SKK Graduate School of Business’ MS in Business Analytics is designed to provide a rigorous, business-focused analytics education to advance your career in a digitally-driven world. Our program, taught by world-class faculty, combines a strong analytics foundation with core business skills and domain knowledge to prepare highly qualified business professionals in big data and analytics.
Academic Schedule
The MS degree is designed with the needs of working professionals in mind, with classes held only on Saturdays after a one-week bootcamp. The first year comprises of coursework in analytics, business foundations, and electives. In the final semester, students can choose to either work on an applied business project (ABP) or undertake a study abroad program (SAP) at one of our partner universities.
ABP/SAP
The Applied Business Project provides students with an opportunity to apply their skills to solve real-world business challenges faced by our industry partners using data and analytical techniques, while studying abroad provides students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of analytics or their chosen domain in a global setting.
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Semester |
Number of Courses |
Credits |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
1st year |
Bootcamp |
2 |
3 |
|
Fall |
5 |
7.5 |
|
|
Spring |
5 |
7.5 |
|
|
Summer |
4 |
6 |
|
|
2nd year |
Fall |
ABP or SAP |
6 |
|
Total credits |
|
30 | |
Curriculum Roadmap
Core Skills Training
|
Course |
Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
Core |
Bootcamp: Digital Transformation |
1.5 |
|
Core |
Bootcamp: R & Python for Analytics |
1.5 |
|
Core |
Statistics for Data Science |
1.5 |
|
Core |
Business Metrics for Data Driven Companies |
1.5 |
|
Core |
Data Management |
1.5 |
|
Core |
Business Forecasting |
1.5 |
|
Core |
Business Intelligence & Data Visualization |
1.5 |
|
Core |
AI & Machine Learning |
1.5 |
|
Core |
Management Science & Analytics |
1.5 |
|
Core |
Strategic Marketing |
1.5 |
|
Core |
Text & Sentiment Analytics |
1.5 |
|
Core |
Deep Learning for Predictive Analytics |
1.5 |
|
Core |
Big Data and Cloud Computing |
1.5 |
|
Core |
CyberSecurity |
0.75 |
|
Core |
Data Ethics & Privacy Law |
0.75 |
|
Elective |
Customer Analytics |
1.5 |
|
Elective |
Digital & Social Media Analytics |
1.5 |
|
Elective |
FinTech & Financial Analytics |
1.5 |
* Students to take any 2 electives
* Students may also be allowed to take Professional MBA electives on Tuesday/Thursday evenings given permission from the Faculty Chair.
Core Business Analytics Skills
