
Certificate in Data Mining
The Certificate in Data Mining provides students with an introduction to data mining, emphasizing large-scale databases as a source of knowledge generation and competitive advantage. Instruction includes formal lectures and hands-on projects involving techniques to extract, report, and visualize information from data.
Program Overview
This certificate program is designed to provide essential skills for data analysts working to extract actionable intelligence from their data resources. Topics covered include principles of information-retrieval system design and management, and basic techniques for data analysis.
Program Structure
The program consists of 4 courses of 3 credits each, taught over 2 semesters of 15 weeks each. Instruction includes formal lectures as well as hands-on projects involving database management, mining methods, and basic analytic techniques to extract, report, and visualize information from data.
Recommended Credit Schedule
The recommended part-time credit schedule is two courses per semester (6 credits) over two semesters, available in fall, spring, and summer.
Core Courses
- IS 601 | Web Systems Development
- IS 665 | Data Analytics for Information Systems
- CS 634 | Data Mining
Sample Electives
- CS 602 | Java Programming
- IS 631 | Enterprise Database Management
- IS 634 | Information Retrieval
- CS 687 | Transaction Mining and Fraud Detection
- IS 688 | Web Mining
Program Outcomes
- Be an analytics specialist in your company, focusing on the management of data from various sources and providing data-driven insights to relevant departments.
- Visualize data for exploration, analysis, and communication.
- Be able to provide departments with reproducible data analysis, reporting, and dashboard solutions that will enable the achievement of the company's overall goals.
Tuition & Fees
- Jersey City Cohort Students (non-F1 visa): Tuition, University Fee, and GSA Fee per consecutive semester, regardless of residency, assuming two Jersey City courses (6 credits) at specified rates.
- Fall 2024: $7,440
- Spring 2025: $7,440
- Summer 2025: $6,091
- Certificates: Total Tuition, University Fee, and GSA Fee Costs, assuming two Jersey City courses (6 credits) over five consecutive semesters at specified rates.
- Fall Start: $14,880
- Spring Start: $13,531
- Summer Start: $13,531
Credit Transfer
Credits earned in the certificate may be applied to a M.S. in Data Science.
