| Program Title: | Master of Science in Business Analytics – Big Data Management |
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| Credit Hours: | 36 |
| Delivery Mode: | Face-To-Face |
| Accreditation | Commission for Academic Accreditation, UAE (CAA), DASCA |
| Language of Study: | English |
| Duration: | 15 months for Non-Thesis Pathway and 18 months for Thesis Pathway |
The emergence of big data and cognitive technologies will be the new norms of future business analytics in organizations. Governments and industries revolutionize their operations by optimizing such disruptive technology as strategic assets in their effective decision-makings. While such deployment creates exponential opportunity, future employees must acquire comprehensive managerial knowledge and, leadership skills in the trending management of big data and artificial intelligence. These analytics competencies will maximize the vast potential of expanding data opportunities to prescribe value adding needs of the customers and business environment towards organization competitive advantage.
The Master of Science in Business Analytics with Big Data Management concentration is designed to enable business professionals improve their data analytics skills and competencies to solve business problems in their organizations. This program will empower students to manage data-oriented systems and embed data driven decisions within an organization by bringing leadership skills and comprehensive knowledge from big data disciplines to the management table. Students will get a grasp on the emerging tools and technologies available to tackle challenges in Big Data Management.
The MSBA program is composed of courses that provide students with specialized knowledge in solving business problems using analytical tools and methods. The program consists of 12 courses, each three credit hours in value. ADSM offers a non-thesis pathway in addition to the existing thesis pathway. This is designed to give students greater flexibility in how they complete their degree, based on their academic or professional goals. Under this new dual-pathway structure, students may choose one of the following options:
Thesis Pathway
Students complete a traditional academic thesis worth 6 credit hours (CH), consisting of:
Non-Thesis Pathway (Applied Project)
Students complete a practice-oriented applied project worth 6 credit hours (CH), consisting of:
The applied project course focuses on practical problem-solving and real-world organizational impact, while maintaining the academic rigor required at QFEmirates Level 7.
