This Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Data Science and Analytics is a constituent of our MSc in Applied Data Science and Analytics, running fully online. Developed with industry for industry, it has gained a significant reputation as a high quality, challenging and very rewarding programme with a practical focus. The programme is designed for students in the workplace that need to upskill or reskill in data science and analytics. Focusing on the knowledge and skills to select, apply and evaluate data science and big data analytics techniques, the programme emphasises discovering and using knowledge to add value to a company. Students will gain both an in-depth theoretical understanding and practical hands-on experience, including implementing novel and emerging techniques.

 

Modules were devised to work together, covering in detail all stages of a data science methodology from defining business objectives, exploration and understanding your data, assessing data quality and bias, understanding the implications of data preparation choices, tuning and interrogating data models, and critically evaluating results with respect to a business objective. Assessments are adaptable to individual business contexts or interests.

 

Consisting of three modules, all students complete Algorithms for Data Science and Data Exploration and Pre-processing. In addition, there is a choice of one of three electives allows further specialise in analysis techniques for structured data (Data Science Applications); text analytics (Text Analytics and Web Content Mining) or working with Big Data (Programming for Big Data).

 

The programme runs over two semesters, from September to May. Each module is delivered synchronously, online, one evening a week for 3 hours, and is also recorded. 1 to 1 support is available outside of scheduled class times.