Data Visualization and Storytelling

Program Fast Facts

Start date: February 19, 2025

Live online classes meet Wednesdays 7 - 8:30 p.m. CT
^{+3.5 hours/week of self-paced study}

Online

12 weeks

2,745 Priority Tuition
^{(expires 2/5/25)}
$2,995 Standard Tuition

Why Study Data Visualization and Communication at SMU?

Leaders must understand and interpret many types of data to make smart, strategic decisions. Support your organization with tools and skills to improve your data insights.

In the SMU Data Visualization and Storytelling Certificate program, learn how to pair visual representations like charts, diagrams, infographics and dashboards with storytelling techniques to strengthen your delivery. Your classes will cover a unique combination of components to help you successfully visualize data and share information effectively and clearly with stakeholders like customers, executives and investors. The principles covered in class are applicable to a number of fields and industries, including government, finance, marketing, consumer goods, service, education and more.

You will practice and improve your skills through hands-on exercises and projects using multiple tools.

Hear from instructor Randy Krum about the SMU Data Visualization and Storytelling program.

Upcoming Start Dates

February 19, 2025

Wednesdays

7 - 8:30 p.m. CT

+ 3.5 hours self-study weekly

12 weeks

Live online

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Start Early! Join a Fundamentals of Data Visualization Workshop

October 16, 2024

One Live Online Class

1 -5 p.m. CT

$99*

^{*Fee paid can be used toward certificate tuition}

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November 6, 2024

One In Person Class

12 - 4 p.m. CT

$99*

^{*Fee paid can be used toward certificate tuition}

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Instructor Randy Krum

Randy Krum is a data visualization designer, author of the book Cool Infographics: Effective Communication with Data Visualization and Design, Founder and President of InfoNewt (a data visualization design firm), organizer of the Dallas-Fort Worth Data Visualization Meetup group and manager of the popular website Coolinfographics.com. Randy presents talks and workshops at conferences, universities, corporate events and to government agencies about communicating with data, data visualization design, visual content marketing, infographics design and promotion, and the effective use of visual communication.

Did you know?

Up to $33k

Workers increased their annual salary by as much as $33K with new data skills.

^{Source: Burning Glass Technologies}

22 Times

Messages delivered as stories can be up to 22 times more memorable than just facts.

^{Source: Medium}

Data Science teams need:

Data Science Translators and Data Storytellers
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