The Data Visualization Certificate brings together courses from diverse disciplines to provide the knowledge and skills required to build meaningful data visualizations. Students discover how artistic design, Big Data analytics, and research methods come together with the help of data visualization software tools to effectively communicate information.

General Certificate Requirements

Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page. 

Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.

Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Technology Component
Complete the following course:
ANTY 491	Special Topics (Data Visualization Tools)	3
Analytic Component
Complete the following course:
BMIS 326	Introduction to Data Analytics	3
Design and Communication Component
Complete the following course:
ARTZ 380	Data Arts	3
Research Methods Component
Complete one of the following courses:		3
ANTY 401	Anthropological Data Analysis
ANTY 412	Osteology
ANTY 431	Ethnographic Field Methods
ANTY 455	Artifact Analysis
COMX 460	Research Methods
ECNS 403	Introduction to Econometrics
EDU 421	Statistical Procedures in Education
JRNL 414	Investigations
LING 475	Linguistic Field Methods
PSCI 342	Media, Public Opinion, Polling
PSYX 120	Introduction to Psychological Research Methods
PSYX 222	Psychological Statistics
SOCI 202	Social Statistics
SOCI 318	Sociological Research Methods
STAT 216	Introduction to Statistics
Total Hours		12