Data Science Course
Create robust predictive models with statistics and Python programming. Build confidence and credibility to tackle complex machine learning problems on the job.
Demand for data scientists has increased 663% in five years, and the call for machine learning skills is up 809%.
Get the Skills Today’s Employers Demand
Thousands of companies need team members who can transform data sets into strategic forecasts. Meet that need. Learn to apply machine learning techniques to fuel predictive models like customer segmentation and recommendation engines.
Tap Into a Valuable Professional Network
Form real connections that can change the course of your career. Meet practitioners and peers who can help you succeed in the data industry through our global alumni network. Graduate with an industry-recognized GA certificate, and join an exclusive community.
Let Your Employer Foot the Bill
More than 45% of our part-time students receive tuition reimbursement from their companies — you could, too. We can send you an employer sponsorship package to show your manager the advantages of learning with GA.
Choose a Format Designed for Your Busy Life
Join this 10-week, evening data science course online or at one of our campuses around the globe. Or, take part from the comfort of home — wherever you’re based — via our Remote classroom.
What you will learn
- Apply various Data Science and Machine Learning skills, techniques, and tools to complete a project and publish a report.
- Practice with various tools used by Data Scientists and become experienced in using some of them like Jupyter notebooks.
- Master the key steps involved in tackling a data science problem and learn to follow a methodology to think and work like a Data Scientist.
- Write SQL to query databases and explore relational database concepts.
- Understand Python and practice Python programming using Jupyter.
- Import and clean data sets, analyze data, build and evaluate data models and pipelines using Python.
- Utilize several data visualization tools, techniques and libraries in Python to present data visually.
- Understand and apply various supervised and unsupervised Machine Learning models and algorithms to address real world challenges using Python.
Program Overview
Data science and machine learning skills continue to be in highest demand across industries, and the need for data practitioners is booming. Upon completing this Professional Certificate program, you will be armed with the skills and experience you need to start your career in data science and machine learning. Through hands-on assignments and high-quality instruction, you will build a portfolio using real data science tools and real-world problems and data sets. The curriculum will cover a wide range of data science topics including: open source tools and libraries, methodologies, Python, databases, SQL, data visualization, data analysis, and machine learning. There is no requirement for prior computer science or programming knowledge in order to take this program.
Anyone with some computer skills and a passion for self-learning can succeed as we begin small and build up to more complex problems and topics.
With the tremendous need for data science and data analyst professionals in the market today, this program will jumpstart your path in data science and prepare you with a portfolio of data science deliverables to give you the confidence to take the plunge and start your data science career.
Gained a 33% salary increase after launching a data science career at NASA
“I had always loved and been passionate about data, but the skills used at my jobs always stopped at Excel and Tableau. When I moved back to Los Angeles and saw how quickly the data landscape had transformed, I knew I had to get back in the field and learn the newer technologies.”
Course Outline
Introduction to Data Science
Data Science Tools
The Data Science Method
SQL for Data Science
Python Basics for Data Science
Python for Data Science Project
Analyzing Data with Python
Machine Learning with Python: A Practical Introduction
Data Science and Machine Learning Capstone Project
Expert instruction
10 skill-building courses
6 months
4 hours per week
300,000FCFA 600,000FCFA
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