Master of Business Analytics

• Theme 1 – Artificial Intelligence (AI) : This includes techniques to simulate human decision-making through Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) algorithms. Students will learn to use ML and DL algorithms to solve various business problems such as pre-emptive prediction and prevention of fraud transactions in a bank, intelligent customer segmentation for marketing campaigns, and prevention of employee churn or burnout in organizations to name a few. Generative AI (GEN AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) for business are also covered using Open AI’s GPT and Google Gemini models.
  Learning Software used: SAS Viya, Python, R, Google Vertex AI and AI Studio
• Theme 2 – Big Data: This includes the volumes of data lying around us including Structured Data, Semi Structured Data, Un-Structured Data. Students will learn to manage and use structured data from corporate database systems and spreadsheets, as well as with unstructured data from social media platforms, newspaper articles, corporate websites, images, and other forms of audio-visual data. Students will learn to build a data pipeline to ingest, store, clean, transform and process business data, whether in batch or real-time.
  Learning Software used: Oracle Database for SQL, MongoDB for NOSQL, Google Cloud Storage and others
• Theme 3 – Data Analysis and Visualization: This includes pre-processing, analyzing and visualizing data for gaining insights from complex information to make informed business decisions. Students will learn to build powerful data visualizations and interactive dashboards for communication with senior stakeholders and C-level suite of members and make recommendations about the direction of the business.
  Learning Software used: Microsoft PowerBI, Microsoft Excel (Advanced), Google BigQuery
• Theme 4 – Business Domain Knowledge: Students will gain knowledge of the business processes and functions such as Finance, Marketing, Operations etc. as well as macro factors such as Financial Markets, Consumer Markets and Policy Making, with a strong focus on sustainability and ethics.
• Theme 5 – Industry-based practicum: This is an industry-based analytics project that is undertaken as the final component of the study program. Here, students will work on a real-life business case and develop an analytics solution in a live or a stimulated environment. Students will also gain access to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for Generative AI and Big Data Analytics solutions.
  Students can choose to complete and achieve Professional Certificates from Google and/or Microsoft.

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) – SAS Viya, Python, R, Google Vertex AI and AI Studio
• Big Data: Oracle Database for SQL, MongoDB for NOSQL, Google Cloud Storage and others
• Data Analysis and Visualization: Microsoft PowerBI, Microsoft Excel (Advanced), Google BigQuery
• Industry-based practicum: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for Generative AI and Big Data Analytics solutions.
• Students can choose to complete and achieve Professional Certificates from Google and/or Microsoft.

You must complete 9 subjects to graduate: 1 fundamental, 4 core , 3 electives, and a final project.

You can complete your Master’s degree in 12, 15, 18 or 21 Months depending on:

1. The number of subjects you choose to take per trimester,
2. The number of trimesters, you choose to study per year.

There are many possible combinations between subjects and trimesters. Some examples are listed in the Tuition Fees section below.

The completion of the Master of Business Analytics program will open up a world of global career opportunities like :

• Data Scientist
• Business Intelligence Analyst
• Business Analyst
• Data Engineer
• Management Consultant
• Market Research Analyst and many others
• Doctoral Study Opportunities : Should students wish to pursue further research after completing this Master’s degree, UOW Dubai offers a PhD program under the Faculty of Business.
  

• Bachelor’s degree: Regular Entry: 3.0 GPA and above
• Probation Entry: 2.5 to 2.99 (Probation means you will have to get an average of 55% in the 1st 3 subjects of your master’s degree)
• GFC: Less than 2.5 (students are required to take 3 General Foundation Classes during 1 month and cost 2900 MAD each)
• IBT 79 – or IELTS 6.0 (5.5 might be considered if GPA is 3.0)

NOTE: Graduates who studied their Bachelor’s in English are exempted from the TOEFL and IELTS

Total Tuition Fee Including a 20% Bursary: $ 18,468 (each trimester is paid seperatly).

Visa, Insurance, Residency & Security Deposit (the university refunds you back $ 700 once you find a job, or finish your master’s) : $ 2,242.

You must complete 9 subjects to graduate: 1 fundamental, 4 core , 3 electives, and a final project.

You can complete your Master’s degree in 12, 15, 18 or 21 Months depending on the number of subjects you choose to take per trimester as detailed in the below 4 tables: