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Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Data Science 

Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Data Science
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UC 
Overview

Fast-track your career by gaining a broad and practical understanding of the principles and applications of data science through our Postgraduate Diploma

Duration

24 months

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Total fee

29.20 Lakh

Mode of learning

Online

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Course Level

PG Diploma

Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Data Science
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UC 
Highlights

  • Earn a postgraduate diploma from University of Canterbury
  • Learn from expert faculty
  • Financial aid is available
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Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Data Science
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Course details

Who should do this course?
  • Individuals already working in IT, business, or related fields who want to transition into data science roles
What are the course deliverables?
  • Upon completion of the program, students should demonstrate a solid understanding of the foundational concepts of data science, including statistics, linear algebra, and probability theory
  • Students should be proficient in acquiring, cleaning, and transforming raw data from various sources into a usable format for analysis
  • Students should be able to conduct EDA techniques to gain insights into datasets, identify patterns, anomalies, and correlations
  • Students should be capable of creating clear and informative visualizations to communicate insights from data effectively using tools such as Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Tableau
More about this course
  • In our rapidly changing world, data is being captured, stored and shared every day. Being able to use and understand the vast amounts of information that we access can lead to better productivity; and efficiency, and is increasingly necessary for effective leadership
  • Skills in data science and data management are in hot demand around the world, and graduates will stand out from the crowd with applied skills, technical knowhow, and analytical expertise
  • With the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Data Science, you'll gain a broad understanding of the principles of data science, the software tools that can be used to track and describe data trends, as well as analytical capability in a fast-tracked timeframe

Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Data Science
 at 
UC 
Curriculum

Foundation courses

Introduction to Data Science (DATA401)

Data Ethics (PHIL426)

Project Management Fundamentals (MBUS655)

Courses

Computer Programming (COSC480)

Data Management (MBIS623)

Scalable Data Science (DATA420)

Big Data (STAT448)

Texts, Disclosures and Data (DIGI405)

Data Mining (STAT462)

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Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Data Science
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Faculty details

Taylor Winter
Taylor Winter is currently investigating how different societal and group factors can elicit transient changes in an individuals levels and types of authoritarian state. He uses a range of longitudinal and momentary data with a focus on Bayesian methods and structural equation modelling.
Jennifer Brown
Jennifer Brown's primary research interest is in environmental statistics and she has expertise in survey design and environmental monitoring. Research in environmental statistics is collaborative by its very nature, and Jennifer works with both statisticians and biologists.

Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Data Science
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