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Applied Data Science at Thompson Rivers University at Main

The Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Applied Data Science program is designed to help meet the rising demand for data scientists and analysts, while providing specialized training in the area. This program directly addresses the provincial and national shortage of skilled labour in the field of Applied Data Science.

The Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Applied Data Science is a 60-credit, two-year program that prepares graduates for careers in the vast data science industry. With a focus on achieving personal and professional success by developing strong analytical, technical and professional skills, graduates build robust foundations in the principles and practice of statistical techniques and computing technologies.

This program is open to domestic and international students who already have an undergraduate degree. Students can upgrade their education by developing the skill sets necessary to build a career in either the private or public sectors.

Students will learn how to: 

  • Apply statistical techniques such as regression, error analysis, statistical learning and model validation to transform data into meaningful form.
  • Use data exploratory methods to visualize high-dimensional data to identify trends and patterns in data sets.
  • Evaluate and select appropriate algorithms in a variety of data analytic stages on various properties, including efficiency.
  • Discover the fundamentals of machine learning including selecting and augmenting existing approaches.
  • Manipulate data in a variety of formats to identify answers to a variety of questions.
  • Explore, contribute to and analyze information with databases.
  • Perform a variety of analyses on common formats of data to extract meaningful information.
  • Understand and implement appropriate ethics surrounding aspects of modern data.
  • Apply techniques to collect and extract datasets.

Graduates leave the program with the necessary skill sets to compete for opportunities in the field of Applied Data Science and Data Analytics, in jobs related to:

  • Data Analyst
  • Business Analyst
  • Data and Analytics Manager
  • Database Administrator
  • And more!
Level Postgraduate Diploma
Discipline Computer Science and IT
Duration 24 months
Intakes May
Application Fees CAD 100
Tuition Fees CAD 21100
Campus Main
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Admission Requirements
Language proficiency (minimum)
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL 94
PTE Not Required / Waiver
Duolingo Not Required / Waiver
Exam proficiency (minimum)
SAT Not Required / Waiver
ACT Not Required / Waiver
GRE Not Required / Waiver
GMAT Not Required / Waiver
Requirements

Minimum GPA - 73.0%

Rankings
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Times Higher Education --
ARWU --
Webometrics 1828
QS Ranking

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THE Ranking

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Shanghai Ranking

The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) was first published in June 2003 by the Center for World-Class Universities (CWCU), Graduate School of Education (formerly the Institute of Higher Education) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and updated on an annual basis

Webometrics Ranking

The "Webometrics Ranking of World Universities" is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain. CSIC is among the first basic research organizations in Europe. The CSIC consisted in 2006 of 126 centers and institutes distributed throughout Spain.

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