Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Economic Data Analytics, Certificate (1785)


Program Coordinator

David M. Zimmer, david.zimmer@wku.edu

This undergraduate certificate will help prepare professionals for jobs in both public and private sector. Students will demonstrate advanced knowledge in quantitative economics disciplines including applied economic statistics, econometrics, time series analysis, and forecasting, as well as data management skills.

Program Requirements (18 hours)

ECON 206Statistics3
ECON 306Statistical Analysis3
or ECON 307 Financial Data Modeling
or BDAN 310 Business Data Analytics
or STAT 330 Introduction to Statistical Software
ECON 465Regression and Econometric Analysis3
ECON 480Economic Forecasting3
ECON 486Applied Statistical Methods in Economics3
ECON 487Data Methods in Economics3
Total Hours18