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Professional Certificate
Applied Data Science
Turn raw data into decisions people act on.
- Length
- 6 or 12 months
- Level
- Foundational
- Weekly
- 8 to 12 hours
- Format
- Live cohort, Hybrid, Self-paced
- Modules
- 8 to 14
- Next intake
- To be announced
What you'll learn
A complete foundation in practical data science: getting data, cleaning it, analysing it with sound statistics, building models and explaining results to people who make decisions. Designed for career switchers and professionals who work near data but have not yet worked with it directly.
By the end, you will be able to
- Write Python and SQL to collect and clean data
- Explore data visually and spot quality issues
- Apply statistical tests and avoid common misinterpretations
- Build and evaluate regression and classification models
- Present findings with clear charts and recommendations
Curriculum
Switch between the 6- and 12-month options to see how the program expands. Every module includes a hands-on lab.
8 modules, 24 weeks, about 192 to 288 study hours
Core modulesCapstone
Topics
- Variables, loops and functions
- Notebooks
- Reading files and APIs
Lab
Analyse a public transport dataset
Estimated effort
24 to 36 hours over 3 weeks
Skills you'll build
- PythonAdvanced
- SQLAdvanced
- StatisticsAdvanced
- Data visualisationProficient
- Predictive modellingProficient
- ExperimentationProficient
Tools and technologies
- Python
- pandas
- SQL
- PostgreSQL
- Jupyter
- Matplotlib
- Seaborn
- scikit-learn
- statsmodels
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Portfolio projects
Representative projects from the curriculum. Your capstone is scoped with a mentor around a problem you choose.
Marketing experiment readout
Decide whether a campaign changed conversion, with the right test and caveats.
Statistics, Python
Loan default model
Predict default risk and explain drivers to a credit committee.
scikit-learn, SQL
12-month option
Demand forecast
Forecast weekly product demand with backtested accuracy.
Time series
How it's delivered
- Live cohort
- Scheduled live classes each week with your cohort, recorded for different time zones, plus self-paced lessons and labs.
- Hybrid
- Self-paced lessons with fortnightly live workshops and mentor sessions.
- Self-paced
- Study on your own schedule with deadlines for assessed work and booked mentor office hours.
Instructors
Instructor and mentor profiles for this program are published once each person's background has been verified. We don't show placeholder faces or borrowed credentials.
Admissions
- 1Submit an online application
- 2Readiness review by admissions
- 3Decision by email
- 4Confirm your place and start onboarding
Tuition
- 6-month optionPublished before intake
- 12-month optionPublished before intake
Payment options vary by country and are shown at checkout.
Tuition and payment optionsCertificate
Complete every required module, pass the assessments and the capstone review to earn the Professional Certificate.
Each certificate has a unique ID and QR code that anyone can check on our verification page.
This is a professional credential issued by Zyvora Academy, not an academic degree.
Where it can lead
Roles this program builds toward. Outcomes depend on your background, effort and local job market; we don't guarantee employment.
Data Scientist
Answers questions and informs decisions with statistics and models.
Role detailsData Analyst
Turns business data into reports, dashboards and recommendations.
Role details
Program questions
Syllabus
Get the full syllabus
We'll email the detailed syllabus, and the fee sheet as soon as tuition for the next intake is published.
Advisor
Speak to an advisor
Ask about fit, prerequisites or which length suits you. An advisor replies by email to arrange a call.
