Certificate in Data Science
Certificate in Data Science
This concurrent ertificate is intended for students completing a Bachelor of Computer Science, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, or a Bachelor of Science in Statistics, but is open to currently registered Dalhousie students in all Faculties; it is not open for direct application.
The Certificate in Data Science (DS) is a credential for undergraduate students who focus on the Data Mining pipeline, building on an understanding of the principles of machine learning. The certificate is designed to be accessible to both Computer Science and Statistics majors, with significant flexibility in the electives, which include a broad choice of upper-year computer science and statistics courses. The certificate confirms an understanding of the different parts of the CRISP-DM pipeline, including data preparation, exploratory data analysis, modelling, evaluation and deployment of the solution to support access to the results by the stakeholders. Electives allow students to dive deeper into statistical theories and computer science application areas.
This certificate requires a student to take 18 credit hours, comprising two required courses and four electives from a list of elective courses with at least a C in each of them. Required courses are:
Elective courses are:
Requirements
Note that to obtain a certificate, the degree requirements must be satisfied. To be awarded a Certificate, students must apply to graduate with a Certificate at the time they apply to graduate from their degree program.