Master in Professional Studies: Data Analytics

This program prepares participants for successful careers helping organizations make better decisions through analytics. It prepares participants to work effectively with complex, real-world data and to create value from it. The program is based on a holistic educational experience, where theory and practice are fully interlaced through the continuous support of public and private sector partners. This program will be the only program in the UAE ensuring the graduates are highly sought-after Data Analysts within the industry.

The Data Analytics program is designed to be suitable for working individuals. The program gives participants the ability to help organizations increase the efficiency of their operations and gather and interpret data more efficiently. While pursuing their master's, students will also be coached to implement what they learn at the workplace yielding more future opportunities. The program is carefully designed to cater to all levels of data analytics: from creating a strategy and vision of the organization towards big data, managing to secure the data, building appropriate infrastructure for data analytics, data analysis, and presentation for intelligent decision making.

How data collection and analysis is used for emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, virtual realities, robotics, machine learning, and other fields is included in the program. The program is jointly designed with public departments such as Smart Dubai as well as international leading organizations in the field.

Accreditation

The program is accredited by the Ministry of Education – Higher Education Commission and is licensed by the KHDA. According to Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report, RIT’s master’s degree programs are ranked among the best master’s degree programs in the United States of America.