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Making data speak or building the models
Both programmes share mathematics, programming and experimental rigour. Then one heads towards decisions: measuring, explaining, recommending. The other heads towards systems: training, deploying, monitoring. Here are their blocks and volumes, on a single grid.
The shared base, then the fork
Statistics, linear algebra, scientific programming and dataset handling: both programmes share that base and assess it the same way. The fork comes after. Data science pushes towards inference and communication: which quantity to measure, which test to apply, how to present a result to leadership. Artificial intelligence pushes towards model engineering: architectures, training, deployment and monitoring in production.
Both Bac+5 level programmes
| Criterion | Data Science programme — Bac+5 level | Artificial Intelligence programme — Bac+5 level |
|---|---|---|
| Host school | Artificial Intelligence | Artificial Intelligence |
| Duration | 2 years | 2 years |
| Pace | Compatible with a job | Full time |
| Teaching blocks | 8 | 8 |
| Supervised hours | 1200 h | 1200 h |
| Credits | 120 credits | 120 credits |
| Fees | 7 200 000 GNF per year | 7 800 000 GNF per year |
Volumes and credits, in figures
- months
- 24
- months
- 24
- credits
- 120
- credits
- 120
Data Science programme — Bac+5 level
Artificial Intelligence programme — Bac+5 level
Data Science programme — Bac+5 level
Artificial Intelligence programme — Bac+5 level
The competencies each one validates
Data Science programme — Bac+5 level
- Python
- SQL
- pandas
- Power BI
- Statistics
Artificial Intelligence programme — Bac+5 level
- Python
- PyTorch
- scikit-learn
- Docker
- MLOps
What points to your route
The deliverable that motivates you
An analysis that changes a leadership decision, or a model running in production serving thousands of calls: both are complete trades.
Who you speak to
Data science speaks first to decision-makers and works on communication. Artificial intelligence speaks first to technical teams.
The pace available to you
The table gives both paces and both loads: one is designed around a job, the other fills the whole week.
Answers to recurring questions
Do both programmes teach machine learning?
Yes, with two distinct uses: one to explain and predict in service of a decision, the other to design and operate the model itself.
Is a computing programme required first?
A Bac+3 level in a scientific or technical field opens entry, and each programme page states exactly what is assumed known.
Is the work based on real data?
Yes, on West African datasets, which makes the case studies directly transferable to organisations in the region.
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