
Overview
Trent is one of the first universities in Canada to work to fill the training gap for professionals in data science. You will be uniquely prepared with the tools and techniques you require to work with and analyze today’s increasingly complex data sets in all areas of the sciences, as well as the business world.
Career-Ready in the Growing Field of Data Science
Trent is one of the first universities in Canada to work to fill the training gap for professionals in data science. Graduates of this Big Data Analytics Stream: Applied Modelling and Quantitative Methods at Trent University are uniquely prepared with the tools and techniques they require to work with and analyze today’s increasingly complex data sets in all areas of the sciences, as well as the business world. The program emphasizes practical skills in visualization, data mining, cloud-based approaches and parallel programming skills and prepares graduates for careers including:
Chief Data Officer
Data Scientist
Data Solutions Architect
Business Manager
Business Analyst
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses included:Foundations of Modelling
Mathematical aspects of modelling
Computational aspects of modelling
Statistical Aspects of Modelling
Data Visualization
High performance computing
Big Data
Data Mining
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Duration
- Full-time
- 16 months
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General requirements
- B.A. or B.Sc. honours degree (a four year undergraduate bachelor's degree) in one of the traditional disciplines: Anthropology, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computing & Information Systems, Economics, Geography, Humanities, Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy, Philosophy, or Psychology
- Minimum B+ (77%) or equivalent in the work of the last four semesters or the last two undergraduate years (last ten full credits)
- A university course in differential and integral calculus, and one in probability and statistics or the equivalent
- Some familiarity with linear algebra, and be capable of programming at an elementary level in at least one computational language
- A course in either differential equations or advanced statistics is required, depending on whether the student’s area of research will be mathematics or statistics based
- Enrollment is limited; preference will be given to applicants who exceed the above minimum requirements
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International
21626 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 21626 CAD per year during 16 months. -
National
8090 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8090 CAD per year during 16 months.
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