Leveraging Digital Technology Graduate Certificate

The certificate consists of four courses taken one course at a time for seven weeks, allowing you to earn your certificate in two semesters. You will receive a letter grade for each course.

AI for Business (MGT 8803), 3 credits 
Keith McGreggor, Professor of the Practice, School of Interactive Computing 
Gain an understanding of artificial intelligence that provides a basis for making business decisions related to AI. 

Analysis of Emerging Technologies (MGT 6059), 3 credits 
Eric Overby, Catherine and Edwin Wahlen Professor of IT Management 
Learn a structured approach for analyzing emerging technologies and their implications for business and society. 

Digital Marketing (MGT 6311), 3 credits 
Michael Buchanan, Senior Lecturer of Marketing 
Establish a foundation for understanding the primary characteristics of various online channels such as mobile marketing, search marketing, and social media marketing. 

Information Technology Management (MGT 6050), 3 credits 
Marius Florin Niculescu, Associate Professor of IT Management  
Learn about business trends, models, opportunities, and challenges using technology and data and gain exposure to several tools and techniques for data analytics and management. 

Advance or Pivot Your Career 

Gain new skills to elevate your career in a rapidly global business environment that has an increasing demand for tech-savvy leaders. With our online Leveraging Digital Technology Graduate Certificate, you’ll walk away with actionable skills in: 

• The fundamentals of AI, using key tools to find solutions and support business processes
• Managing strategic and operations challenges associated with the latest technologies
• Applying best practices to use digital marketing tools, including search engine optimization and more
• Leveraging customer insights and automation to create a business advantage for organizations

Become an Invaluable Asset 

By 2025, 90% of new enterprise applications will use AI-powered technology in their products and processes (IDC). Furthermore, 75% of jobs will require advanced digital skills by 2020 (IRPro).

Whether you’re a digital marketer, systems consultant, data analyst, or product manager, this graduate certificate is ideal for professionals in all industries who want a greater understanding of digital technology. You’ll gain the ability to leverage digital technology, data, and AI for business purposes to drive success for your organization. 

Earn Credits Toward a Graduate Degree 

Upon completion of the certificate, students can apply select credits earned toward a Georgia Tech Full-time MBA or Evening MBA.

Fall 2023 Start

• Application standard deadline: March 1, 2023
• Application final deadline: May 1, 2023
• Classes start: August 21, 2023

Application Requirements 

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution 
• Work experience strongly preferred 
• No GMAT/GRE test requirement 
• Georgia Tech online graduate admissions application: 
  • Unofficial transcripts 
  • Resume
  •  Statement of purpose 
  • Two letters of recommendation (names and email addresses of recommendation providers)
• International applicants: English language proficiency 

Note: Currently enrolled Georgia Tech graduate students are not eligible to apply.

• Georgia residents: $7,032 total ($586/credit hour, excluding fees) 
• Non-residents: $14,580 total ($1,215/credit hour, excluding fees) 
• $107 technology fee per semester 

A select number of merit-based scholarships are available for the Leveraging Digital Technology Graduate Certificate and can fund a portion of tuition for the program. These scholarships are for applicants with strong previous academic performance, professional experience, and/or leadership potential. Applicants who apply by the standard admissions deadline receive priority consideration. No additional application materials are required for scholarship consideration, and a scholarship decision will be communicated with the admissions decision notification.