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Applied Artificial Intelligence & Financial Analytics Dual Postgraduate Certificate
Further Your Education. Advance Your Career with Additional Undergraduate Studies
Immerse yourself in the dynamic fields of Applied Artificial (AI) Intelligence and Financial Analytics, exploring interdisciplinary topics related to today’s cutting-edge technologies.
Our Applied Artificial Intelligence course focus on areas such as fundamental AI concepts, basic computer programming, machine learning algorithms, statistics, information systems, and the broader implications of AI on history, ethics, society, and politics. Through this program, you will gain a deeper understanding of AI, as well as practical insights on implementing this technology in your professional career and beyond. In Canada's rapidly expanding financial industry, there is a growing demand for skilled and innovative professionals prepared to lead the future of finance. The Financial Analytics courses are designed to equip you with both economic reasoning and the computational skills necessary to address cutting-edge challenges in the areas of investments and financial markets. The comprehensive curriculum encompasses a wide range of topics, from the fundamentals of financial modeling, to in-depth explorations of economic and financial market theories.
This dual program consisting of further undergraduate courses gives you the career-boosting advantage of combining your knowledge and experience in AI and Financial Analytics to create a unique and high-value skillset.
Admission Requirements
Entry Term: September 2024, September 2025, Trent University Durham campus only (This certificate is further undergraduate studies and NOT graduate studies. This certificate is available to students who hold an undergraduate degree from any accredited university.)
Duration: Available for full time studies only
Program Completion Requirements: Completion of 8.0 credits as specified (16 courses, 4 terms)
For more information visit our Admissions webpage.
Are you an international student and want to apply? please complete this application form.
When applying to a postgraduate certificate program, please ensure that you select the exact program and campus that you wish to study at. Be sure to research the program length, courses, and available start terms and campuses prior to submitting your application. After submitting your application, changes to programs and campuses will not be made without a new, paid application. Once you are registered in courses, changes cannot be made to your program or campus.
Course Registration
For help with course registration, use the how to guides at Course Selection and Registration website.
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Visit our New International Student Website to determine your next steps after you have completed course registration.
Breakdown of courses by terms
Students are to follow the schedule of courses by term as outlined below for full time studies. We cannot guarantee course availability if students do not follow the recommended course sequencing. Students who fail to adhere to the recommended schedule may not be able to complete their certificate program within the scheduled number of terms and students may have to return to complete an additional term.
Postgraduate certificate courses can be found in the undergraduate calendar and timetable.
September 2024 Course List
Term 1 September
· MATH 1051H Non-Calculus Statistics I
· COIS 1020H Programming for Computer Science
· COIS 1620H Intro to Information Systems
· ECON 1010H Micro-Economics
Term 2 January
· MATH 1052H Non-Calculus Statistics II
· COIS 1400H Intro to Data Science
· ECON 1020H Macro-Economics
· COIS 3550H Applied Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Must take summer term off
Term 3 September
· FINA 4101H Options and Future
· FINA 4102H Portfolio and Risk Management
· COIS 3560H Human Computer Interaction
· PHIL 3270H Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
Term 4 January
· FINA 4103H Financial Econometrics
· ECON 3020H Financial Economics
· COIS 4850H Information Systems Project
· COMM 3004H Artificial Intelligence in Communication
Application to Graduate from the Certificate
At the beginning of your last term, when you believe you are ready to graduate, you can submit the Application to Graduate form found in myTrent under Academics > Self Service > Graduation Overview. You should apply as soon as your course registration for your final term is finalized (early in Summer term if you are graduating in September; early in the Fall term if you are graduating in January; early in the Winter term if you are graduating in Spring). The deadline to apply to graduate can be found in the Academic Calendar site under Important Dates, as well as at Important Dates & Deadlines. A minimum cumulative average of 65% is required to complete the certificate.
Convocation ceremonies for students who graduated during the last year (September, January and Spring) are held the first week of June. Please visit Convocation site for the most up-to-date information.