Data Management and Analytics

Unlock insights and drive organizational success with data.

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Post-Diploma Certificate
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School of Technology
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2 Terms
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Open to International students
PGWP code:
11.0802
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Data Management and Analytics

This program equips you to uncover insights from unstructured data sets and support data-driven decision making. You’ll learn to plan the data life cycle, model data, and use IT tools to gather, analyze, and interpret results. The program covers relational database systems, data warehousing, data quality improvement, visual analytics, and introduces working with big data.

You’ll design analytics projects to solve real business challenges, preparing you to help organizations make actionable, informed decisions across industries.

Career Opportunities

Graduates can pursue roles in public and private sectors, including:

  • Data Analyst
  • Database Administrator
  • Data Merger Specialist
  • Data Analytics Professional
  • Data Architect

Available intakes

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International
September 2026
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March 9, 2026 for May 2026 course start dates
July 6, 2026 for September 2026 course start dates
To register in an Open Studies course, find the course in the list below and click on the course code. Select the offering of the course that you would like to take, add it to the cart, proceed to checkout, and pay with a credit card.
Registration for all courses opens at 9:00 A.M. Calgary time.

Program availability and start dates are subject to change. Admission is based on first applied, first qualified.

Admission requirements

  • Completion of a diploma or equivalent in business administration, information technology, engineering, or software development
  • Credit in Math 30-1 or Math 30-2 or equivalent      

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English proficiency

If English is not your first language, please review the English language proficiency requirements.

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Provincial equivalencies

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International Students: Check whether your previous studies completed outside Canada meet the admission requirements using our country-specific document list found in step 2.

Additional Information

  • Students are expected to have programming experience
  • A laptop computer meeting minimum specifications is required for this program (see below)
  • Additional course-specific software may be required
Minimum Technology Requirements

A laptop computer with course applicable software will be required:

  • Intel quad core CPU (i7) or later generation
  • 16GB RAM or greater
  • 512 GB SSD or greater (Hard Drive & storage)
  • On-board integrated (Video card)
  • 15 inches or greater screen
  • Windows 10 Pro/education 64-bit (MacOS is not supported)
  • Portable hard drive (for data backup)

Tuition and fees

Term
Tuition fees
Additional fees
Total fees*
Term 1
$5,000
$605
$5,605
Term 2
$5,000
$564
$5,564

Estimated total tuition:

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Term
Tuition fees
Additional fees
Total fees*
Term 1
$15,500
$605
$16,105
Term 2
$15,500
$564
$16,064

Estimated total tuition:

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*All tuition and fees are subject to change. Program tuitions are estimates only.  Your actual tuition and fees are calculated on actual course registrations and can be viewed under "Statement of Account" in MyBVC or by requesting a Statement of Account from Registrar Services.

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Not all delivery modes are available for all courses or programs, and not all courses are available each term. Students should follow up on their individual program areas or their MyBVC for information for courses delivery types and availability.

Delivery modes, descriptions, and availability of courses each term are subject to change.

Complete the following courses:

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DATA3101Data Programming3

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DATA3202Designing Data Analysis Projects3

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DATA3203Data Acquisition3

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DATA3410Data Visualization I3

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MATH3903Mathematics for Data Analytics3

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Complete the following courses:

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DATA3102Data Wrangling3

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DATA3303Data Analysis I3

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DATA3304Data Analysis II3

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DATA3411Data Visualization II3

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DATA3998Data Management and Analytics Capstone Project3

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