MS Business Analytics – Leavey School of Business – SCU

Curriculum

Updated March 1, 2021 – The analytics field is a fast paced environment that requires regular updates so our graduates have the skills they need to succeed after graduation. Beginning in Fall 2021, we will roll out our new MS in Business Analytics curriculum. The new curriculum has been streamlined to add more flexibility while reinforcing key competencies.

These changes include:

• Calculus 2 will no longer be required for admission

• Decreasing the number of total units from 48 to 42 (32 core; 10 electives)

• Removing the Finance bootcamp 

• Adding R programming to the learning objectives of the introductory math class

• Adding a new class to the requirements called Prescriptive Analytics  

These changes will 

• Allow our students to strengthen their technical abilities before really digging into the bulk of their industry practicum work in Spring quarter.  

• Decrease the number of required units and thus, decrease the total cost of the program.  Allow students more time to engage with each other, their practicum partners, our extensive Career Management programming and other extra curricular activities. 

With the MS in Business Analytics curriculum, you will gain knowledge of both the theory and practice of business analytics as our curriculum provides you with the skills and knowledge to:

• Understand business challenges and priorities, and learn to address such challenges using the appropriate data and suitable econometric analytical tools. 

• Identify the data needed to evaluate potential opportunities to leverage analytically driven decision making to increase the value of the firm. 

• Understand the challenge of privacy protection of customers, and the balance between privacy protection and personalization of business offerings

• Learn foundational techniques and tools required for business analytics and data science, covering mathematics, statistics, software.

• Select and apply appropriate analytical techniques, models, and frameworks to business decisions; and be able to summarize and analyze quantitative information using statistics and data visualization

• Write clear, well-documented, and effective memoranda and reports; prepare and deliver professional-quality presentations; work effectively on a project in a team

To complete the program, you must complete at least 42 units, spread over a combination of required (core) units and elective credits.

The Business Analytics degree includes three core topics: Statistics and Optimization, Business Analytics, and Technology.

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MSBA Graduate Bulletin here »