Sept 2024 Entry
1.5 years (Full-time)
2.5 years (Part-time)
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Targeted Taught Postgraduate Programmes Fellowships Scheme
A total of 12 fellowships shall be awarded to local students. Please click here for details.
PolyU reserves the right to change or withdraw the fellowship at any time. In case of any dispute/disagreement, PolyU’s decision is final.
Note to Applicants
Please complete all relevant fields and enclose all necessary documents.
Incomplete applications cannot be processed promptly.
Programme Aims
This programme starts with the fundamentals of applying analytical techniques to big data to provide decision support for organisations, and progresses to in-depth studies of various application domains.
Characteristics
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Emphasises essential skills and knowledge of business analytics
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Considers all applications of business analytics
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Covers theoretical and empirical research on the use of big data in decision making
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Offers opportunities to use theories to investigate and solve business problems
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Focuses on systematic development of skills and competence in business analytics
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Enhances ability to solve problems using big data
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Empowers students to achieve career potential via professional coaching and career services
Master of Science in Business Analytics
Programme Structure
Programme Details
For the MSc, students complete 31 credits:
- 4 Compulsory Subjects (3 credits each)
- 6 Elective Subjects (3 credits each)
- 1 Ethics Subject (1 credit)
OR
- 4 Compulsory Subjects (3 credits each)
- 2 Elective Subjects (3 credits each)
- 1 Ethics Subject (1 credit)
- Research Methods Course (3 credits) and a Dissertation (9 credits)
Students may, on completion of 4 Compulsory Subjects and 3 Elective Subjects (21 credits), opt for a Postgraduate Diploma.
Areas of Study
The following is a summary of the areas of study.
Compulsory Subjects+
- Business Analytics*
- Business Intelligence and Decisions*
- Management Information Systems
- Organisation and Management*
Elective Subjects+@
- Applications of Decision-making Models
- Business Applications of Blockchain
- Business Forecasting
- Decision Making for Leadership
- E-Commerce
- Enterprise Resource Planning
- Managing Operations Systems
- Marketing Management*
- Models for Decision Making
- Research Methods
- Seminars in Emerging Technology
- Social Media Marketing
- Strategic Management
- Technology Innovation and Management
- Textual Analytics in Business
- MM MSc Career Workshop (non-credit)
Ethics Subject+
- Business Ethics
Information on the subjects can be obtained at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/mm/study/tpg/ba/.
+Offerings are subject to class quota availability.
@ Student may also choose from a list of “Common Pool Electives”, subject to the requirements of the programme curriculum. For details, please refer to www.polyu.edu.hk/fb/study/tpg-landing/common-pool-electives/.
* Effective 4 May 2020, these subjects have been included in the list of reimbursable courses under the Continuing Education Fund. The programme (MSc in Business Analytics) is recognised under the Qualifications Framework (QF Level 6).
Note: Programme structure and content are subject to continuous review and change.
Mode of Study and Duration
Mode of study: Mixed-mode
Students may pursue their studies with either a full-time study load (taking 9 credits or more in a semester) or a part-time study load (taking less than 9 credits in a semester).
Students normally complete the programme full-time in 1.5 years or part-time in 2.5 years. Students who wish to extend their studies beyond the normal duration can submit a request to their Department/Faculty for consideration.
The programme offers a structured progression. Classes are normally scheduled on weekday evenings, with some daytime classes for full-time students. Each subject requires 39 contact hours over a teaching semester, with one 3-hour class per week.
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Programme Director
Prof Xin Xu
BEcon, MPhil, PhD
Deputy Programme Director
Dr Vincent Cho
BSc, MEngSc, PhD
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Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent academic/professional qualifications, preferably with at least one year of relevant work experience.
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Applicants, normally aged 27 or above, with other post-secondary qualifications and at least 6 years of work experience in industry, commerce or public administration, including 3 years in a managerial capacity, will also be considered.
If you are not a native speaker of English, and your Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification is awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction is not English, you are expected to fulfil the University’s minimum English language requirement for admission purpose. Please refer to the "Admission Requirements" section for details.
For further information, please contact:
Tel: (852) 2766 7381 / (852) 2766 7108
Email: mm.msc@polyu.edu.hk
For academic matters, please contact:
Dr Vincent Cho
Tel: (852) 2766 6339
Email: vincent.cho@polyu.edu.hk
Shortlisted candidates may be invited to attend admission interviews.
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HK$333,250 per programme (HK$10,750 per credit) for local and non-local students
