Diplomas
Diploma in Data Science & Analytics
Turn raw data into decisions that actually get made
- On campus
- Online
- Hybrid
- Employment rate: 91%
Fees
- Duration
- 18 months
- Total hours
- 720 training hours
- Credit hours
- 48
- Next intake
- 8 February 2027
Overview
This diploma is for those interested in the value data creates rather than algorithms for their own sake. You learn how to turn a vague business question into a clear analysis, how to build a dashboard an executive understands in thirty seconds, and how to back a decision with a number you can defend. Graduates sit between the business and technology teams and speak both languages.
Data analyst is among the three most in-demand roles in the Gulf job market, including across non-technical sectors.
Learning outcomes
- Turn a vague business question into an actionable analysis
- Build a scheduled pipeline across multiple data sources
- Design dashboards that non-specialists understand
- Apply practical predictive models and interpret their results
- Defend a recommendation to management using data
Curriculum
Semester 1 — Data Foundations
Semester 2 — Applied Analytics
Semester 3 — Specialisation & Capstone
Capstone project
Your final project is not an exercise: you work with a real partner organisation's data and deliver an actionable recommendation backed by a live dashboard. The project is published in the Thinkers Club and becomes part of your professional portfolio.
Graduate projects galleryTarget roles
Admission requirements
- High school certificate or equivalent
- Passing the admission interview
- Genuine interest in methodical analytical work
Required documents
- ID or residency copy
- Latest qualification certificate
- Personal photo
Fees & instalments
32,000SAR
- Published fees include learning materials, assessment fees and the certificate.
- Diplomas can be paid in interest-free semester instalments; courses support monthly instalments via Tabby and Tamara.
- A merit scholarship of up to 30% for applicants with a high previous qualification average.
- mada
- Visa / Mastercard
- Apple Pay
- Tabby — instalments
- Tamara — instalments
- Bank transfer
Program faculty
Dr. Yousef Almutairi
Built data platforms for financial and logistics organisations and holds advanced cloud architecture certifications. Teaches through the lens of what breaks in production.
Eng. Maha Alotaibi
Turned manual reporting into live dashboards at more than 30 organisations; believes a chart that says nothing is a failed report.
Dr. Nora Alsaleh
Former data protection policy advisor; connects regulatory text to its practical effect on model design.
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