Certificate in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

This program will prepare students with the in-demand knowledge and skills required to design and build data-driven systems for decision-making in the private or public sectors upon graduation. Students will learn about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science through training in predictive, descriptive, and prescriptive analytics. Graduates will be equipped with relevant skills that can be applied to a range of industries, which increasingly use these cutting-edge .

Within Loyalist College, graduates of this program would be well suited to continue their studies in the FinTech, Cyber Security, or other computer technology-related graduate certificate programs.

Experiential Learning

With this hands-on program, gain the knowledge and skills needed to support an organization’s AI and Data needs:

• Develop the skills required to collect, manipulate and mine data sets
• Analyze, design, and implement AI systems through the application of systematic approaches and methodologies to meet organizational needs
• Recommend different systems architectures and data storage technologies to support data analytics
• Design and apply data models that meet the needs of a specific operational/business process
• Develop software applications to manipulate data sets, correlate information and produce reports
• Design and present data visualizations to communicate information, analysis, reports, and make recommendations in a variety of formats for various audiences and stakeholders as required to meet operational/business or project objectives
• Apply data analytics, business intelligence tools and research to support evidence-based decision making
• Identify and assess data analytics business strategies and workflows to respond to new opportunities or provide project solutions
• Implement data solutions in compliance with corporate policies, ethical standards, and industry regulations
• Develop AI models and agents that use enterprise data to identify patterns, provide insights, recommend actions or perform tasks autonomously on behalf of stakeholders

Flexible Learning

Graduates from this program could also earn credits if they chose to further their studies in a related field.