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Master’s degree
- Length
- 36 credit hours, 12 courses, including an applied project drawn from your own workplace.
- Entry
- A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, and professional experience related to the program.
- Status
- In preparation
- Levels
- Master's
- Credit hours
- 36
- Delivery
- Fully online
- Experience
- Assessed course by course
- Status
- In preparation
Overview
About the program
A master's program for analysts, accountants and managers who work with reports and data. You study how to frame a business question, analyse the data behind it and present an answer people act on.
The Business Analytics program is designed for people who already work in the field. It covers statistics for decisions, data preparation and SQL, data visualization and dashboards, forecasting, customer and operations analytics, and ends with communicating results.
Like every Madison program, it is built for working adults. Courses you already master through your work are tested and recorded with a grade; the rest you study online, at your own pace, with tasks carried out in your own workplace.
In preparation. This program is not open for enrollment yet. It opens when its curriculum and courses are in place on the learning platform.
Outcomes
What you will be able to do
- 01Statistics for decisionsExplain the core ideas of statistics for decisions and use them to read real situations at work.
- 02Data preparation and SQLAnalyse a real problem in data preparation and SQL and recommend a course of action backed by evidence.
- 03Data visualization and dashboardsApply the methods of data visualization and dashboards in your own organization and measure the result.
- 04ForecastingPlan and lead work in forecasting, and document your decisions to a professional standard.
- 05Customer and operations analyticsEvaluate current practice in customer and operations analytics against recognised standards and propose improvements.
- 06Communicating resultsAdvise colleagues and managers on communicating results in clear, well-structured writing.
Curriculum
What you will study
The main areas of the curriculum. Your personal study plan lists the exact courses, their credit hours and those you may claim through assessment.
- 01Statistics for decisionsDescriptive statistics, sampling and testing ideas with data.Core area
- 02Data preparation and SQLCleaning, joining and querying data with SQL.Core area
- 03Data visualization and dashboardsDesigning dashboards that managers can read in seconds.Core area
- 04ForecastingTime-series methods to forecast demand, sales and resources.Core area
- 05Customer and operations analyticsSegmentation, churn, process and supply analytics.Core area
- 06Communicating resultsTurning analysis into clear recommendations for decision-makers.Core area
Levels
Levels, length and entry
Your experience
How your experience counts
- 01
Send your record
Your CV, certificates and evidence of work are mapped to the courses of this program.
- 02
Sit the course tests
Each course you claim is tested on its own. A pass is recorded on your transcript with its grade.
- 03
Study the rest
The remaining courses become your personal plan, with an expected end date in writing.
Professional titles
The field, by title
Beside the degree, this field is planned as a professional credential, with the title written before it. A title is not a degree. How titles work.
- 01Expert in Business AnalyticsFor people who have practiced Business Analytics for years and want their competence assessed and recorded.
- 02Consultant in Business AnalyticsFor experienced people who advise organizations on Business Analytics.
- 03Trainer in Business AnalyticsFor experienced people who teach or coach others in Business Analytics at work.
- 04Diploma in Business AnalyticsA focused credential in Business Analytics, based on assessed knowledge and evidence of practice.
In preparation. No title is open yet; the requirements are published when it opens.
Careers
Where this program is used
- Business analyst
- Reporting and insights manager
- Performance analyst
- Analytics lead
Roles this program relates to. A degree supports a career; it does not guarantee a position, and each employer sets its own requirements.