Master of Business Analytics
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- 6.5 IELTS (Academic) with no individual band less than 6.0.
- PTE - score of 58 with no communicative skill score less than 50
About the Master of Business Analytics
If you’re keen to invest in your career, La Trobe’s accredited Master of Business Analytics will keep you ahead of the trends. Gain advanced skills in business, programming and data engineering, and update your knowledge as you grow in this fast-moving industry.
In this practical course, you’ll take your career to the next level as you learn the latest tools from industry experts. Learn industry-standard programs, including SAS, PowerBI, IBM Cognos, Excel, SQL and R, and understand how to develop data-based solutions for real-life business problems. You’ll also gain high-level skills when you choose a specialisation in your area of interest, including artificial intelligence, data science, digital health and more. Graduate with your specialisation on your academic transcript, so future employers can recognise your expertise.
Study a degree recognised by industry. La Trobe’s Master of Business Analytics is one of the few courses in Australia where you’ll graduate with a Certificate in Business Analytics from SAS.
MASTER OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS COURSE AND CAREER OUTCOMES
However you choose to structure your study, La Trobe recognises your hard work. Here are the pathways you could follow as you move through your course.
Master of Business Analytics intended learning outcomes
- Analyse and appraise business objectives, ethics, internal and external stakeholders of analytics initiatives in industrial settings
- Deliberate, implement and evaluate prototypical analytics and artificial intelligence solutions that leverage state of the art technologies for industrial applications
- Demonstrate analytical, practical and technical skills in analytics and artificial intelligence an industry-based project
- Design, formulate and evaluate efficient data wrangling methodologies and effective data visualisations that enable insights generation and advanced analytics applications for organisational decisions
- Conceptualise, create and interpret predictive analytics capabilities and techniques that leverage organisational data for actionable insights
- Determine, corroborate and communicate people and project management functions for analytics initiatives
- Design and adapt analytics techniques, tools and solutions to address decision challenges in organisational verticals
- Assess, adapt and evaluate advanced technology platforms and cloud solutions with IT security management for data, analytics and artificial intelligence applications
- Conceptualise, implement and review data models and technical solutions for data architecture and technology infrastructure in organisational settings
- Contextualise, create and transform analytics, artificial intelligence, automation, IT security and ethics to address challenges in strategic, tactical and operational decision-making
- Theorise, quantify and create advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and automation solution proposals that address organisational strategic objectives and IT security objectives
Master of Business Analytics career opportunities
The need for analytics professionals is at an all-time high. Organisations of all sizes are seeking to understand the massive amounts of data now at their disposal. After graduation, you could work across a wide range of sectors in roles such as:
- Data analyst
- Understand complex data and leverage it to the advantage of businesses and organisations.
- Business analyst
- Understand how businesses run and use data to solve problems and improve processes.
- Market research analyst
- Interpret market research and find data-driven solutions for businesses.
- Business consultant
- Develop business plans and help organisations to improve their operations.
- Management consultant
- Use your unique blend of business and digital skills to create innovative solutions.
- ICT business analyst
- Identify and communicate with users to formulate and produce requirements specifications to create system and software solutions.
Professional recognition
The Master of Business Analytics is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS). Professional membership may require an application to the professional body and may have additional or ongoing requirements beyond the completion of the degree.
Graduates of the Master of Business Analytics may apply for membership with the Institute of Analytics Professionals of Australia (IAPA). Membership may be subject to additional or ongoing requirements beyond completion of the degree. Please contact the relevant professional body for details.
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