Master of Business Analytics
Master of Business Analytics
OVERVIEW Gain in-demand, practical skills for a rewarding career applying data to solve business problems, with a Master of Business Analytics from Victoria University. 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…
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OVERVIEW
Gain in-demand, practical skills for a rewarding career applying data to solve business problems, with a Master of Business Analytics from Victoria University.
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.
REQUIREMENTS
Completion of an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a similar discipline OR
Completion of an Australian Graduate Certificate (or equivalent) in a similar discipline
English language requirements
IELTS (or equivalent): Overall score of 6.5 (with no band less than 6.0 in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking)
TOEFL Internet: Test score of 79
Pearson Test of English (PTE): Overall score of 58-64 (with no section score less than 50)
University of Cambridge – Advanced (CAE): Overall score of 176. No individual band less than 169.
VU English – English for Academic Purposes (EAP) (Level 6): Achieved.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Victoria University (VU) is an educational provider offering internationally-recognised, world-class qualifications in Melbourne and Sydney – two of the world’s most liveable cities. Its industry-focused courses cover a diverse range of subject areas and many are offered as pathways across multiple levels of education. Students can also choose to study foundation studies and English language courses through its highly-ranked English language centre. Ranking in the top 2% of universities worldwide (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021), VU has more than 100 years of experience and over 4,000 partnerships and connections with industry.
