Data Management and Analytics - Post-Diploma Certificate
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2025-09-01 | - |
| 2026-01-01 | - |
Program Overview
Data Management and Analytics - Post-Diploma Certificate
Overview
The Data Management and Analytics Post-Diploma Certificate prepares learners to uncover insights from unstructured data sets to inform data-driven decision making.
Credential
- Post-Diploma Certificate
Program Length
- 2 Terms
Area
- Technology
School
- School of Technology
Post-Graduation Work Permit
- Yes
About
The Data Management and Analytics Post-diploma Certificate prepares students to uncover insights from unstructured data sets to inform data-driven decision making. Students will determine data requirements, plan for the data life cycle, model data, and use information technology tools to gather data and interpret results. Graduates of the program will have experience with relational database systems, data warehousing, data quality improvement, and visual analytics, along with an introduction to working with big data. Graduates will be able to design data analytics projects to help organizations across sectors make informed and actionable decisions. Resolving real-life business and organizational challenges will be central to project work.
Potential Graduate Career Opportunities
- Data Analyst
- Database Administrator
- Data Merger Specialist
- Data Analytics Professional
- Data Architect
Admission Requirements
- Completion of a diploma or equivalent in business administration, information technology, engineering, or software development
- Credit in Math 30-1 or Math 30-2 or equivalent
Laptop Specifications
A laptop computer with course applicable software will be required (specifications below)
- Intel quad core CPU (i7) or later generation
- 16GB RAM or greater
- 512 GB SSD or greater (Hard Drive & storage)
- On-board integrated (Video card)
- 15 inches or greater screen
- Windows 10 Pro/education 64-bit (MacOS is not supported)
- Portable hard drive (for data backup)
English Language Proficiency Requirements
For applicants whose first language is not English, please review English language proficiency requirements.
Academic Upgrading
Enhance your previous education to meet the missing admissions requirements for one of the BVC programs.
Available Intakes
- September 2025
- Domestic: Open
- International: Open
- January 2026
- Domestic: Not Offered
- International: Not Offered
Tuition and Fees
Domestic Students
| Term | Tuition Fees | Additional Fees | Total Fees* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | $5,000 | $605 | $5,605 |
| Term 2 | $5,000 | $605 | $5,605 |
International Students
| Term | Tuition Fees | Additional Fees | Total Fees* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | $15,500 | $605 | $16,105 |
| Term 2 | $15,500 | $605 | $16,105 |
*All tuition and fees are subject to change. Program tuitions are estimates only. Your actual tuition and fees are calculated on actual course registrations and can be viewed under "Statement of Account" in MyBVC or by requesting a Statement of Account from Registrar Services.
Courses
Term 1
| Code | Course | Credit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DATA3101 | Data Programming | 3 | picturepdf |
| DATA3202 | Designing Data Analysis Projects | 3 | picturepdf |
| DATA3203 | Data Acquisition | 3 | picturepdf |
| DATA3410 | Data Visualization I | 3 | picturepdf |
| MATH3903 | Mathematics for Data Analytics | 3 | picturepdf |
Term 2
| Code | Course | Credit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DATA3102 | Data Wrangling | 3 | picturepdf |
| DATA3303 | Building and Presenting Data Visualizations | 3 | picturepdf |
| DATA3304 | Data Analysis II | 3 | picturepdf |
| DATA3411 | Data Visualization II | 3 | picturepdf |
| DATA3998 | Data Management and Analytics Capstone Project | 3 | picturepdf |
