Duration
Full-time: 15 months
Part-time: Varies
Next start date
2025 Quarter Two – 31 March
2025 Quarter Four – 15 September
Available locations
City
Points
180
Programme type
Postgraduate
Taught options available

Programme overview

The Master of Business Analytics is suited to recent business and non-business graduates (excluding students who majored in Business Analytics or Data Science), and mid-career professionals who have not completed a Business Analytics qualification.

This practice-focused programme will equip you to interrogate business challenges and then source, manipulate and analyse data to address issues and inform organisational strategies.

You will also develop a strong portfolio of professional skills that will enable you to communicate effectively to a non-technical audience through the use of data visualisation tools and storytelling.

Specialisations: You will have a choice of three specialisations. These provide the opportunity to develop and apply analytical techniques in your field and engage in a project-based industry capstone that provide experience in responding to the challenges of working in a live business context with real data.*

*Specialisations are driven by demand and might not be offered every quarter.

Download our printable MBusAn programme flyer.

Also available: Postgraduate Certificate in Business Analytics (PGCertBusAn). The PGCertBusAn is an alternative pathway for graduates who are initially uncertain about committing to a masters programme, and for those who do not achieve the required GPA for direct entry to the MBusAn.

Programme structure

The Master of Business Analytics is a 15-month, 180-point coursework masters programme studied over five quarters.

You will study six core courses (Part I) addressing data sources for the formulation of business strategies and the analytics required to inform decision-making. Topics will include business analytics and information management tools, storytelling and data visualisation, predictive analytics, and decision-making and optimisation.

In Part II you will choose to focus on either Marketing, Supply Chain Management or FinTech and enhance and develop your skills sets in a disciplinary context. Following the completion of a business consultancy practice course and a course in advanced project management you will complete an applied industry project.

Requirement:

180 points: Taught masters

Part I

90 points:

  • BUSINFO 700 (15 points) – Analysis of Business Problems
  • BUSINFO 701 (15 points) – Business Analytics Tools
  • BUSINFO 702 (15 points) – Information Management
  • BUSINFO 703 (15 points) – Data Visualisation for Business
  • BUSINFO 704 (15 points) – Predictive Business Analytics
  • BUSINFO 705 (15 points) – Decision Analytics

Part II

Choose from

Marketing Specialisation Courses:

90 points:

  • BUSINFO 706 (15 points) – Customer and Market Insights
  • BUSINFO 707 (15 points) – Digital Marketing and Analytics
  • BUSINFO 710 (15 points) – Advanced Project Management
  • BUSINFO 711 (15 points) – Consultancy Practice
  • BUSINFO 712 (30 points) – Marketing Analytics Industry Project

Or

Supply Chain Management Specialisation Courses:

90 points:

  • BUSINFO 708 (15 point) – Supply Chain Optimisation
  • BUSINFO 709 (15 points) – Supply Chain Analytics
  • BUSINFO 710 (15 points) – Advanced Project Management
  • BUSINFO 711 (15 points) – Consultancy Practice
  • BUSINFO 713 (30 points) – Supply Chain Analytics Industry Project
Or
 
FinTech Specialisation Courses:
 
90 points:
  • BUSINFO 710 (15 points) – Advanced Project Management
  • BUSINFO 711 (15 points) – Consultancy Practice
  • BUSINFO 716 (15 points) – Business Analytics for FinTech
  • BUSINFO 717 (15 points) –  FinTech and Financial Intermediation
  • BUSINFO 718 (30 points) –  FinTech Analytics Industry Project or BUSINFO 719 (30 points) –  FinTech Analytics Project

Postgraduate pathway

Download the MBusAn postgraduate pathway (24KB, PDF)

You'll also need to meet other requirements, including time limits and total points limits. See Postgraduate enrolment.

For all official programme information, including regulations about entry, enrolment, fees, examinations, and requirements for degrees, diplomas and certificates, see the University Calendar.

Sample programme structure

180 points: Taught - Note this is a sample structure only for the Marketing specialisation, full-time study starting in Quarter Two.

2024 90 points

  • Code:
    BUSINFO 700 (Q2/24)
    Name:
    Analysis of Business Problems
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    BUSINFO 705 (Q2/24)
    Name:
    Decision Analytics
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    BUSINFO 702 (Q3/24)
    Name:
    Information Management
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    BUSINFO 704 (Q3/24)
    Name:
    Predictive Business Analytics
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    BUSINFO 701 (Q4/24)
    Name:
    Business Analytics Tools
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    BUSINFO 703 (Q4/24)
    Name:
    Data Visualisation for Business
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts

2025 90 points

  • Code:
    BUSINFO 710 (Q1/25)
    Name:
    Advanced Project Management
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    BUSINFO 706 (Q1/25)
    Name:
    Customer and Market Insights
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    BUSINFO 707 (Q1/25)
    Name:
    Digital Machine Learning
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    BUSINFO 711 (Q2/25)
    Name:
    Consultancy Practice
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    BUSINFO 712 (Q2/25)
    Name:
    Marketing Analytics Industry Project
    Type:
    Industry Project
    Points:
    30 pts

Sample programme structure

180 points: Taught - Note this is a sample structure only for the Marketing specialisation, part-time study (15 points per quarter) starting in Quarter Two.

2024 45 points

  • Code:
    BUSINFO 700 (Q2/24)
    Name:
    Analysis of Business Problems
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    BUSINFO 704 (Q3/24)
    Name:
    Predictive Business Analytics
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    BUSINFO 701 (Q4/24)
    Name:
    Business Analytics Tools
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts

2025 60 points

  • Code:
    BUSINFO 710 (Q1/25)
    Name:
    Advanced Project Management
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    BUSINFO 705 (Q2/25)
    Name:
    Decision Analytics
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    BUSINFO 702 (Q3/25)
    Name:
    Information Management
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    BUSINFO 703 (Q4/25)
    Name:
    Data Visualisation for Business
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts

2026 75 points

  • Code:
    BUSINFO 706 (Q1/26)
    Name:
    Customer and Market Insights
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    BUSINFO 707 (Q1/26)
    Name:
    Digital Marketing and Analytics
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    BUSINFO 711 (Q2/26)
    Name:
    Consultancy Practice
    Type:
    Core taught
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    BUSINFO 712 (Q2/26)
    Name:
    Marketing Analytics Industry Project
    Type:
    Industry experience
    Points:
    30 pts

Where could this programme take you?

You will be equipped with specialist knowledge and skills and prepare you for entry into careers as business analytics professionals. People with business analytics skills are highly in demand globally.

Jobs related to this programme

  • Business Analytics professional
  • Business Insights Executive
  • Consultant
  • Customer Insights Officer
  • Database Analyst
  • Investment Specialist

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