Program Overview
MBAN is a 42-credit hour program that can be completed in 16 months of full-time study (4 semesters). The program consists of 10 required courses, 5 elective courses and 1 of 3 experiential learning pathways: Consulting, Research, and Internship. In addition, a longitudinal Professional Development course will ensure that students have the professional skills required for success in their chosen career. The MBAN curriculum is aligned with the Body of Knowledge of the highly prized Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) designation and prepares you to write the CAP exam. The Sobey School of Business is both EQUIS and AACSB-accredited and will embrace the commitment to the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) and Evidence-Based Management (EBM).
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Required courses include
- Foundations of Professional Analytics
- Business Fundamentals
- Fundamentals of Programming and Database Management
- Ethics and Governance in Analytics
- Statistics and Predictive Modeling
- Prescriptive Analytics and Optimization
- Enterprise Data Management and Strategy
- Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
- Financial and Accounting Analytics
- Marketing Analytics
- Analytics in Action
- Business Consulting
- People Analytics and Leadership (Elective)
- Operations and Supply Chain Analytics (Elective)
Internship Project (IP)
This experiential learning pathway will provide students with an opportunity to apply concepts and theories learned during the program in an organizational setting over four months. Students are assigned individually or in teams to a business or a not-for-profit organization to apply their knowledge and skills to real-world data and realize analytics projects under the co-supervision of a SMU faculty member and a qualified mentor at the partner organization.
Consulting Project (CP)
This experiential learning pathway will provide students with an opportunity to apply concepts and theories learned during the program while working as an in-house/in-residence consultant over four months. Students are assigned individually or in teams to a client of the University’s Entrepreneurship Centre and/or other centers to complete a consultancy project under the co-supervision of a SMU faculty member and a qualified mentor at the partner organization.
Research Project (RP)
This experiential learning pathway will provide students with an opportunity to apply concepts and theories learned during the program and acquire research skills and experience while working as a data analytics researcher over four months. Students are assigned individually or in teams to a research project under the supervision of a research-active SMU faculty member. Interdisciplinary projects are particularly encouraged.