Offered at: San Luis Obispo Campus
https://gradbusiness.calpoly.edu/ms-business-analytics/
Our 10-month, in-person MS in Business Analytics combines artificial intelligence, machine learning and business, developing data-savvy leaders through hands-on industry projects, advanced modeling, and technical training in stats, machine learning, and cloud computing—preparing graduates to lead in the fast-growing data analytics field.
Requirements for Admission
Students apply via Cal State Apply and must submit a transcript, resume, statement of purpose, and two letters of recommendation.
International Students must meet all the standard eligibility criteria and demonstrate proficiency in English (English Proficiency Exam Requirements)
Prerequisites: Applicants must have completed at least one college-level course in calculus and two college-level courses in statistics to be eligible to apply. Note that the statistics course requirements can be fulfilled by courses in statistics, probability, or econometrics. Sometimes a course with “analytics” in the title can fulfill the statistics requirement if the course focuses on statistics.
Minimum GPA: 2.5. The program is competitive and most successful applicants will have a GPA above 3.0.
Application due date: Fall enrollment only. Please see Graduate Student Dates and Deadlines for application deadlines.
Advancement to Candidacy
Completion of at least six units of graduate coursework completed in MS Business Analytics program with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Culminating Experience
Collaborative business project with a client organization that allows graduate level students the opportunity to apply knowledge, skills and competencies to address a business problem.
Program Learning Objectives
- Employ key aspects of data management - retrieval, integration, and enrichment.
- Apply high ethical standards toward the collection, storage, analysis, and reporting of data.
- Apply modeling tools to data of various types and sizes.
- Visualize data to infer and communicate insights.
- Use data to analyze, inform and solve fundamental business problems.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| REQUIRED COURSES | ||
| ECON 5029 | Econometrics and Data Analysis | 3 |
| GSB 5518 | Essential Statistics for Business Analytics | 3 |
| GSB 5520 | Data Management for Business Analytics | 3 |
| GSB 5530 | Data Analytics and Mining for Business | 3 |
| GSB 5544 | Computing and Machine Learning for Business Analytics | 3 |
| GSB 5598 | Project 1 | 3 |
| Approved Electives | ||
| Select from the following: | 15 | |
| Individual Research 2 | ||
| Data Visualization and Communication in Business | ||
| Strategic Marketing Analytics | ||
| Strategic People Analytics | ||
| Cloud Services and Applications for Business Analytics | ||
| Data Ethics for Business Analytics | ||
| Advanced Machine Learning for Business Analytics | ||
| Financial Analytics | ||
| Prescriptive Analytics | ||
| Special Advanced Topics 2 | ||
| Career Development for Business Analytics I | ||
| Career Development for Business Analytics II | ||
| Career Development for Business Analytics III | ||
| Developing Consumer Insights with Textual Data | ||
| Total Units | 33 | |
- 1
GSB 5598 satisfies the culminating experience requirement for the degree. To meet the requirement of this course, the program advisor may require GSB 5598 to be completed in a particular section and term.
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Not all topics will be taught online, depending on the proposal review process; requires advisor approval prior to enrolling.