Master of Business Analytics (MBAN)

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The Master of Business Analytics (MBAN) program is designed to meet the growing need for talented data analytics professionals with the skills and advanced applied knowledge to develop, evaluate, refine, and implement analytics applications to drive business innovation and success.

The program integrates and emphasizes the following:

  • Data analytics skill development including descriptive data analytics, predictive analytics, and prescriptive analytics;
  • Business fundamentals and managerial practice;
  • Programing skills and computer languages;
  • Data governance, security, and privacy;
  • Ethics, evidence-based management, and responsible research.

Admission Requirements

This program follows the general admission requirements and procedures of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research as outlined in the Graduate Studies Academic calendar, with the following additional requirements and procedures:

  1. Because the nature of the program requires strong math skills, applicants should hold an undergraduate degree from an accredited university with strength in mathematics, business or commerce, computer science, economics, engineering or science - including at least one mathematics or statistics course that covers hypothesis testing, linear regression, and their applications.
  2. Relevant work experience is desired.
  3. Submit three recommendation forms, with at least one being from an academic referee.
  4. An interview may be required for further assessment, so applicants must agree to a virtual or in-person interview. The program will contact applicants if this required.
  5. Have an undergraduate degree with at least a "B" average and attained a minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least a 3.0 out of 4.3 in the candidate's final sixty (6) credit hours taken at university.
  6.  Submit official transcripts from all post secondary institutions attended directly to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research at Saint Mary's University.
  7. Applicants will submit an up-to-date curriculum vitae, including relevant working experiences.
  8. Applicants to this program, whose first language is not English, must demonstrate their English language proficiency as outlined in Graduate Academic Regulation 1e with the following additional requirement;
    1. a TOEFL (iBT) score of at least 100 with no band below 20; or
    2. an IELTS score of at least 7.0, with no band below 6.5.