This two-year post-baccalaureate diploma (60 credit/20 course) is aimed at students with a bachelor degree in any nursing, science, engineering, psychology, business or management program who wish to pursue a career in Health Analytics. Students will receive thorough training in statistics and data science. Term one of this program sets the mathematical and statistical foundation for higher level learning in the health and data science areas. In subsequent terms, students build on, and apply, these foundational skills to a diverse set of areas. While many of the applications have a health focus, the mathematical, statistical, and data science concepts learned are universally applicable to a wide range of disciplines.
At the end of this program students will:
Understand healthcare systems in a variety of countries including how their history, geography, government and economy and privacy laws impact the healthcare system.
Evaluate, define and explain data-analytic problems that offer the greatest opportunities for organizational benefits.
Understand the relevant laws, regulations and standards involved with health data.
Manage and manipulate data and create data visualizations using a variety of mathematical and statistical software.
Apply mathematical, statistical and machine learning techniques to support organizational decisions as well as to identify new data driven opportunities.
Participate in the planning and execution of a data science project culminating in recommendations based on the results of the analysis.
Careers:
Health-Care Analyst / Senior Health-Care Analyst
Health Informatics Data Analyst
Systems Administrator
Program Manager Analytics
Data Solution Architect
Health Services Manager
Infection Prevention Manager
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
January 2025
Okanagan College
Kelowna Campus,
1000 KLO Road,
KELOWNA,
British Columbia (BC),
V1Y 4X8, Canada
Successful completion of a recognized Bachelor Degree in any science, nursing, engineering, psychology, or management program.
Applicants who have completed post-secondary studies outside of Canada will require a World Education Service evaluation with International Credential Advantage Package of their credentials.
English requirements
Canadian secondary school English 12: 60% or 70%
IELTS Academic: 6.0 or 6.5
TOEFL: 79 on IBT
Duolingo: 105 or 110
Okanagan College English for Academic Purposes (EAP): Level 3
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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