Professional Recognition
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Data Science and Business Intelligence (JUPAS Code: JSSH04)
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Data Science and Business Intelligence (JUPAS Code: JSSH04)
Graduate Statistician (GradStat), Hong Kong Statistical Society (HKSS)
BSc (Hons) in Data Science and Business Intelligence have been accredited by the Examination Board of the Hong Kong Statistical Society as equivalent to Graduate Diploma Level. For details, please visit HKSS website.
SAS Institute (or SAS) is a worldwide leading producer of business analytics software founded in 1976. SAS developed an analytic software (also called SAS; Statistical Analysis System) for advanced analytics, data management and business intelligence. It is widely used in public and private institutions and organisations such as higher education institutions, investment banks, insurance companies and the Census and Statistics Department in Hong Kong.
As there is an increasing demand for data scientists and business intelligence professionals who are able to apply SAS to analyse business data in order to monitor or manage various concerns within the enterprise, the Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Data Science and Business Intelligence (BSc-DSBI) Programme and SAS Institute jointly offer a SAS Joint Certificate in Data Mining and SAS Joint Certificate in Machine Learning to better assist students to work in a data-rich environment.
The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong is one of the institutions in the world that is entitled to confer the SAS Joint Certificate in Data Mining and SAS Joint Certificate in Machine Learning. This professional recognition will open up many exciting career opportunities to our students.
Students can also sharpen your skills and advance your career through the modules under the SAS Data Science Certification Curriculum offered by SAS.
You may click here to learn more about SAS Institute and find our University in the list of institutions in the SAS Joint Certificate Program.
Award Requirements
To be eligible for the certificate, students should have:
(i) passed *5 SAS-based core modules; and
(ii) obtained an average grade of B- or above (i.e. grade point average 2.70 or above) in the modules.
*SAS Joint Certificate in Data Mining
- AMS2320 Business Regression Analysis
- AMS2640 Statistical Computing in Practice
- AMS3640 Data Mining OR AMS4327 Multivariate Analysis and Data Mining
- AMS4322 Financial Time Series for Business Intelligence
- AMS4328 Data Audit and Imputation
*SAS Joint Certificate in Machine Learning
- AMS2320 Business Regression Analysis
- AMS2640 Statistical Computing in Practice
- AMS3328 Categorical Data Analysis
- AMS3640 Data Mining OR AMS4327 Multivariate Analysis and Data Mining
- AMS4640 Machine Learning OR AMS4660 Selected Topics in Data Science and Business Intelligence: Machine Learning
Remarks: Students are allowed to retake a module to attain a higher grade in order to fulfill the award requirements of the certificates. Students should follow the policy of retaking modules stipulated in the Academic Regulations for Undergraduate Programmes.
Module Equivalency for SAS Joint Certificates
Students completed similar course/ module at other accredited tertiary institutions or Departments at HSUHK may be considered as equivalent to the SAS- based core modules listed in the certificates.
At most two courses/ modules could be granted module equivalency for each certificate, and equivalent module(s) will be excluded from the calculation of grade point average of the certificate.
Application Procedure
Students should submit an application for SAS Joint Certificates with supporting document(s) to the Programme Office within one calendar week upon the release of examination results of Semester 2 in each academic year.
Programme Office will notify students of the application result by email within three calendar weeks after the application is closed.