Master's in Business Analytics Program - Plan of Study
Explore topics in data analysis and business problem solving at a pace that works for you. Drexel’s LeBow College of Business provides you with full and part-time plan of study options that work with your schedule.
MS in Business Analytics Full-Time
Below is a sample plan of study for a student enrolled in our full-time Master of Science in Business Analytics degree program. Full-time students will determine a customized plan of study with their program advisor.
See the current Drexel Course Catalog for complete degree requirements and course descriptions or request more information from our Admissions team.
Total credits - 45 credits (semester equivalent: 30 credits)
Required courses - 30 credits
Concentration requirements - 9 credits
Free electives - 6 credits
Full-time Plan of Study (students enrolling fall 2017 and after)
| Term | Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall (9 credits) | MIS 612 | Aligning Information Systems and Business Strategies | 3 |
| OPR 601 | Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | 3 | |
| STAT 610 | Statistics for Business Analytics | 3 | |
| Winter (9 credits) | MIS 633 | Predictive Business Analytics with Relational Database Data | 3 |
| STAT 630 | Multivariate Analysis | 3 | |
| MIS T680/ OPR 620 | Intro to Python Programming/ Operations Research I | 3 | |
| Spring (9 credits) | MIS 632 | Database Analysis and Design for Business | 3 |
| STAT 642 | Data Mining for Business Analytics | 3 | |
| Concentration Course 1: STAT, MIS, OPR, Functional Area of Business Concentration or Elective | 3 | ||
| Summer (3 credits) | Experiential Component - Internship, co-op, consulting course/project | 3 | |
| Fall (9 credits) | BUSN 710 | Business Analytics Capstone Project | 3 |
| Concentration Course 2: STAT, MIS, OPR, Functional Area of Business Concentration or Elective | 3 | ||
| Elective - any LeBow 600-level course | 3 | ||
| Winter (6 credits) | Concentration Course 3: STAT, MIS, OPR, Functional Area of Business Concentration or Elective | 3 | |
| Elective - any 600-level LeBow course | 3 |
MS in Business Analytics Part-Time
Graduate students have the option to earn a Master of Science in Business Analytics as part of our part-time graduate degree program. Part-time students will determine a customized plan of study with their program advisor, which offers flexibility in the timeline noted below. Below is a sample plan of study for a part-time student enrolled in the MS in Business Analytics degree program.
Total credits - 45 credits (semester equivalent: 30 credits)
Required courses - 30 credits
Concentration requirements - 9 credits
Free electives - 6 credits
Part-time Plan of Study (students enrolling fall 2017 and after)
| Term | Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall (6 credits) | MIS 612 | Aligning Information Systems and Business Strategies | 3 |
| STAT 610 | Statistics for Business Analytics | 3 | |
| Winter (6 credits) | MIS 633 | Predictive Business Analytics with Relational Database Data | 3 |
| STAT 630 | Multivariate Analysis | 3 | |
| Spring (6 credits) | MIS 632 | Database Analysis and Design for Business | 3 |
| STAT 642 | Data Mining for Business Analytics | 3 | |
| Summer (6 credits) | OPR 601 | Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | 3 |
| Experiential Component - Internship, co-op, consulting course/project | 3 | ||
| Fall (6 credits) | BUSN 710 | Business Analytics Capstone Project | 3 |
| Concentration/Elective: STAT, MIS, OPR, Functional Area of Business Concentration | 3 | ||
| Winter (6 credits) | MIS T680/ OPR 620 | Intro to Python Programming/ Operations Research I | 3 |
| Concentration/Elective: STAT, MIS, OPR, Functional Area of Business Concentration | 3 | ||
| Spring (6 credits) | Concentration/Elective: STAT, MIS, OPR, Functional Area of Business Concentration | 3 | |
| Concentration/Elective: STAT, MIS, OPR, Functional Area of Business Concentration | 3 | ||
| Summer (3 credits) | Concentration/Elective: STAT, MIS, OPR, Functional Area of Business Concentration | 3 |