SKK Graduate School of Business’ MS in Business Analytics is designed to provide a rigorous, business-focused analytics education to advance your career in a digitally-driven world. Our program, taught by world-class faculty, combines a strong analytics foundation with core business skills and domain knowledge (Finance/Marketing) to prepare highly qualified business professionals in big data and analytics.
Academic Schedule
The MS degree is designed with the needs of working professionals in mind, with classes held only on Saturdays after a one-week bootcamp. The first year comprises of coursework in analytics, business foundations, and track-electives. In the final semester, students can choose to either work on an applied business project (ABP) or undertake a study abroad program (SAP) at one of our partner universities.
The Applied Business Project provides students with an opportunity to apply their skills to solve real-world business challenges faced by our industry partners using data and analytical techniques, while studying abroad provides students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of analytics or their chosen domain in a global setting.
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Semester |
Number of Courses |
Credits |
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1st year |
Bootcamp |
2 |
3 |
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Fall |
5 |
7.5 |
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Spring |
5 |
7.5 |
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Summer |
4 |
6 |
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2nd year |
Fall |
ABP or SAP |
6 |
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Total credits |
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30 | |
Curriculum Roadmap
Core Skills Training
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Analytics Core |
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Bootcamp: Programming for Data Analytics |
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Quantitative Analysis for Analytics |
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Business Econometrics |
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Decision Analytics and Modeling |
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Forecasting using Big Data |
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning |
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Business Intelligence and Data Visualization |
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Big Data Infrastructure and Cloud Computing |
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Business Core |
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Bootcamp: Digital Transformation |
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Strategic Economics |
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Financial Accounting |
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Project Management |
Track-oriented Training
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Course |
Track |
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| Finance Track |
Financial Management |
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Investment Analytics |
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Text and Sentiment Analytics* |
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FinTech: Business, Data, and Analytics* |
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| Marketing Track |
Marketing Management |
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Marketing Analytics |
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Text and Sentiment Analytics* |
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Digital and Social Media Analytics* |
Essential Soft Business Skills & Analytical Tools Training
