Cert in Certificat en science des données et intelligence d'affaires

This Certificate in Data Science and Business Intelligence at Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi is a 30-credit, on-campus program with admission in fall and winter terms. It trains computing practitioners able to develop software and manage organizational data across storage, distribution, security, and manipulation, while building information systems, visualization dashboards, advanced statistical processing, data mining, artificial intelligence, and machine-learning competencies, and it bridges business analysts and decision-makers by providing foundational business knowledge and strategic decision-making skills. The 30-credit curriculum combines seven required courses, worth 21 credits, with two elective courses chosen from fourteen options and one enrichment course. Admission is open to DEC holders; to applicants holding an appropriate credential demonstrating basic science knowledge, obtained outside Quebec after at least 13 years of schooling, with a minimum average of 11 on 20; to applicants who have completed 15 university credits with a cumulative average of at least 2.3 on 4.3; and to applicants able to show at least six months of relevant and significant full-time experience in a computing-related field, supported by a curriculum vitae and motivation letter.