Master of Business Data Analytics (MBDA)

Master of Business Data Analytics (MBDA) is a Masters program taught at American University of Sharjah, UAE. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Master of Business Data Analytics (MBDA) is a fully online graduate program at American University of Sharjah that integrates business acumen with advanced analytical skills. Students apply numerical, graphical, and statistical concepts, use machine learning techniques, and analyze unstructured data. The program also covers database management principles, including logical data model design, database structuring, and practical SQL use.

MBDA degree requirements include at least 30 credit hours of online courses. Students complete nine credit hours of core required courses and 21 credit hours of business data analytics courses. The curriculum includes courses such as Economics for Managers, Introduction to Business Analytics, Database Management, Advanced Business Data Analytics, Advanced Data Visualization, Data Mining and Machine Learning, and Data Analytics Applications for Business.

Modules

• MBA 601: Economics for Managers
• MBA 603: Introduction to Business Analytics
• MBA 610: Financial Statement Analysis and Capital Budgeting
• BDA 620: Introduction to Python for Business Data Analytics
• BDA 621: Database Management
• BDA 622: Digital Strategy and Innovation
• BDA 623: Advanced Business Data Analytics
• BDA 624: Advanced Data Visualization
• BDA 625: Data Mining and Machine Learning
• BDA 626: Data Analytics Applications for Business

The minimum requirements for admission in Master of Business Data Analytics (MBDA) at American University of Sharjah for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by American University of Sharjah.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by American University of Sharjah as pre-requiste for admission in Master of Business Data Analytics (MBDA).

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Admission to the MBDA program is competitive. In addition to fulfilling the university’s general graduate admission requirements, applicants must either take the MBDA Admissions Test (administered through the AUS Testing Center) or provide a GMAT score. Test scores are evaluated alongside the applicant’s work experience and undergraduate GPA, with particular emphasis on the last two years of study. These factors help the SBA Graduate Committee determine the applicant’s admission status.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.aus.edu/sba/department-of-accounting-and-information-systems/master-of-business-data-analytics-mbda

• Business analysts in the public and private sectors
• Key business functions in the public and private sectors

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