- UFV ten- to eighteen-month* Data Analysis post-baccalaureate program equips you with the practical skills needed to extract reliable information from large data sets.
- By taking carefully designed courses with the right mix of computing and statistics, you gain the database skills you need to house, extract, manipulate and maintain data.
- The industry standard statistical software environments SAS and R are used throughout.
- Students must complete 11 courses, for a total of 34 or 35 credits.
- The certificate can be earned in 14 months, beginning in May and finishing at the end of June the following year.
- Co-op students must complete 10 courses as well as a four-month Co-op work term in the Summer semester directly before their final academic semester.The certificate with Co-op option can be earned in about 18 months, beginning in July and finishing in December of the following year
- In order to satisfy the requirements of the Data Analysis Post-Baccalaureate certificate (Co-op option), students must complete two four-month semesters of academic study (9 credits each), followed by a four-month Co-op work term (typically during a Summer semester), followed by one more semester of academic study (9 credits)
- To be eligible to graduate, students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.00 on all 11 courses (34-35 credits) required to complete the program.
- Experienced data analysts with strong leadership and business skills may progress to become senior or lead analysts, managers, chief information officers, or consultants.