Master of Business (Analytics)

Entry Requirements

Bachelor's degree or other qualification equivalent to AQF 7 or 8 (or overseas equivalent) in any discipline.

IELTS - Minimum overall score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0

TOEFL iBT - Minimum overall score of 80 with minimum Reading 19 Listening 19, Speaking 18, Writing 23.

Pearson (PTE) - Minimum overall score of 58 (no band score less than 50)

Cambridge - Minimum overall score of 176 with no band less than 169

Course Details

The course is designed for business professionals with a flair for analytics and who want to develop skills in data analysis and leadership for decision-making in strategic management. Students will be exposed to contemporary knowledge and tools in analytics that can be applied to complex problems in digital markets.

The course introduces and develops skills and leading edge thinking in areas including co-creation; data mining and analytics; project management and leadership to achieve business outcomes.

There are no pre-requisites, for the units, however, students are required to attain 150 credit points before enrolling in Capstone units under Year 2 Semester 2.

Course Learning Outcomes

Graduates will be able to critically analyse issues arising across the areas of contemporary business from both a theoretical and practical perspective.

Graduates will be able to apply analytics to solve a variety of business problems by working with data and using it to inform sound business decisions.

Graduates will be able to collaborate with others, lead teams responsibly, and utilise relevant interpersonal skills to achieve individual and collective outcomes in workplace settings.

Graduates will be able to communicate clearly the results of complex analysis using a range of traditional and contemporary written, oral and visualised formats.

Graduates will apply relevant cognitive and practical skills to analytics and research tasks suitable for professional practice.

Graduates will be able to plan and undertake a business analytics project using relevant tools, research methods and project management techniques, whilst applying ethical and professional standards.

Expected Graduate Employment Opportunities

• Data/information analyst

• Business analytics specialist

• Market research analyst

• Retail analytics.

All these careers involve providing critical insights through the analysis of data in business, scientific labs, or government departments. Improving the efficiency of organisations and their operations is a key component.