Data Curation Certificate, Online Graduate Certificate
Expand your knowledge of data curation with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s online data curation certificate. This 15-credit program provides an information science focus on critical data issues, preparing you for in-demand roles in data management, curation and stewardship.
In a time when organizations increasingly rely on data-driven decision-making, your ability to effectively maintain digital information is essential. The School of Information Studies’ data curation graduate certificate will prepare you to tackle the challenges of organizing, describing and ensuring long-term access to complex datasets.
Start Dates: Fall, Spring or Summer
Cost per Credit: $800 (Total Cost: $12,000*)
Credit Hours: 15
*Total cost will vary based on the number of credits transferred into UWM.
Program Type
Graduate Certificate
Program Format
Online
Why Study Data Curation at UWM?
- Complement a Master of Science in Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree or enhance your existing career through fully online coursework.
- Prepare to work alongside data engineers and data scientists, contributing skills in data management techniques and their application to relevant datasets.
- Take courses led by experienced faculty members who teach both online and in-person classes.
- Learn how to design and maintain big data and analytics systems.
- Develop advanced competencies in data mining, modeling and architecture.
Explore payment options, university and Information Studies scholarships, and general financial resources for all students. Our Office of Student Financial Services is here to guide you through each process.
Scholarship opportunities may increase with academic standing. Explore the Panther Scholarship Portal regularly as you make progress on your certificate.
For admissions consideration to UWM’s data curation graduate certificate, you must:
- Hold a bachelor’s or post-baccalaureate degree (or cumulative credits after admission to a dual bachelor’s-master’s program) with a minimum 2.75 GPA.
- Complete the graduate online application and submit all Graduate School application materials.
- Submit a one- or two-page statement outlining your background and educational and professional goals.
Admission preference is given to students who have a baccalaureate degree in information sciences, computer information systems, computer science, engineering, statistics or a related field. Students with sufficient background gained through work experience or professional training in information technologies, such as networks, web services and database development, are also considered for admission to the program.
Those who have neither of the aforementioned qualifications are encouraged to take prerequisites or their equivalents before taking related courses.
In UWM’s data curation certificate, you’ll engage with a 15-credit curriculum that blends core data science principles with specialized curation techniques — all while developing skills in managing, organizing and preserving important data.
Courses
The online data curation certificate provides a strong academic foundation and allows for personalization. You’ll take two required courses in data science and data curation, then choose a range of electives covering topics such as information management, metadata, database systems and data analysis.
- INFOST 582G: Introduction to Data Science
- INFOST 771: Data Curation
- INFOST 465G: Legal Aspects of Information Products and Services
- INFOST 655G: Information and Records Management
- INFOST 656G: Electronic Documents and Records Management
- INFOST 660G: Information Policy
- INFOST 661G: Information Ethics
- INFOST 687G: Data Analysis for Data Science
- INFOST 691G: Special Topics in Information Science
- INFOST 714: Metadata
- INFOST 717: Information Architecture
- INFOST 719: Advanced Topics in Information Organization
- INFOST 785: Database Management Systems for Information Professionals
- BUS ADM 749: Data and Information Management
- COMPSCI 411G: Machine Learning and Applications
- COMPSCI 425G: Introduction to Data Mining
- COMPSCI 557G: Introduction to Database Systems
- COMPSCI 723: Natural Language Processing
- COMPSCI 744: Text Retrieval and Its Applications in Biomedicine
- HI 760: Biomedical and Health Care Terminology and Ontology
- HI 745: Health Big Data Processing Platforms
Your expertise in data curation will be valuable in numerous industries. Data continues to impact decision-making in business, health care, technology and more. Advance in your current career or pivot into a new, data-focused role, such as:
- Data Analyst
- Data Curator
- Data Manager
- Data Steward
- Information Architect