The Certificate in Applied Data Science is open to any undergraduate student at the University of Alberta. The certificate offers a set of required courses to ensure that students completing it have a good understanding of key areas of modern data science. One of the required courses is a capstone course, which provides the students with the opportunity of applying in practical scenarios the knowledge gained in the other courses. The certificate also offers a set of elective courses that allow the students to apply data science principles and techniques.
To be awarded the certificate students must apply through Bear Tracks with their application to graduate by the application deadline for convocation (see Academic Schedule ). See also Note 3.
Students may pursue the Certificate in Applied Data Science by fulfilling existing requirements for majors, minors, or honors in their respective disciplines, and by completing 18 units as follows, with at least 6 units at the 300-level or higher: