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University of Wollongong Dubai

Dubai , Dubai ,United Arab Emirates

Master of Business Analytics

The Master of Business Analytics curriculum is designed to prepare students to develop solid skills in data analytics for the challenges they will face as a business leader in today's rapidly changing environment. The program is taught as a combination of lectures and hands-on exercises in our ‘Business Analytics Lab’ using state of the art data science and analytics software. The Program is organized around four key themes:

Theme 1: Foundations of Business in the Information Age 
This incorporates subjects related to modern managerial accounting, marketing, organizational behaviour and operations management.
Theme 2: Data Science Technologies for Industry 4.0 
This incorporates subjects covering cutting-edge data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) tools and techniques using industry standard software like Statistical Analysis and Systems (SAS) Viya, Structured Query Language (SQL) and Python through Jupyter Notebooks. 
Theme 3: Application of Data Science technologies in Macro and Micro Business Analysis
This incorporates subjects covering the application of data science and analytics technologies in micro settings of an organization’s business functions (like accounting, human resources, operations, marketing and the like) as well as in macro settings of consumer markets, financial markets, labor markets and economic development across countries and regions.
Theme 4: Industry-based practicum
This is an industry-based analytics project where students will work on a real-life business scenario and develop an analytics solution in a live or a stimulated environment.

Intakes

  • Jan
  • April
  • Sep

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Application Process

Visa Process
30 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Country Direct Admission Probationary Entry*
GPA 2.5-2.99 or equivalent Conditional Entry**
GPA 2.0-2.49 or equivalent
 
India 50% 45% 40%
10 Point System: 7.0/10.0 10 Point System: 6.0/10.0 10 Point System: 5.0/10.0
4 Point System: 3.0/4.0 4 Point System: 2.5/4.0 4 Point System: 2.0/4.0
 
* Applicants with a bachelor’s degree in the relevant field of study, or its equivalent, with an overall GPA between 2.5 and 2.99 (on a 4.0 scale) may be conditionally admitted to a master’s program, only if they meet the necessary english language requirement. Such students must take a maximum of 18cp of subjects studied for the master’s degree during the period of conditional admission and must achieve an overall WAM of 55 in their first 3 subjects at the University. Students who fail to achieve this standard may have their enrolment discontinued.
 
** Applicants with a bachelor’s degree in the relevant field of study, or its equivalent, with an overall GPA between 2.0 and 2.49 (on a 4.0 scale) may be conditionally admitted to a master’s degree, only if they meet the necessary english language requirement and they will be required to complete a maximum of 18cp remedial non-credit bearing subjects prior to enrolment in their chosen Master’s degree. Students must achieve a minimum WAM of 55 in these subjects in order to progress to the master’s degree or may have their enrolment discontinued.
 
At UOWD, all classes are taught in English and in order to enrol in a master's degree you will need to submit one of the following certificate of English language proficiency:
 
 
 
English Language Test Entry Score
IELTS
Academic Overall score of 6.0 with 6.0 in Reading and Writing and 5.0 in Listening and Speaking
TOEFL
Internet based 79 with not less than 20 in Writing, 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 16 in Speaking
TOEFL
Computer based 213 with a 4.0 TWE/Essay Writing
TOEFL*
International paper based 550 with a 4.0 TWE/Essay Writing