Program Overview
Big Data Analytics Graduate Certificate
Program Description
Big Data allows users to visualize past, present, and future patterns by linking and presenting information in meaningful ways. Data Analytics offers deeper insight into the meaning of data sets by telling the story behind the information. This enables stakeholders to make more informed decisions, predict trends and better understand the needs and sentiments of customers. This program provides students with a unique blend of theoretical knowledge and applied skills. Students learn how to collect, curate, manipulate, encode, and store data sets so they can be analyzed and mined in such a way that they can be reused and repurposed to solve present challenges as well as those that do not yet exist.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this program are able to collect, organize and correlate data for a wide range of industries including government, applied research, human resources, health care, and sales and marketing. Leveraging prior background, skills and experience, students may be employed in roles such as Data Analyst, Business Analyst, BI Developer, ETL Developer, Database Developer, NoSQL Developer, Data Visualization Developer, Business Intelligence (BI) Specialist, Analytics Specialist, BI Solutions Architect, or Business Analytic Specialist.
Course Information
Course Offerings and Equivalents
- Applied Machine Learning (BDAT 1015)
- Business Analytics (BDAT 1009)
- Business Intelligence (BDAT 1010)
- Business Processes and Modelling (BDAT 1003)
- Cloud Based Data Engineering (BDAT 1008)
- Collection and Management (ODE)
- Data Analytics Programming (BDAT 1004)
- Data Analytics Project (BDAT 1011)
- Data Manipulation Techniques (BDAT 1000)
- Data System Architecture (BDAT 1002)
- Data Visualization (BDAT 1006)
- Information Encoding Standards (BDAT 1001)
- Mathematics for Data Analytics (BDAT 1005)
- NoSQL Databases (BDAT 1016)
- Social Media Analytics and Data Mining (BDAT 1007)
How to Apply
- Make sure you meet program admission requirements
- Complete an online application using the Ontario College Application Service (OCAS) using the part-time program code
- When registration opens, select the course(s) from the program webpage course listing and follow the prompt steps to register and pay
Frequently Asked Questions
Finance and Fees
- Are part-time students eligible for the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)?
- As a part-time student, you may be eligible for OSAP funding, depending on the number of courses you take per semester.
- What is the cost of the program?
- As a part-time student, you can take one to three courses per semester, paying on a course-by-course basis.
Online Learning
- What is an OntarioLearn (ODE) course?
- These courses are offered through OntarioLearn. Visit the OntarioLearn webpage to learn more.
- OntarioLearn courses are set up as equivalents to the Georgian courses. You can choose to take the ODE courses or the Georgian courses.
Credit for Prior Learning (CPL)
- Can I transfer credits or prior life or work experience to fast track my studies?
- Previous postsecondary education: If you’ve completed courses, or some or all of a program, at another accredited postsecondary institution, you may be able to transfer all or some of your courses into a related program at Georgian.
- Relevant work or life experience: If you have relevant work and/or life experience that relates to your program(s) of interest at Georgian, Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR is an academic credit option.
