Business Analytics Fundamentals

Develop your competitive edge and gain highly sought-after business analytics skills with a Micro-credential in Business Analytics Fundamentals at Â鶹ֱ²¥. You will establish a foundational understanding of statistics, data querying, analytics and information management, and managerial decision tools.

The flexible format of our evening and online courses allows you to maintain your current commitments while you increase your long-term potential. Completing business analytics courses through our micro-credential can enhance your professional development, propel your career possibilities, and prepare you to transfer into graduate school.

Online business analytics courses


Earn a non-degree micro-credential in business analytics fundamentals through 100% online or hybrid online and on-campus courses. You can complete the 9-credit micro-credential in 1 semester (fall) or 2 semesters (fall-spring). The coursework is excellent professional development and you'll be eligible to transfer some credits to multiple graduate degrees at Duquesne. Learn more about our business analytics courses.

This business analytics training is designed especially for working professionals by offering career-building, experiential insights to build your analyst skill set. In addition, our flat tuition structure provides an affordable option to pay for the entire program by semester.

Why pursue an analytics micro-credential?


Lifelong learning is popular among students and employers alike. With a micro-credential in business analytics, you can demonstrate to employers that you invest your time and resources in professional development. At Â鶹ֱ²¥, we mirror that investment.

Here, you'll learn in accessible settings that are flexible to your career needs. Our small classes are taught by expert faculty, and our Business Analytics Fundamentals Micro-credential is delivered by the AACSB-accredited Palumbo-Donahue School of Business. You'll study alongside fellow ambitious professionals as well as full-time graduate students working toward a common goal: excellence in business.

We are making curricular enhancements to this program of study and will resume enrolling new students in Fall 2025.

Program Information

Completing business analytics courses through our micro-credential can enhance your professional development, propel your career possibilities, and prepare you to transfer into graduate school.

Curriculum

Completing business analytics courses through our micro-credential can enhance your professional development, propel your career possibilities, and prepare you to transfer into graduate school.
  • STAT 501 Applied Statistics (3 credits)
  • GRBU 503 Managerial Decision Tools (1.5 credits)
  • ISYS 610 Analytics and Information Management (1.5 credits)
  • ISYS 612 Data Querying (3 credits)