Collat School of Business

Financial Analytics for Decision Making

Graduate Certificate

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Make Smarter Financial Decisions with Analytics

Today’s financial leaders need more than intuition—they need the ability to turn data into strategy.

The Financial Analytics for Decision Making graduate certificate prepares students to analyze complex financial data, build predictive models, and support smarter organizational decision-making in a data-driven business environment.

Through this 15-credit program, you’ll gain hands-on experience with financial modeling, cloud-based analytics tools, forecasting, risk assessment, and data visualization techniques. You’ll also learn how to communicate financial insights clearly and effectively to support business strategy and executive decision-making.

In addition to technical expertise, the program explores the ethical responsibilities surrounding financial reporting and analytics, preparing you to make informed, transparent, and responsible decisions in today’s evolving financial landscape.

Program Highlights

  • Courses are offered both online and in the classroom for added flexibility.
  • Reputable certificate from an AACSB-accredited business school.
  • Award-winning Collat School of Business faculty instructs every course.
  • Career Center embedded in the school.
  • Diverse student body contributes to a broad perspective in classes.
    Network of peers representing various industries.
  • Valuable business insights that can be applied immediately.
  • Certificate can be used as a stepping stone to the UAB MBA with seven remaining courses or applied towards a Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies opens a new website.
 
 
Curriculum

Courses and Program Requirements

The five-course Financial Analytics for Decision Making Certificate program features coursework in financial analytics, financial data processing, knowledge management, data visualization, machine learning for finance, and statistical inference and dynamic modelling of financial data.

Courses:

  • MBA 602: Essential Skills in Financial Reporting and Analysis
  • Choose any four electives from the following:
    • MBA 604: Data-Driven Fraud Examination: Becoming a Financial Detective
    • MBA 605: Taxation and Business Decisions
    • MBA 606: AI-Enhanced Financial Statement Analysis
    • MBA 621: Strategic Corporate Finance
    • MBA 629 Short-term Financial Management
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