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Program profile · official sources
Data Science with Python
Study statistical learning using Python, including tree-based methods, neural networks and clustering. The course links technical concepts to data-science practice and real-world applications. Its audience includes professionals moving into data science and IT practitioners. Mathematics, statistics and programming familiarity are recommendations, not presented as mandatory admission rules. Course delivery and the university credential are distinct from applying directly to the university.
Facts checked 18 Sep 2026
- Price
- USD 669 (Displayed programme fee on 18 September 2026; not a verified checkout total.)Official source · Checked ; Official source · Checked
- Time
- 8 weeks excluding orientation; 7–10 hours per week.Official source · Checked
- Level
- Not listedOfficial source · Checked
- Credential
- Certificate of completionOfficial source · Checked
- Prerequisites
- Fundamental mathematics and statistics, plus familiarity with at least one programming language, are recommended. These recommendations are not stated as mandatory admission requirements.Official source · Checked
- Price
- USD 669Displayed programme fee on 18 September 2026; not a verified checkout total.Official source · Checked ; Official source · Checked
- Duration
- 8 weeks excluding orientation7–10 hours per week.Official source · Checked
- Format
- Online cohort-based short courseself-paced study within the cohort.Official source · Checked
- Credential
- Certificate of completionOfficial source · Checked
- Prerequisites
- Fundamental mathematics and statistics, plus familiarity with at least one programming language, are recommended. These recommendations are not stated as mandatory admission requirements.Official source · Checked
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- Price — https://www.getsmarter.com/products/uct-data-science-with-python-online-short-course
- Duration — https://www.getsmarter.com/products/uct-data-science-with-python-online-short-course
- Official program page — https://www.getsmarter.com/products/uct-data-science-with-python-online-short-course
- Cost terms — https://www.getsmarter.com/terms-and-conditions-for-students
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What’s covered
- Welcome to your Online Campus
- Data science and statistical learning
- Tree-based methods
- Managing the complexity of tree-based methods
- Neural networks
- Managing the complexity of neural networks
- K-means clustering
- Hierarchical clustering
- Data science in the real world
Prerequisites: Fundamental mathematics and statistics, plus familiarity with at least one programming language, are recommended. These recommendations are not stated as mandatory admission requirements. · Official source · Checked
What you actually do
- Welcome to your Online Campus — Orientation; excluded from the stated programme duration. · Source · Checked
- Data science and statistical learning · Source · Checked
- Tree-based methods · Source · Checked
- Managing the complexity of tree-based methods · Source · Checked
- Neural networks · Source · Checked
- Managing the complexity of neural networks · Source · Checked
- K-means clustering · Source · Checked
- Hierarchical clustering · Source · Checked
- Data science in the real world · Source · Checked
What the credential is
- Credential type
- Certificate of completion · www.getsmarter.com / uct-data-science-with-python-online-short-course · Checked
- Credential
- Certificate of completion · www.getsmarter.com / uct-data-science-with-python-online-short-course · Checked
- Issuer
- University of Cape Town · www.getsmarter.com / uct-data-science-with-python-online-short-course · Checked
- Credential scope
- Digital credential issued in the learner's legal name after successful completion. The page describes continuous practical online assignments and requirements in the handbook available at the start. The page warns that administration can delay certificate issuance by weeks or months. · www.getsmarter.com / uct-data-science-with-python-online-short-course · Checked
Scoped programme-fee observation
Estimate for the stated payment scope: USD 669 × 1 = USD 669. · Official source · Checked ; Official source · Checked
- Displayed programme fee: USD 669 × 1 = USD 669. One enrolment in this exact programme; not a separate bundle or certificate pathway. · Source · Checked
Scope: Displayed programme fee only, checked 18 September 2026; not an all-in completion cost or a verified checkout total. Required external resources/software, device and internet costs and applicable bank fees may be additional. · Source · Checked Source · Checked
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Change log
- : Initial recorded review of the exact GetSmarter programme, curriculum, credential, cohort and buyer terms. · Source · Checked
Dated buyer terms
Refund window
21 calendar days from course start. Full course fee or amount paid under the applicable plan, subject to the published cancellation procedure and exceptions. Contact adviser and submit Change Registration request form within the stated window. Where an employer sponsors the learner, written approval from that employer must accompany the cancellation, subject to separately agreed sponsor terms. No learner-cancellation refund after the stated window; this is not an exhaustive statement about provider-cancellation refunds. No refund after requested postponement followed by cancellation in the later presentation. Sponsor refunds go to sponsor; separate sponsor terms may apply. Third-party plan refunds handled by that provider. The general FAQ describes a different postponement exception (more than once); the student terms exclude a refund after requested postponement followed by cancellation in the postponed presentation. Both descriptions are retained, not harmonized. · Official source · Checked ; Official source · Checked ; Official source · Checked
Instalments
USD 335 — Oct 27, 2026; USD 334 — Nov 26, 2026. Displayed interest-free schedule observed 18 September 2026, 12:26–12:27 Muscat. Amounts based on cart total and finalised at checkout; accompanying text says first payment processed at checkout. No checkout performed. Availability depends on the course, currency and jurisdiction; the displayed schedule is not a continuing offer. · Official source · Checked ; Official source · Checked ; Official source · Checked
Employer invoicing
Company purchase-order number can appear on the invoice; purchase orders are not accepted as payment. Electronic invoice is sent to registration email. Exact company-billing workflow, credit terms and reimbursement eligibility are not established in this reviewed FAQ and terms scope. Company-PO FAQ requires payment by start date; internal-plan FAQ separately allows scheduled later payments. Do not merge the scopes. · Official source · Checked ; Official source · Checked
What the fee includes
Paid access to course content/services and electronic course documentation through the Online Campus, subject to course requirements. Required external software/resources, internet/computer costs and bank/wire charges may be the learner's responsibility. The programme page describes the curriculum and online learning materials. Digital credential issued in the learner's legal name after successful completion. The page describes continuous practical online assignments and requirements in the handbook available at the start. The page warns that administration can delay certificate issuance by weeks or months. The reviewed sources do not establish an exhaustive all-in bundle. · Official source · Checked ; Official source · Checked
Delivery and dated source notes
Who delivers this programme
Delivered online by GetSmarter (2U) in collaboration with University of Cape Town. This is not a direct application to the university. · Official source · Checked ; Official source · Checked
Cohort date observed
Displayed start: 2026-11-02. This dated observation is not an availability promise. · Official source · Checked
Audience
Professionals moving into data science and IT professionals building practical technical skills. · Official source · Checked
Review limits
The reviewed programme page did not establish a standardized level, individual module study durations, a separate exam or numerical pass mark, or credential sharing or renewal arrangements. The displayed fee is not an exhaustive all-in cost. No additional programme exclusions are inferred from these gaps. · Official source · Checked ; Official source · Checked
Repeat enrolment and assignment rewrites
Whole-course repeat-enrollment conditions and pricing were not established in the programme-page and general-terms scope reviewed 18 September 2026. This does not mean assignment rewrites are allowed: section E of the student terms prohibits rewrites and treats assignment re-marks separately. · Official source · Checked ; Official source · Checked
Source descriptions retained
Table's first instalment date is Oct 27, 2026, while accompanying text states first payment is processed at checkout. Preserve both; do not claim checkout can be deferred to the displayed future date. · Official source · Checked