Professional Certificate in Data Analytics

This hands-on programme is meticulously crafted to equip you with practical skills in modern-day analytics, enabling you to tackle real-world business challenges effectively. You will gain expertise in extracting meaningful insights and driving your organisation towards its objectives by applying cutting-edge analytics.

This programme will enable you to:

• Identify the full spectrum of data analytics characteristics and applications in order to understand its significance to organisational success

• Use industry-standard tools to conduct exploratory and descriptive analyses of large data sets in order to identify meaningful information

• Use predictive modelling to forecast outcomes and evaluate the merits of each to help your organisation solve problems and uncover new opportunities

• Design and solve an optimisation problem from a data set and create meaningful strategic recommendations that you can communicate to stakeholders

• Build a comprehensive portfolio for a business problem that highlights your analytics expertise to share with potential employers

The Professional Certificate in Data Analytics will be the most valuable for:

• Recent STEM or business graduates who are looking to launch a career in data analytics and wish to supplement their theoretical knowledge with practical experience in extracting meaningful insights from large quantities of data

• Early-career data professionals such as Python developers or data or business analysts who wish to build on their experience in order to drive greater impact in their day-to-day work and gain a set of advanced analytical skills to support decision-making

• Business or technology professionals seeking a set of advanced analytical skills to help make informed business decisions that improve profitability, or those performing analytical tasks in their current role who want to gain the formal training to transition into the field

A functional understanding of calculus, statistics, probability and linear algebra (including vectors and matrices, as well as their multiplication) is recommended to receive the maximum benefit from the programme. This knowledge need not be part of any prior formal education.

Led by faculty from Imperial College Business School’s MSc Business Analytics programme, ranked first in the QS World University Rankings: Business Masters Rankings 2025 in Europe, the Professional Certificate in Data Analytics was designed with the same careful balance of teaching, hands-on coursework and training the school values across all of its programmes. Consistently ranked among the world’s top 10 universities, Imperial College London is recognised as a global leader in the study and analysis of data.

Becoming an effective data analyst requires a dynamic mix of domain knowledge and impactful communication skills. This programme will guide you as you develop your career path in data analytics by assisting you with crafting your elevator pitch and sharpening your interview skills. These services are provided by Emeritus, our learning collaborator for this programme. The support team includes programme leaders and career coaches, who will help you reach your learning goals and guide you through your job search. The primary goal is to help you with the skills needed to be prepared for a career in the data analytics field. However, we do not guarantee job placement.

Emeritus provides assistance with the following career preparation services:

• Writing noteworthy resumes and cover letters

• Creating effective LinkedIn profiles

• Navigating your job search

• Preparing for interviews

• Crafting your elevator pitch

• Negotiating salary

Exercises focused on launching a career in data analytics include:

• Job search and interviewing for data analytics positions

• Building your personal brand and promoting your skills

• Communicating data analytics concepts through a capstone project

We want to ensure that the Professional Certificate in Data Analytics is accessible to all. As such, we offer the following financing option:

Flexible Payment Option (For All Countries)

Choose to make your payment in two, three, or six instalments for higher flexibility.

Didn't find what you were looking for? Write to us at learner.success@emeritus.org or Schedule a call with one of our Programme Advisers or call us at +44 11 4697 4544 (UK) / +1 315 618 2562 (US) / +65 3129 8674 (SG)