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Description
Business Analytics is a cross-discipline specialization that incorporates descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics courses as well as application courses. In addition to the required Year 1 foundational functional areas of business courses, the specialization offers foundational courses in predictive and prescriptive courses in Year 2. Most of the courses will make use of relevant analytics software to equip the students with the necessary analytics platforms.
Many industry leaders have touted data analytics as the next frontier for innovation and productivity. The employment growth in data analytics is predicted to be the largest among all occupations in Canada. This specialization provides students with a wide variety of career options in the area of business analytics with three application tracks in finance, marketing and operations.
The Business Analytics specialization serves as a gateway to valuable professional designations such as INFORMS Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) designation as well as the SAP Business Integration Certification program.
Finance Track
| F741 | Introduction to FinTech |
| F743 | Big Data in Finance |
One Elective From:
F713 Security Analysis; F714 Options and Futures: Theory and Applications; F715 Portfolio Theory and Management; F719 Independent Research Project in Finance;
F722 Market Trading and Risk Management with Options; F723 Fixed Income Analysis; F733 Financial Risk Management; and F735 Financial Modelling
Information Systems Track
| Three of the Following: | |
| eHealth 746 | Healthcare Analytics |
| K724 | eBusiness Strategies |
| K725 | Business Process Management |
| K735 | Managing the Implementation of Enterprise Planning Systems |
| K737 | Cases in eBusiness, Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
Marketing Track
| Three of the Following: | |
| M719 | Independent Research Project in Marketing |
| M731 | Marketing Research |
| M733 | Marketing Analytics |
| M734 | Strategic Marketing Analytics |
Operations and Supply Chain Management Track
| Three of the Following: | |
| O719 | Independent Research Project in Operations Management |
| O721 | Inventory Management and Production Planning |
| O725 | Business Logistics |
| O726 | Methods for Quality Management |
| O734 | Supply Chain Management |
| O735 | Strategic Procurement |
