Storytelling with Data
Study location | Canada, Ontario, Toronto |
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Type | Graduate Certificate, College |
Nominal duration | 1 year/ 2 semesters |
Study language | English |
Course code | 6015 |
Tuition fee | CA$18,372 per year The fee is for the 2024–2025 academic year and includes tuition (CA$16,649), health insurance and ancillary charges. The fees displayed are estimates for two semesters and are subject to change. |
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Registration fee | CA$400 one-time The registration fee includes the non-refundable application fee (CA$100) and the refundable deposit fee (CA$300). |
Accommodation fee | CA$1,800 per month The above fee is an estimated amount for living expenses for one month.
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Entry qualification | Undergraduate Diploma (or higher) To be eligible for admission, you must possess:
The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. |
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Language requirements | English If you did not complete two or more consecutive full years at a recognized post-secondary education institution in a school where English is the primary language of instruction and communication, you must provide one of the English language proficiency tests below:
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Overview
Storytelling with Data is a unique, first-of-its-kind Ontario College Graduate Certificate program that will prepare you to work as a new kind of storyteller – those with the ability to incorporate human centered data analysis into their work.
Students will explore the persuasive combination of story and data across the creative and cultural industries, and beyond. Standout features of this unique program will include centering human stories and using data ethically in the Human-Centered Data Analysis and fairness, accountability, transparency and ethics (FATE) courses while telling stories using data across creative and cultural disciplines (including film, television, advertising, journalism, cultural management spaces, game and esports).
Through a mix of design, communications and analytics courses, students will learn to distill complex datasets into engaging narratives. Students will incorporate data into content creation, design data visualizations, build interactive dashboards, prepare engaging presentations and craft persuasive narratives. Students will gain valuable experience working as data storytellers in authentic real-life settings through the experiential learning opportunities in Storyworks and Field Placement and Capstone courses.
Career opportunities
Graduates of Storytelling with Data will have job opportunities in many areas of employment to use their skills for persuasive combination of story and data in many creative industries.
Career Outlook
- Film
- Television
- Advertising
- Journalism
- Cultural Management Spaces
- Game
- Esports