Program Overview

Business Analytics (BAN)

Work Term Option (BANC)

Program Overview

This one-year graduate certificate program will provide you with the skills to identify and collect meaningful data, prepare data for analysis, conduct analysis of data sets and present results in a meaningful format to help inform business decisions across the enterprise. Key topics of study include: statistics needed for analytics, programming languages for data analysis, security and privacy for the field of business analytics, data predictive analytics and leadership in the business environment.

Program Details

• Duration: 2 Semesters (1 Year)
• Credential: Ontario College Graduate Certificate
• School: Seneca Business
• Campus: Newnham, Online
• Delivery: Online, Hybrid

Skills

Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

• Business analytics to support evidence-based decision-making
• Development of software applications related to data management and manipulation
• Entrepreneurial strategies to identify new business opportunities

Work Experience

This program offers the option to complete a work term, providing valuable hands-on experience in your field of study. Students interested in completing a work term should apply to the Business Analytics (Work Term) (BANC) program.

Program Availability

• Canadian Applicants
• International Applicants

Career Opportunities

As a graduate of this program, you may find employment in corporations and government organizations that have large, rich data sets and the resources to mine data. You may pursue future career options, such as:

• Business analyst
• Business system analyst
• Computer system analyst
• Data analyst
• Data associate
• Data consultant
• Data specialist
• Information systems business analyst

Accreditation

Graduates will be eligible to receive the SAS Academic Specialization.

Sustainability

We’ve made a bold commitment to embed principles of sustainability into every business program we offer.

Testimonials

• Raquel Cruz, Graduate, Business Analytics
• Aaron Richard Simeon, Graduate, Business Analytics
• Judy Gao, Graduate, Business Analytics
• Atharva Lad, Graduate, Business Analytics
• Jessalyn Chen, Graduate, Business Analytics

Related Programs

• Honours Bachelor of Commerce – Business Management
• Honours Bachelor of Commerce – Business Technology Management
• Honours Bachelor of Data Science and Analytics