The Professional Certificate in Business (Data Science) will introduce you to the world of data analytics in business. You will obtain essential skills and knowledge in using software to engage in strategic analyses for better business decision making and learn how to apply practical tools to ensure ethical data collection and usage practices. The Professional Certificate (Data Science) allows you to study areas that meet your specific needs without studying a full Masters qualification, but successful completion of the Professional Certificate (Data Science) will allow you to stand out and succeed at work, and provides an option to continue to further study with credit for this study towards a Masters course.
Business Management, Business Representative.
Duration | 0.5 years full-time or 1 years part-time |
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Credit Points that Must be Earned | 12 |
Number of Units Required | CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. Units in postgraduate courses normally consist of 6 points of credit or multiples thereof (e.g. 12, 18, 24). |
Expected Hours of Study | One point of credit is equivalent to an expectation of approximately two hours of student work per week in a term. |
Course Type | Postgraduate Not Applicable |
Qualification (post nominal) | Cert |
AQF Level | Short Course |
Domestic Students Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes |
Not Applicable |
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International Students CRICOS Codes |
Not Applicable |
The entry requirements for a professional certificate course are:
(a) an undergraduate degree or equivalent; or
(b) at least 5 years full-time documented relevant work experience.
All students must meet English language requirements that are IELTS 6.0 with no band lower than 5.5 or equivalent.
(See CQU English language requirement for specific details and other standards or methods by which this requirement can be that met).
Nil.
Interim Awards | Not applicable |
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Exit Awards | Not applicable |
Accreditation |
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No Residential School for this course.
Not applicable |
Year | Number of Students |
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First Year | 10 |
Second year | 10 |
Third Year | 10 |
Number of units: 2 | Total credit points: 12 |
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Available units | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
ACCT28003 | Business Analytics Techniques | |
MGMT29005 | Data and Ethics |