Master of Business Analytics

The University of Auckland

This 180-point masters programme will prepare students from business, engineering, social sciences, sciences or technology backgrounds for careers as business analytics professionals.

Programme overview

This practice-focused programme will equip you to interrogate business challenges and then source, manipulate and analyse data to address issues and inform organisational strategies.

You will also develop a strong portfolio of professional skills that will enable you to communicate effectively to a non-technical audience through the use of data visualisation tools and storytelling.

You will have a choice of three specialisations. These provide the opportunity to develop and apply analytical techniques in your field and engage in a project-based industry capstone that provide experience in responding to the challenges of working in a live business context with real data.

Marketing

Supply Chain Management

FinTech

Programme structure

The Master of Business Analytics is a 15-month, 180-point coursework masters programme studied over five quarters.

You will study six core courses (Part I) addressing data sources for the formulation of business strategies and the analytics required to inform decision-making. Topics will include business analytics and information management tools, storytelling and data visualisation, predictive analytics, and decision-making and optimisation.

In Part II you will choose to focus on either Marketing, Supply Chain Management or FinTech and enhance and develop your skills sets in a disciplinary context. Following the completion of a business consultancy practice course and a course in advanced project management you will complete an applied industry project.

180 points: Taught masters

Part I

90 points:

BUSINFO 700 (15 points) – Analysis of Business Problems

BUSINFO 701 (15 points) – Business Analytics Tools

BUSINFO 702 (15 points) – Information Management

BUSINFO 703 (15 points) – Data Visualisation for Business

BUSINFO 704 (15 points) – Predictive Business Analytics

BUSINFO 705 (15 points) – Decision Analytics

Part II

Choose from

Marketing Specialisation Courses:

Supply Chain Management Specialisation Courses:

FinTech Specialisation Courses:

Where could this programme take you?

You will be equipped with specialist knowledge and skills and prepare you for entry into careers as business analytics professionals. People with business analytics skills are highly in demand globally.

Jobs related to this programme

Business Analytics professional

Business Insights Executive

Consultant

Customer Insights Officer

Database Analyst

Investment Specialist

• Marketing
• Supply Chain Management
• FinTech