Graduate Certificates

Education that fits your life

The department of business and information technology offers over a dozen popular and highly-ranked graduate certificates in fast-growing industries, led by the No. 2 big data certificate in the country. Whether you want to enhance your professional expertise or change careers, our programs are designed to help working professionals get their goals within reach. Graduate certificates give you the opportunity to broaden your knowledge in a particular discipline and stay competitive in today’s marketplace.
For students presently enrolled in a Missouri S&T graduate degree program, graduate certificates also allow you to declare an area of emphasis. This allows you to add a documented area of focus to your degree. Courses taken as part of a graduate certificate may also be used to fulfill graduate degree requirements. However, no course may be used to fulfill requirements for more than one graduate certificate.
Each of our certificate programs is made up of four graduate-level courses focused on a specific concentration within a field of study. Most courses are offered both on campus and via distance education, giving you the flexibility and convenience your need.

Big data is an emerging phenomenon. Computing systems today are generating 15 petabytes of new information every day—eight times more than the combined information in all the libraries in the U.S.; about 80% of the data generated every day is textual and unstructured data. Data analytics facilitates realization of objectives by identifying trends, creating predictive models for forecasting, and optimizing business processes for enhanced performance. There is great demand for professionals who have the skills to efficiently process, analyze, visualize and manage this ever-growing amount of information.

A student admitted to this graduate certificate must complete four courses:

 Required core courses:

Core courses (choose one):

Elective courses (choose one):

Interest in business intelligence has been a recent strong theme among employers. Medium and large-sized businesses are especially interested.  In order to make appropriate decisions, upper-level administration of an organization needs to draw data together from different systems in order to get a unified picture of the status and performance of an organization and present it in helpful ways. This graduate certificate focuses on the technologies that allow an organization to make effective business decisions based on operational data pulled together from many different sources inside and organization. The target audience consists of any individual who would manage any type of IT professionals, database administrators, business analysts, and any person who would need to understand the technologies and their capabilities.

A student admitted to this graduate certificate must complete four courses:

Required core courses:

Elective courses (choose two):

Business Project Managers identify problems, make sound decisions, and organize and manage complex projects. This certificate aims to equip students with a set of tools that will allow them to achieve Project Management Institute (PMI) standards in the project management area to successfully manage resources and to analyze, evaluate and improve complex projects. Specifically, the ability to:

  • Identify operations problems and implement solutions for improved strategic competitiveness
  • Make sound decisions, plan, and control the key resources of an organization - money and people
  • Critically analyze, evaluate, improve, or adapt existing technical and/or managerial systems
  • Organize and manage complex projects

A student admitted to this graduate certificate must complete the following four courses:

Success in today’s marketplace requires that organizations deliver products and services that provide easily identified value for their customers. This certificate draws on strengths within two departments to integrate source (strategic procurement and supply management), production (manufacturing and service operations), and delivery processes (demand fulfillment), with a focus on the use of information technologies as the critical enabler of supply chain efficiencies and responsiveness.

The certificate is designed to give students the tools and ideas that help shape and define the various components of value creation. Students can gain knowledge and skills in the full spectrum of supply chain activities: supplier relationships, purchasing management, operations and inventory management, logistics and transportation, quality management, and information technology.

A student admitted to this graduate certificate must complete four courses:

Required core courses:

Core courses (choose one):

Core courses (choose one):

Elective courses (choose one):

Corporations worldwide have focused on improving business processes for the past two decades. In fact, while most Fortune 500 companies have already adopted enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, now many midsize companies are also planning ERP implementations. ERP systems incorporate state-of-the-art technology, providing a comprehensive teaching tool for business and for information systems. ERP can be viewed as a combination of business management practice and technology, where information technology integrates with a company’s core business processes to enable the achievement of specific business objectives. This certificate prepares students for positions as both technical and business consultants in the ERP field.

A student admitted to this graduate certificate must complete four courses:

Required core courses:

Elective courses (choose two):

Change and growth in Missouri and America require the training, nourishing, and flourishing of entrepreneurs. Many college students, however, do not yet recognize the entrepreneurial spirit in themselves. Recent entrepreneurship research indicates that many of the skills and much of the knowledge of successful entrepreneurs can be developed and taught in the classroom. The department of business and information technology has created this certificate to spark the entrepreneurial spirit in the students of Missouri S&T, and provide them with a solid foundation on which to build.

A student admitted to this graduate certificate must complete four courses:

Required core courses:

Elective courses (choose two):

This certificate provides in-depth exposure to finance, including managerial and corporate finance, as well as investments and financial statement analysis and modeling. Skills will be enhanced in financial theory, financial markets, and decision-making in investments, with career options as budget analysts/financial analysts, risk management specialists, capital advisors, and investment underwriters, among others.

A student admitted to this graduate certificate must complete four courses:

Required core course:

Elective courses (choose three):

This certificate deals with the aim of making financial systems more efficient. It exists at the intersection of information systems and finance. FinTech is a range of disruptive technological approaches within the money, market, marketplace, and financial infrastructure spheres. From cryptocurrencies and blockchain to enterprise software and asset management via robo-advisors, financial service functions are increasingly based on growing and innovative technology.

A student admitted to this graduate certificate must complete four courses:

Required core courses:

Elective courses (choose one)

Elective courses (choose one)

Managing the development of large software systems is significantly different from managing construction or research projects. However, some of the tools developed for traditional project management continue to have value and can be adapted to development of software. This certificate aims to equip students with a set of tools that will allow them to achieve Project Management Institute (PMI) standards in the project management area to successfully manage resources, and to analyze, evaluate and improve complex projects.

A student admitted to this graduate certificate must complete the following four courses:

This certificate is designed to prepare students to be the leaders of the future, by enabling them to manage through the use of technology. Understanding technology is becoming ever more critical in business as a tool used by efficient and effective managers. These leaders not only understand the managerial process and how to inspire others, but also know how to harness technology to expedite the process. The certificate incorporates management theories, technological savvy, and leadership skills to create a student who is ready for the challenges of a fast paced managerial position.

A student admitted to this graduate certificate must complete four courses:

Required core course:

Elective courses (choose three):

Admissions Assistance

Our graduate certificates are open to anyone holding a bachelors, masters or doctoral degree in areas such as business, social sciences, technology, engineering, or related disciplines. You must have the required prerequisites or equivalent experience for each course taken (when required).

You may apply to be admitted only to a graduate certificate program.  If admitted, you will have non-degree graduate status but will earn graduate credit for the courses completed. You may also apply to a graduate certificate program if you are already enrolled in a Missouri S&T graduate degree program.

You must maintain an average cumulative grade point of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale in the certificate courses in order to receive your graduate certificate.

There is overlap between the course offerings for the different graduate certificates. No course can be used to satisfy the requirements for more than one certificate.

Click the links below to browse the certificate programs in the official university course catalog.

Graduate certificate programs may also be used as a pathway to the master of business administration or the master of science in information science and technology degree programs. Course credit earned in the certificate can be counted toward a master's degree. A student needs to earn a B or better in each certificate course to continue on for their master's degree without needing to submit GRE/GMAT scores. Please keep in mind that starting with a certificate does not waive any prerequisite requirements.

Students should apply to continue with their master’s program during the last semester of their graduate certificate program.
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