Professional Programs

Find out how to apply

Enroll in our professional programs to step into a career, or expand your skillset, in one of our country's fastest-growing job areas. We offer course based Master's degrees, graduate-level certificate and diploma programs, corporate training opportunities, and one-week intensive courses to help you optimize your career.

The Government of Canada's Information and Communications Technology Council estimates that 305,000 jobs for digitally-skilled professionals will be needed by 2023. Take your career to the next level with our professional graduate programs, and join forces with over two million Canadians helping evolve our tech economy.

The Be the First Scholarship is designed to accelerate opportunities in high-demand digital fields. It offers up to $12,000 toward tuition in the Data Science and Analytics, Information Security, and Quantum Computing graduate programs at UCalgary.

All Canadian citizens and permanent residents who apply for the Fall 2024 term and meet the program entry requirements will automatically receive the Be the First Scholarship. To learn more, contact our recruitment team.

There is no better time than the present to get training in Data Science and Analytics. The job field is still very new, so job opportunities are diverse. The program was an accelerated way to start building those skills. It allowed me to get a bit of a head start.