The Certificate of Specialization is designed to introduce students to Data Science and Big Data fundamentals. Students will learn data warehousing architecture, data extraction, management, and load. They will learn to design, develop and administer SQL and NoSQL databases. They will also learn to develop database applications using various programming languages and statistical methods. They will be introduced to Big Data architecture, technologies and analytics. Other topics covered include Cloud computing, security management, machine learning, Agile methodology and Big Data tools. Students will learn to display data using graphics and data visualization.