Please Note: This program is closed; applications are not currently being accepted.
Prepare for a career in the exciting and innovative field of artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics. Graduates of this two-year post-graduate program will be equipped with the knowledge and specialized skills in AI and data science needed to design and build data-driven systems for decision-making in the private and public sectors.
As a graduate of Loyalist's full-time Artificial Intelligence and Data Science post-graduate program, you will be prepared for certification exams in industry-relevant software.
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Find your career
AI and data science professionals find careers working in a range of sectors, including consulting firms, financial services, government and authority, international organizations/non-profits, technology, and research.
Develop essential skills in the following:
- Statistical modelling and inference
- Machine learning
- Data visualization
- Data warehousing
- Business intelligence
- Computer vision
- Python
- Mathematics for data science
Experiential learning, including a co-op work term
Through training in predictive, descriptive and prescriptive analytics, gain the knowledge needed to design and build decision-making systems based on AI and data science. Get hands-on skills in the following:
- Learn how to collect, manipulate and mine data sets to meet organizational need.
- Acquire skills for designing and applying process-specific data models, as well as for developing software applications to manipulate data sets, correlate information and produce reports.
- Gain experience identifying and assessing data analytics, business strategies and workflows to respond to new opportunities or provide project solutions.
- Develop skills in data analytics, business intelligence tools and research to support evidence-based decision-making.
- Practise developing AI models and agents that use enterprise data to identify patterns, provide insights, recommend actions or perform tasks autonomously, on behalf of stakeholders.
- A co-op work term in semester four provides an opportunity to gain first-hand workplace experience.
Co-ops in work terms are valuable work-integrated learning experiences in which students demonstrate outcomes from previous semesters in Canadian industry settings. In addition to building skills and identifying career contacts, co-ops in work terms add industry-relevant experience to students’ résumés. The co-op job market is competitive, and students will be expected to participate actively in their job searches. Students will be supported with information and skills to attain co-ops.
Program Plans
Spring 2023
Fall 2023
Winter 2023
Winter 2024
NOTES REGARDING SEMESTER FOUR:
- Students are required to participate in a co-op placement in addition to either the Kaggle Competition or the Professional Certification course. It is showing up incorrectly below due to a technical issue. Please visit the Program Maps: Loyalist College web page for more details.
- Students are encouraged to participate actively in securing a Co-op Work Term and will be provided skill-building supports and access to employment opportunities from Loyalist College in Toronto. In the event that a student is ineligible or cannot secure a Co-op Work Term, they will complete an Applied Project in their final semester.
*Courses subject to change.
Certification Exam Preparation
As a graduate of Loyalist's full-time Artificial Intelligence and Data Science post-graduate program, you will be prepared to write certification exams in industry-relevant software.
Co-op Work Term and Applied Project Fees
During semester 4, students do not pay the standard tuition fee. Instead, there is a co-op work term fee of $900 or an Applied Project fee of $2,800. Students are encouraged to participate actively in securing a Co-op Work Term and will be provided skill-building supports and access to employment opportunities from Loyalist College in Toronto. In the event that a student is ineligible or cannot secure a Co-op Work Term, they will complete an Applied Project in their final semester. For the Artificial Intelligence and Data Science program, students are required to take an additional course to assist with industry certification or experience that costs $270 in addition to the co-op or applied project fees.
Admission Requirements
Required academic preparation
A diploma or degree in computer studies, technology, engineering, analytics, mathematics or statistics from a recognized college or university or equivalent. Data analysis, computer programming (Python), languages fluency and excellent math skills are strongly recommended for success in this program.
All teaching within Loyalist is conducted in English. In order to be successful in a program, skills such as communication, listening comprehension, and reading and writing must be at a level sufficient to meet the demands of post-secondary studies. All applicants to Loyalist whose first language is not English, or whose previous education was in another language, will be expected to provide an English proficiency assessment for admissions approval. Details about language and general admission requirements are available here.