Programme
The MBA Big Data & Business Analytics is a part-time programme:
- Duration: 2 years
- Courses: 2 evenings per week, 19:00 – 22:00 hours
- Time requirements: 20 – 25 hours per week for preparation, case work and project
- One week international field trip on Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Thesis Project: the application of Big Data in your own organization
The programme is intended for:
- Professionals with a quantitative background ( f.e.mathematics, physics, computer science, engineering, econometrics) who want to apply analytics in various areas of business and learn about new technologies such as artificial intelligence, infrastructures for large datasets, blockchain, and more.
- Professionals with a business background (business administration, economics, finance) or other academic degrees with extensive business experience who want to learn about analytics and new technologies.
Curriculum
The curriculum consists of three elements:
Curriculum 2018 - 2020
| Aug 2018 | Primer Statistics (online) |
| Sep - Oct 2018 | Big Data Strategy & Implementation |
| Sep - Oct 2018 | Statistics |
| Sep 2018 - May 2019 | Amsterdam Leadership Programme |
| Nov - Dec 2018 | Consumer Behaviour |
| Nov - Dec 2018 | Econometrics |
| Jan 2019 | Law & Ethics for Big Data |
| Jan 2019 | Data Visualisation |
| Feb - Mar 2019 | Big Data Infrastructures & Technology |
| Feb - Mar 2019 | Operations & Supply Chain Management |
| Apr - May 2019 | Financial Accounting |
| Apr - May 2019 | System Optimisation |
| Jun 2019 | Fintech: Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies (elective) |
| Jun 2019 | Language Technology (elective) |
| Aug 2019 | Primer Python (online) |
| Sep - Oct 2019 | Valuation |
| Sep - Oct 2019 | Corporate Strategy |
| Nov - Dec 2019 | Data Stewardship |
| Nov - Dec 2019 | Entrepreneurship |
| Jan 2020 | International Study Trip |
| Feb - Mar 2020 | Machine Learning |
| Feb - Mar 2020 | Corporate Finance |
| Apr - May 2020 | Quantitative Marketing |
| Apr - May 2020 | Leading People Strategically |
| Jan - Aug 2020 | MBA Big Data Thesis Project |
* Please note that courses are subject to change.