MSBA Program Curriculum

The MSBA is 9-month, 30-credit hour program designed to be completed full-time over one academic year.

Prerequisites

In order to complete the MSBA degree in the 9-month timeframe, students will need the following common body of knowledge in analytics: 

• A college level course in introductory statistics
• A college level course (full semester) in regression analysis
• College level mathematics in pre-calculus, matrix algebra and calculus concepts.
• A college level course that includes Structured Query Language and Programming (any language)

Students who do not have the necessary prerequisites can take the required courses online in the summer term prior to entering the MSBA program through the Undergraduate Certificate in Foundations in Analytics. Students may take as many of these courses as necessary to complete the common body of knowledge in analytics. 

Some or all of the prerequisite courses may be waived at time of admission for those who have completed equivalent courses in their undergraduate education or who can demonstrate proficiency. Applicants must have earned a minimum grade of C in each prerequisite course and a 3.0 grade point average or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for all of them.   

MSBA Coursework

Full course descriptions can be found in the Miami Bulletin as well as by clicking on the individual courses below.

Fall Semester (12 credit hours)

• ISA 512: Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
• ISA 514: Managing Big Data
• ISA 591: Introduction to Data Mining in Business
• ISA 616: Communicating with Data

Winter Term (3 credit hours)

• ISA 650: Business Analytics Practicum

Spring Semester (15 credit hours)

• ISA 630: Machine Learning Applications in Business
• ISA 632: Big Data Analytics and Modern AI
• ISA 633: Prescriptive Analytics in Business
• ISA 634: Analytics Solution Deployment and Lifecycle Management
• ISA 650: Business Analytics Practicum

Graduate Certificates in Business Analytics

Upon completion of the first semester of courses (12-hours, 4 courses), students will receive a Graduate Certificate in Analytics. 

Upon completion of the second semester of courses, excluding the Business Analytics Practicum, students will receive a Graduate Certificate in Advanced Business Analytics.