Postgraduate Diploma in Data Science

Overview


Developed at a postgraduate level, Digita’s diploma programme enables you to gain skills in maths, statistics and programming to organise, analyse and visualise data to uncover hidden solutions that challenge traditional business assumptions and produce entirely new operating and strategic models

With the emergence of cloud computing, big data and artificial intelligence, data science has become a key fourth generation profession. The convergence of these technologies has given rise to new and powerful approaches to developing business insights and decision making based on the analysis of vast amounts of data using advanced statistical techniques and complex machine learning algorithms.

Programme is delivered online and includes recorded video presentations, comprehensive lecture slides, sample code for practice, quizzes and regular practice assignments based on real world examples.


Career Prospects


Data science professionals are increasingly needed across multiple sectors and industries, including pharma, fintech, medtech, energy, oil and gas, marketing and many more. Past graduates from programmes taught by our faculty have gone on to work for specialist analytics and marketing consultancies, financial service firms and multinationals



Duration

6 to 9 Months

Number of Credits

120 Level 7 UK Credits

Eligibility

minimum of an undergraduate degree or equivalent in any discipline or minimum 2 years’ experience in technical and/or managerial roles

Progression Pathway

MSc in Data Science with Anglia Ruskin University and MSc. In Big Data Analytics at University of Derby.


Awarding Body and Credit Rating


COURSE MODULES

PGD

120 Credits

Modules Credits
Unit 01 - Exploratory Data Analysis 20
Unit 02 - Statistical Inference 20
Unit 03 - Fundamentals of Predictive Modelling 20
Unit 04 - Advanced Predictive Modelling 20
Unit 05 - Time Series Analysis 20
Unit 06 - Unsupervised Multivariate Methods 20