Overview

Cornell’s STEM-certified Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) program was designed to uniquely prepare working professionals seeking to build a career in analytics with the skills employers desire most: a comprehensive understanding of the language and concepts of business, strong communication and teamwork skills, and the ability to apply the tools of data science to real problems and real data through program concentrations.

The 16-month long part-time online program curriculum includes both online and residential coursework. Students complete 26.5 credits of online MSBA courses and 3.5 credits of residential courses, choosing from concentrations in finance analytics, marketing analytics, operations and supply chain analytics, and business analytics. For additional information, please visit the Master of Science in Business Analytics webpage.

Required Courses

• BANA 5000 - Introduction to Accounting Analytics  
• BANA 5010 - Probability, Statistics, and Inference  
• BANA 5020 - Microeconomics  
• BANA 5030 - Introduction to Marketing and Marketing Analytics  
• BANA 5040 - Teamwork and Collaboration  
• BANA 5060 - Introduction to Finance Analytics  
• BANA 5080 - Introduction to Operations Analytics  
• BANA 5160 - Capstone Project  
• BANA 5165 - Conversations in Business Analytics  
• BANA 5440 - Statistical Programming in Python  
• BANA 5670 - Management Writing for Business Analytics  
• BANA 5680 - Management Presentations with Data  
• BANA 6550 - Business Data Analysis with SQL  
• BANA 6920 - Machine Learning Applications in Business  

Electives

• BANA 5205 - Digital Business and Retail Operations  
• BANA 5210 - Natural Language Processing in Finance   
• BANA 6020 - Managerial Reporting for Business Analytics  
• BANA 6070 - Designing Data Products  
• BANA 6340 - Customer Analytics  
• BANA 6390 - Analytics for Demand Management  
• BANA 6420 - Supply Chain Analytics  
• BANA 6470 - Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling  
• BANA 6920 - Machine Learning Applications in Business