Set yourself up for success as a leader who knows how to transform data into impactful business solutions. The Master of Business Analytics (MBAn) curriculum reflects a strategic balance of data analytics and business fundamentals, and includes cross-functional electives in specialty areas like fintech and biotech.
MBAn At-a-Glance
Overview of Program Schedule
Program Schedule | ||
Data-Oriented Courses | Business-Oriented Courses | |
Summer | Introduction to Data Programming | Analytics Skill Preparation, professional development and cohort building |
Advanced Spreadsheets | Business Immersion | |
Software Teams and Project Management | ||
Fall | Probability and Statistics | Managerial and Financial Accounting |
Predictive Analytics | Decision Strategies | |
Data Exploration and Visualization | ||
Data Architecture and Acquisition | ||
Unsupervised Learning | ||
Causal Inference through Experimentation | ||
Winter | Prescriptive Analytics | Information Security, Privacy and Ethics |
Depth Electives | Business Analytics Consulting Studio |
Summer Term
Kick off the program in June with an introduction to both data analytics and business fundamentals and management tools.
Introduction to Data Programming - MBAN 550
Fall Term
Jump into Fall Term with core courses like Predictive Analytics and Managerial and Financial Accounting, designed to provide you with the technical expertise you'll need to excel in a business analytics role. Make connections with potential employers during corporate networking, recruiting events, and other industry events held annually at Michigan Ross.
Probability and Statistics - MBAN 552
Predictive Analytics - MBAN 553
Data Exploration and Visualization - MBAN 554
Data Architecture and Acquisition - MBAN 555
Unsupervised Learning - MBAN 556
Causal Inference through Experimentation - MBAN 557
Winter Term
Round out your requirements and apply what you've learned in our immersive Business Analytics Consulting Studio course. During the course, you'll work in teams to find creative solutions to a pressing business analytics challenge at a real organization, and go onsite to conduct research and present your final recommendation to leadership.
MBAN 504: Information Security, Privacy and Ethics
Information security is essential to the business analytics process. This course will introduce students to the ethical and legal issues surrounding business analytics such as consent, anonymity, privacy, data integrity, access and exclusion, algorithmic bias and relevant regulatory considerations regarding information security and privacy. The course will introduce fundamental concepts of network security, cyber security, potential threats/malware and policies/practices to manage security threats; and discuss relevant technical aspects of information security such as authentication approaches, data encryption, digital signature and public key.
MBAN 600: Business Analytics Consulting Studio
This course provides an opportunity for students to apply their data analytics and business skills to capstone projects. Student will address corporate issues through a 14-week action learning project. In addition, students will meet several times during the semester for lectures and case discussion on relevant topics and solution tools. The course is taught in cooperation with partnering companies and students may visit project sites for data collection and mid-project/final presentation. Students will be taught and monitored by Ross faculty and participating company executives on how to approach their problem solving.
Solve a Real Business Challenge
In your final term, apply the business analytics concepts you've learned throughout your coursework to an action-based learning project with a real sponsor company. You and your classmates will work in teams to devise creative solutions to a pressing corporate challenge, and present your recommendations to company executives.
Develop Your Signature Leadership Style
Find opportunities to lead outside of the classroom through co-curricular activities hosted by the Sanger Leadership Center, the hub for leadership development and research on campus.
Leadership Crisis Challenge
Learn how to lead effectively through a high-pressure, high-stakes environment as part of this simulated business crisis.
Legacy Lab
Unlock your personal capabilities and learn how to increase your influence as part of two transformative Legacy Lab workshops.
Business + Impact Challenge
Propose creative solutions to a Fortune 100 company or highly-visible community organization in our annual Business+Impact Challenge.