Business Insights and Analytics

Humber Polytechnic - International Graduate School
Canada, Ontario, Toronto

Study location	Canada, Ontario, Toronto
Type	Graduate Certificate, College
Nominal duration	2 years, includes 1 work placement
Study language	English
Course code	BI511

Tuition fee	CA$21,501 per year The fees are for the 2023–2024 academic year and include tuition, health insurance and ancillary charges. The fees displayed are estimates only for two semesters and are subject to change.
Registration fee	CA$375 one-time The registration fee includes the non-refundable application fee (CA$75) and the refundable deposit fee (CA$300). Please REVIEW the EdviseCanada`s fee policy.

Tuition fee

CA$21,501 per year

The fees are for the 2023–2024 academic year and include tuition, health insurance and ancillary charges.

The fees displayed are estimates only for two semesters and are subject to change.

Registration fee

CA$375 one-time

The registration fee includes the non-refundable application fee (CA$75) and the refundable deposit fee (CA$300).

Please REVIEW the EdviseCanada`s fee policy.

Entry qualification	Undergraduate Diploma (or higher) To be eligible for admission, you must possess: A bachelor’s degree from any discipline, or An advanced diploma or diploma in a related field (business, statistics/mathematics, or computer programming). The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English.

Entry qualification

Undergraduate Diploma (or higher)

To be eligible for admission, you must possess:

A bachelor’s degree from any discipline, or
An advanced diploma or diploma in a related field (business, statistics/mathematics, or computer programming).

The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English.

Language requirements	English For direct admission, if English is not your first language, OR you did not complete a minimum of two full years of successful study in an accredited university degree program/college diploma program in a country OR in a postsecondary institution where English is the primary language of instruction, you must provide one of the English language proficiency tests below: IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.5 (Min Listening: 6.0, Min Reading: 6.0, Min Writing: 6.0, Min Speaking: 6.0) TOEFL (IBT): Total score of 88 (Min Reading: 22, Min Listening: 22, Min Speaking: 22, Min Writing: 22) Duolingo English Test (DET): Minimum score of 125 Other accepted language tests or evaluation methods.

Language requirements

English

For direct admission, if English is not your first language, OR you did not complete a minimum of two full years of successful study in an accredited university degree program/college diploma program in a country OR in a postsecondary institution where English is the primary language of instruction, you must provide one of the English language proficiency tests below:

IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.5 (Min Listening: 6.0, Min Reading: 6.0, Min Writing: 6.0, Min Speaking: 6.0)

TOEFL (IBT): Total score of 88 (Min Reading: 22, Min Listening: 22, Min Speaking: 22, Min Writing: 22)

Duolingo English Test (DET): Minimum score of 125

Other accepted language tests or evaluation methods.

More information	business.humber.ca/..ts-and-analytics.html

Today’s businesses know that it is critical to stay on top of what’s next in their industry: the next trend, the next tool, the next technology. They are developing capacity within their organizations to use big data to derive insights for a more profitable future. Businesses have a growing need for professionals who can use data, analytics and business acumen to improve ROI, streamline and expedite processes, drive down costs, create smart products, and build better customer experiences.

Humber’s Business Insights and Analytics graduate certificate program provides you with practical, in-demand skills in business; database management and programming; data analysis and interpretation; and decision-making and communications. It consists of a common platform of 21 core courses in business, database management, programming for machine learning and data analytics, plus 3 specialization stream courses in either Marketing or Operations.

Graduates of this program will:

develop effective business strategies, tactics and processes based on data-driven analytics
support business decision making with advanced statistical and quantitative analysis; and advanced data visualization and communications tools and techniques
generate business insights by developing and using databases, big data and machine learning

Work Placement

Get the hands-on experience that industry demands with a 320-hour (minimum) work placement that will give you the opportunity to apply what you have learned in the classroom to the real world. Students initiate the placement with the aid of faculty, targeting companies in the Greater Toronto Area. Placement may be completed on a part-time basis throughout the academic year, or full time during the term immediately following the program.

For graduates with advanced skills in analytics, there are many career opportunities across many industries. Job titles commonly used to describe professionals in this field are: