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Ministry of Finance

Eastern Africa Statistical Training Centre

Chuo cha Takwimu Mashariki mwa Afrika

Programme: Bachelor Degree in Data Science

Explore core details about this programme below.

The General Objective of the Programme is to produce highly committed, responsible and creatively innovative professional graduates to deal with analyzing of structured and unstructured data, modelling, software engineering, visualization, creating and presenting insights that assist in making powerful data-driven decisions. Data Science is the extraction of knowledge from data. It is the blended technology brought from the broad areas of mathematics, statistics, information science and computer science. Data science can be used to investigate complex problems in various domains, such as marketing optimization, health-care, business analysis, bank systems, setting public policy, etc.

The Qualified Data Science Professionals shall have the following skills:

ยท         Statistics skills: Ability to collect, process and analyze data, ability to design statistical models, ability to interpret data.

ยท         Mathematics skills: Ability to manipulate data, ability to write mathematics models, ability to design mathematics algorithms.

ยท         Computer skills: Ability to generate data visualization, ability to mine/extract information from data (data mining), ability to generate the forecasting and predictive models.

Available Jobs for Data Sciences: 1. Data Scientist. 2. Data Analyst. 3. Data Engineer. 4. Data Architect. 5. Machine Learning Scientist. 6. Machine Learning Engineer. 7. Business Intelligence Developer. 8. Database Administrator. 9.Business Managers and Rising Leaders. 10. Product Managers. 11. Statistician. 12. Business Analyst.

HOLDERS OF FORM 6 (ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION) AND OFP PROGRAMME.

Two principal passes in the following subjects: Advanced Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Accountancy, Agriculture, Geography, Computers, Economics, Commerce, Business Studies and Computer Science. If one of the principal passes is not in Advanced Mathematics, a Subsidiary pass in Basic Applied Mathematics or a minimum of โ€˜โ€™Dโ€™โ€™ grade in Mathematics at O-Level is required or Foundation Programme of the OUT with a minimum GPA of 3.0.

HOLDERS OF ORDINARY DIPLOMA/EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATIONS

Diploma or Full Technician Certificate (FTC) in Data Science, Computer engineering, Computer Science, Computing Information Technology, Information Communication Technology, Business Administration, Business Information Technology, Statistics, Economics and Finance, Banking and Finance, Taxation, Insurance and Risk Management, Education (Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, ICT, Geography, Economics, Commerce, Accounts), Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Engineering Sciences, Agriculture, Science and Technology, Health and allied sciences with an average of โ€œBโ€™โ€™ or a minimum GPA of 3.0

Duration

3 Years

Fees

Tuition: 1,600,000
Admin: 390,000

Campus

Main Campus, Dar es Salaam

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