Master of Business Analytics (MBusAn)
Master of Business Analytics (MBusAn)
Program Code
MBANA
Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Academic Year
2023
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
The Master of Business Analytics is an extension degree designed to provide students with specialist knowledge in business analytics. Students will gain the ability and skills to recognise, understand and apply the theory, concepts, and models of business analytics to contemporary business environments. Students will develop the skills necessary to apply modern business analytics techniques to their chosen field of expertise including handling Big Data, an ability to code in the most popular analytics platforms and present formative reports that interpret and present data to enable decision-making within the firm. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to broaden their understanding of business analytics through a range of elective courses. A key component of the program is the capstone research project, requiring students to choose an applied problem to analyse and provide high-level data analytics reports to assist in crafting a solution. This is an applied project, that exposes students to real-world data problems and provides experience in both written and oral presentations in a professionally applied setting.
The Master of Business Analytics is an AQF level 9 Conversion program with a standard full-time duration of 2 years.
The Master of Business Analytics is an AQF level 9 Extension program with a standard full-time duration of 1.5 years.
Conditions
Condition of enrolment
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Faculty before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Academic Program Rules for Master of Business Analytics
There shall be a Master of Business Analytics.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the Master of Business Analytics as an Extension program the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study with a combined total of not less than 36 units.
To qualify for the Master of Business Analytics as a Conversion program the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study with a combined total of not less than 48 units.
To qualify for the degree of Master of Business Analytics, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements:
As a Conversion program, a combined total of not less than 48 units, comprising:
- Core courses to the value of 24 units
- Research project to the value of 6 units
- Electives to the value of 18 units
- Core courses to the value of 12 units
- Research project to the value of 6 units
- Electives to the value of 18 units
Core Courses
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Core Courses
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value BUSANA 7000 Fundamentals of Business Analytics 3 BUSANA 7001 Predictive and Visual Analytics 3 BUSANA 7002 Customer Analytics 3 CORPFIN 7033 Quantitative Methods (M) 3 Students undertaking the conversion program must additionally complete the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ACCTING 7019 Accounting Concepts and Methods (M) 3 CORPFIN 7005 Principles of Finance (M) 3 ECON 7200 Economic Principles (M) 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENTREP 5036 Entrepreneurial Concepts and Mindset 3 PROJMGNT 5021 Project Management Fundamentals 3 -
Research
To satisfy the requirements for Research students must complete courses to the value of 6 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value BUSANA 7003 Business Analytics Project 6
Electives
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Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Electives students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
Courses to the value of 9 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ACCTFIN 7017 Financial Statement Analysis (M) 3 ACCTING 7026 Accounting Systems and Processes (M) 3 COMP SCI 7208 Programming and Computational Thinking for Data Science 6 COMP SCI 7408 Modelling and Analysis of Complex Systems PG 3 CORPFIN 7039 Equity Valuation & Analysis (M) 3 CORPFIN 7055 Fintech and Disruption in Financial Services (M) 3 ECON 7204 Econometrics IV 3 ECON 7243 Applied Econometrics PG 3 ENTREP 5036 Entrepreneurial Concepts and Mindset 3 TRADE 7012 Trade Statistics 3 and
Courses to the value of 9 units from the following:
Postgraduate coursework courses offered by the Adelaide Business School, School of Economics and Public Policy or the School of Computer Science that is available to the student.