Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Option Business Analytics) and MSc Management

About this programme

The Business Analytics program is designed to help students develop the skills they need to become experts in transforming data into evidence-based action and be a valuable asset in the job market. This option exposes students to the basis of coding and programming in a management environment. Students will learn how to generate interactive visualizations, understand how data can inform policy and discover advanced predictive analytics methods, while gaining hands-on experience with simulations, decision modelling and formulation, software and results interpretation. The option is recommended for students seeking a career as business/systems analyst, data analyst, project manager, operations manager, information systems manager, marketing analyst or data architect. This exciting integrated accelerated bachelor’s/master’s program allows students to earn two degrees in five years. Designed for students with a strong academic record and a keen interest in conducting business research, this integrated program enables select undergraduate students to get a jump-start in their project-based master’s program by completing two graduate courses during their last year of the undergraduate degree, and starting their research project in a familiar environment over the summer bridge term between the bachelor’s and master’s programs. This integrated program focuses on empowering students to develop their business acumen and research skills in a specialized field of study, and to contribute towards smarter decisions about policy and practice in creating a better Canada.