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DEGREEDIPLOMA
POSTGRADUATE CONTACT FULL-TIME
 IIE POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN DATA ANALYTICS
1 YEAR FULL-TIME | NQF LEVEL 8 | MINIMUM 120 CREDITS | SAQA ID: 117788

Career Opportunities
• Data analyst
• Data scientist
• Data engineer
• Big data analyst
• Business intelligence analyst
• Quantitative analyst
• Any field that requires the analysis of data to yield strategic value

Curriculum
Semester 1 Semester 2

Code Module Name Credits NQF Code Module Name Credits NQF

DANA8411 Data Analytics 1 15 8 DANA8412 Data Analytics 2 15 8

PDAN8411 Programming for Data Analytics 1 15 8 PDAN8412 Programming for Data Analytics 2 15 8

RPDA8411 Research Proposal 15 8 RPDA8412 Research Project 15 8

Statistical and Mathematical

SMAA8411 15 8 DASC8412 Data Science 15 8
Analysis

Minimum Admission Requirements

An appropriate HEQSF Level 7 Bachelor’s degree; OR

An appropriate Advanced Diploma; OR
An equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification

International A SAQA Evaluation Certificate with NQF L7 equivalence in an

appropriate field.

The qualification must include modules that provided the

applicant with at least an introductory level background in
programming, databases, and statistical or numerical methods.
Alternatively, the candidate must have a minimum of 3 years’
experience working in a data analytics role; or they must first
complete additional modules or short courses that will provide
Notes
them with an introductory level background in programming,
databases, and statistical or numerical methods. Example
modules would include Programming 1A, Databases, and
Mathematical Principles for Computer Science; or alternatively
short courses such as Python or Java programming, database
theory, and statistical or numerical methods.

Details are correct at the time of printing V1 September 2023