Master of Business Analytics

Explore a new career path, upgrade your skills or change the way you run your business using data. Be the master of your data - the master of your business!

In an era where information and data are central to business, our Master of Business Analytics teaches skills you can apply every day to solve business problems, create new opportunities and run the market.

You'll discover the principles of data science, data visualisation, machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Using open-source environments R and Python and cloud platforms at AWS and Github - and through our global partnership with SAP - you'll gain practical, useful skills. More importantly, you'll learn how to turn these principles and skills into business profit.

Building on our strong connections with local businesses and international partners, our course gives you hands-on experience and a true feel for using data to solve real-world problems. You will develop a portfolio of projects to present in job applications, based on our continuous review of recent job market demands. Plus, you will have plenty of opportunities to network with industry experts and learn from mentors, supported by our Postgraduate Data Analytics association.

The Master of Business Analytics course covers the following areas:

• data wrangling and visualisation
• predictive analytics and big data
• artificial intelligence and machine learning for business
• data security and governance
• cloud technology
• business data mining and warehousing
• IT project management.

The Master of Business Analytics prepares you for positions that include:

• business analyst
• business intelligence analyst
• machine learning and AI consultant
• data scientist.

Our graduates are employed in a range of specialist fields. Companies where our graduates have been employed include:

• Accenture
• AGL
• BHP
• British Petroleum (UK)
• Cadbury Schweppes
• Carter Holt Harvey
• China Air Express
• Ernest & Young
• Exxon Mobil Ltd
• IBM
• Linfox
• Siemens
• Unisys.

To attain the Master of Business Analytics, students will be required to complete 192 credit points consisting of:

• 48 credit points college core units
• 96 credit points professional core units
• 12 credit points BMO5501 Business Ethics and Sustainability; and,
• 12 credit points BMO7006 Applied Business Project (Capstone); and,
• 24 credit points elective units. Please check any pre-requisite requirements prior to enrolling.

Advanced standing: Applicants with an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent), or higher, in a similar discipline may be eligible for an exemption of 48 credit points of study.

Use our credit calculator to find out how much credit you could get towards your course, based on your previous study.

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course chair or academic adviser.

Before applying, you should consider whether you also want to apply for:

• Special admission programs: Depending on your life circumstances you may be eligible for special consideration of your application.
• Advanced standing: If you have significant experience or studies elsewhere you may be eligible for credit for some units of your course and not have to undertake them.

Find out more about applying for our courses.