Master of Business Analytics (MBusAn)
Auckland, New Zealand
DURATION
15 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
NZD 49,397 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Domestic | International 1 February 2024
** international students | domestic students: NZD 21,276
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Introduction
This practice-focused program will equip you to interrogate business challenges and then source, manipulate, and analyze data to address issues and inform organizational 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 visualization tools and storytelling.
You will have a choice of three specializations. These provide the opportunity to develop and apply analytical techniques in your field and engage in a project-based industry capstone that provides experience in responding to the challenges of working in a live business context with real data.
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
- FinTech
Also available: Postgraduate Certificate in Business Analytics (PGCertBusAn). The PGCertBusAn is an alternative pathway for graduates who are initially uncertain about committing to a master's program, and for those who do not achieve the required GPA for direct entry to the MBusAn.
Admissions
Curriculum
The Master of Business Analytics is a 15-month, 180-point coursework master's program 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 visualization, predictive analytics, and decision-making and optimization.
In Part II you will choose to focus on either Marketing, Supply Chain Management, or FinTech and enhance and develop your skill 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.
Requirement:
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:
90 points:
- BUSINFO 706 (15 points) – Customer and Market Insights
- BUSINFO 707 (15 points) – Digital Marketing and Analytics
- BUSINFO 710 (15 points) – Advanced Project Management
- BUSINFO 711 (15 points) – Consultancy Practice
- BUSINFO 712 (30 points) – Marketing Analytics Industry Project
Or
Supply Chain Management Specialisation Courses:
90 points:
- BUSINFO 708 (15 point) – Supply Chain Optimisation
- BUSINFO 709 (15 points) – Supply Chain Analytics
- BUSINFO 710 (15 points) – Advanced Project Management
- BUSINFO 711 (15 points) – Consultancy Practice
- BUSINFO 713 (30 points) – Supply Chain Analytics Industry Project
Or FinTech Specialisation Courses: 90 points:
- BUSINFO 710 (15 points) – Advanced Project Management
- BUSINFO 711 (15 points) – Consultancy Practice
- BUSINFO 716 (15 points) – Business Analytics for FinTech
- BUSINFO 717 (15 points) – FinTech and Financial Intermediation
- BUSINFO 718 (30 points) – FinTech Analytics Industry Project or BUSINFO 719 (30 points) – FinTech Analytics Project
Program Outcome
Developing your skills and capabilities
The Business School is committed to giving you opportunities to develop as a scholar, leader, innovator, and global citizen.
As you study towards your MBusAn you can expect to develop capabilities that will enhance your career and help you make a positive impact on society. You will acquire these capabilities from your courses and through participation in a range of co-curricular activities.
While enhancing your critical thinking and analytical skills, your studies will equip you with strong communication, teamwork, and leadership skills as well as cross-cultural understanding.
An MBusAn graduate is expected to have skills and capabilities in the following areas:
Disciplinary knowledge and practice
Graduates will be able to demonstrate advanced specialized knowledge and an integrated understanding of data sources, data storage, and statistical techniques along with a critical awareness of current technologies and business practices.
Critical thinking
Graduates will be able to synthesize and evaluate evidence from one or multiple data sources and analyses to identify actionable insights and inform managerial decision-making.
Solution seeking
Graduates will be able to use data and analytics to address complex business and management issues and develop implementable solutions
Communication and engagement
Graduates will be able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams and communicate the results of analytical projects in a variety of modes to technical and non-technical audiences.
Independence and integrity
Graduates will be able to engage in independent, reflective, and ethical decision-making, demonstrating consideration of privacy and data governance issues.
Social and environmental responsibility
Graduates will recognize the significance of the principles underpinning the Treaty of Waitangi and of sustainability within the context of business analytics.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
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.
- Business Analytics professional
- Business Insights Executive
- Consultant
- Customer Insights Officer
- Database Analyst
- Investment Specialist