Data Analytics and AI Pathway

Overview

The world runs on data - this pathway will introduce you to the methods and tools that organizations around the world use to make this happen. You will learn how these techniques work, and how to use them. The curriculum spans everything from basic data analysis to generative AI, and contains classes suitable for all skill levels. This pathway will be helpful for all career paths, especially for aspiring product managers hoping to lead data-related products, consultants looking to help their clients unleash the power of data, and investors looking to understand these cutting-edge technologies more deeply.

Course Catalog

Explore Data Analytics and AI courses in the Course Catalog

Pathway Breakdown

Core Courses

Tools

  • Applied Regression Analysis (B8114/B7114, 1.5 credits)
  • Business Experiments: Analytics for Causal Insight (B8257, 3 credits)
  • Generative AI for Business (B8609/B7609, 1.5 credits)
  • Business Analytics 2: Foundations of AI (B8103, 1.5 credits)
  • Business Analytics 3: Modern AI, Deep Learning and Generative AI (B8117, 1.5 credits)
  • Data Analytics in Python (B8139, 3 credits)

Technical Skills

  • Digital Literacy for Decision Makers (B8125, 1.5 credits)
  • Introduction to Databases for Business Analytics (B8138, 1.5 credits)
  • Introduction to Programming in R (B8144, 1.5 credits)
  • Programming Generative AI Applications* (B8126/B7126, 3 credits)
  • Python for MBAs* (B8154/B7154, 1.5 credits)

* Canvas "Basic Python" Class and Python Basic Qualification Exam required to take this class - see academics.business.columbia.edu/python for details.

Industry Applications

  • Pricing Strategies (B8649/B7649, 1.5 credits)
  • Digital Marketing (B8679/B7640, 1.5/3 credits)
  • Market Intelligence: The Art and Science (B8656, 3 credits)
  • Supply Chain Management (B8109, 1.5 credits)
  • Revenue Management (B8120, 1.5 credits)
  • Data Science for Marketing Managers (B8633, 1.5 credits)
  • Digital Marketplaces (B8159, 1.5 credits)
  • Real Estate Analytics* (B8474, 1.5 credits)
  • Sports Analytics (B8131, 3 credits)
  • The Analytics Advantage (B8148, 1.5 credits)

Capstone(s)

  • Analytics in Action (B8146, 3 credits)