Master Of Business Analytics (MBAN) at The University of British Columbia

Prepare yourself for the growing opportunities in analytics when you earn a St. Thomas undergraduate business degree with a co-concentration in Business Analytics. Analytics is the process of transforming data into insights. Business Analytics is an analytics subtype that emphasizes the specific business needs and the use of data to support the business. This program introduces methodologies and technologies used to drive decision-making using data with an emphasis on business domain knowledge and introduces students to the specific analytical tools and techniques used in practice by modern businesses.

A co-concentration means that the Business Analytics program requires the formal declaration and completion of the business major and another primary concentration (except the General Business concentration). The Business Analytics Co-Concentration cannot be completed as a standalone concentration.

Business Analytics is the practice of evaluating data to extract insights that help organizations make better business decisions and solve problems. It is widely recognized as a strategic necessity in today’s competitive business environment and is a growing career field. Career opportunities include,

Business consultant, data analyst, data scientist, business intelligence analyst, data analytics manager.

Our MSc in Business Analytics enables recent graduates and early career professionals to understand the content, importance and relevance of big data problems facing businesses and will be familiar with a variety of statistical, operation research and machine learning techniques needed to solve them.

Combining academic rigour and practical relevance, you will learn from experts in our leading faculty how to apply the latest academic thinking and analytical and computing tools to help make business decisions.

There is a careful balance of teaching, hands-on coursework and training in data analysis and business intelligence tools, plus regular seminars by expert external speakers.

Imperial is recognised as a world leader in the study and analysis of data, and the Business School is home to the KPMG Centre for Advanced Business Analytics.