Program Highlights
Take your marketing or science degree to the next level with classes focusing on the mathematical and statistical foundations of marketing and data science.
Tuition and Fees
2021-22: $9,397.39
- Fees listed are for the entire two years. Depending on the campus of study and the courses selected, fees may vary.
- Fees include all mandatory fees: Activity fee, Health & Dental, Student Association fee, Education Technology fee, Development fee.
- All amounts are approximate and are subject to change.
- International students will pay International tuition fees
Program Details
This unique two-year post-baccalaureate diploma (60 credit/20 course) is aimed at students with a bachelor degree in any business or science program who wish to pursue a career in Marketing and Data Analytics. Students will receive thorough training in statistics and data science. Term one of this program sets the mathematical and statistical foundation for higher level learning in the marketing and data science area. In subsequent terms, students build on, and apply, these foundational skills to a diverse set of areas. While many of the applications have a business or marketing focus, the mathematical, statistical, and data science concepts learned are universally applicable to a wide range of disciplines.
Graduates of this program have the opportunity to work in a variety of fields:
- Market Data Analyst
- Agency Manager
- Consultant
- Marketing Insights Analyst
- Data Scientist
- Reporting Specialist
Students entering this program are expected to own their own laptop computer. The computer should have Windows 10 installed and with the following specs:
- A minimum of 8 GB of RAM.
NOTE: If you can obtain 16 GB of RAM, this is a lot better. If 8GB is all you can obtain, then you will need to ensure you keep your stored files, and downloaded apps and programs to a minimum, and rely on external storage and cloud-based solutions.
- For computing speed, you will require at least around 2+ GHz or better.
NOTE: You can get away with 1.8-1.9 GHz, but speeds much slower might prove a little more time-consuming for you to complete assignment work, but can still function adequately most of the time.
- An up-to-date, latest generation graphics card, that is optimized for speedy and optimal graphics rendering.
NOTE: Many gaming laptops already have this. It is not necessary for you to use a gaming laptop, but we will be performing substantially graphics-heavy analyses for time to time, and the limitations of your graphics card can become an issue.
You should ask your local computer outlet for assistance with the above, in the event that this is not clear to you, or if you have not purchased a laptop for advanced scientific studies before. Also, although we recommend a PC with Windows 10, if you are running a different operating system (such as a MacOS, or an earlier version of Windows) you can still successfully complete the program.
Please be advised we perform our teaching activities exclusively in Windows 10 in this program, and this may mean that you could face challenges obtaining timely and/or effective assistance with issues that arise due to differences in our operating systems.
Monitors: Many students have found it highly beneficial to invest in a second monitor for their laptop. This allows multiple screens and applications to be more easily viewed side-by-side when doing serious analysis work at home. In addition, having the ability to zoom effectively can greatly enhance clarity and visibility. We routinely make use of extended displays to greatly enhance our analysis and programming work, and we recommend that you at the very least investigate and decide whether this would be of benefit to you.
NOTE: Equipment requirements as of the 2021/22 academic year.
Students in the the Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Health Analytics come from backgrounds in Computer Science, Health, Math, Statistics and other fields. No matter the background, however, applicants should have interest and skills in Math in order to be successful in the program.
Admission Requirements
Successful completion of a recognized Bachelor Degree in any business or science program. A post-secondary basic calculus course, or equivalent, is highly recommended.
A student who has completed a recognized undergraduate degree in a non-business or non-science program may be admitted to the program provided they pass the Okanagan College Basic Algebra Proficiency Test with a minimum score of 20/25 AND the Calculus Readiness Test with a minimum score of 16/25.
Program Outline
Semester 1
DSCI 300 Data Wrangling and Visualization
DSCI 310 Mathematics Computation
BUAD 116 Marketing
STAT 230 Elementary Applied Statistics
MATH 314 Calculus and Linear Algebra with Business Applications
Semester 2
DSCI 400 Machine Learning I
BUAD 123 Management Principles
BUAD 200 Digital Marketing
BUAD 210 Introduction to Marketing Research
STAT 240 Applied Statistics II
Semester 3
DSCI 401 Machine Learning II
BUAD 283 Management Information Systems
STAT 310 Regression Analysis
BUAD 344 Marketing Analytics and Data Analysis
Elective - any three credit academic course
Semester 4
MATH 251 Introduction to Discrete Structures
STAT 311 Modern Statistical Methods
BUAD 315 Management Science
DSCI 490 Data Science Project
Elective - any three credit academic course
Successful completion of the prescribed and elective courses as listed in the program outline with a minimum graduating grade average of 60%.
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