MSc in Business Analytics

Programme details

• Start date: September 2022
• Format: In-class
• Language: English + some elective courses in Spanish.
  • Language learning: Optional classes in Spanish, German and French.
• Location: Barcelona - Sant Cugat Campus
  • Study tours: January
  • Internship (optional): 3 - 6 months worldwide

The programme will prepare you fully for the next stage in your career. You will work in multidisciplinary groups on big data and data analytics projects, develop data analytics projects using Python and R, design big data and data analytics projects including Spark and AWS and gain a specialist understanding of how big data and data analytics are used in finance, marketing and retail.

Lead the Data Revolution

The data revolution is underway. As AI, big data and machine learning transform the business landscape, employers need a new kind of professional. They need next-generation managers who truly understand data – how to analyse it, harness its potential and turn it into an actionable business strategy.

With Esade’s Master in Business Analytics, you’ll acquire the technical skills and business vision that employers are looking for. You’ll gain insights directly from pioneering experts and visit companies in high-tech innovative cities. And you’ll graduate ready to take your career as far as you want it to go.

Reasons to Choose the MSc in Business Analytics

Big data is tearing up the old rulebooks for business. The new paradigms it creates require new ways of thinking. Firms need new managers who profoundly understand both the technology and the broader business environment. Managers who think differently.

The Esade MSc in Business Analytics programme is where those managers are forged. You’ll join a pioneering programme, ranked #5 in the Word (QS, 2018), in one of the world’s hottest fields, at one of the world’s leading business schools. You’ll learn from leading international experts in a hands-on, action-learning environment, tackling real-world problems. And you’ll go straight to the source: visiting high-tech innovative cities to meet industry visionaries.

The main objective of the Esade MSc in Business Analytics is to prepare you fully for the next stage in your career. You’ll graduate with a toolkit of technical skills and specialist know-how, ready to continue your higher education or pursue your dream job.

What You’ll Do in the MSc in Business Analytics

• Work in multidisciplinary groups on big data and data analytics projects with guidance from business experts.
• Develop data analytics projects using Python and R, as well as the standard data science libraries and tools.
• Design big data and data analytics projects with your fellow students using commercial and open-source platforms including Spark and AWS.
• Gain specialist understanding of how big data and data analytics are used in finance, marketing, and retail and focus on the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
• And you will become a responsible leader who, being aware of the implicit values and impact of all decisions, is committed to building a fairer society, working collaboratively with integrity and fostering diversity and inclusion, in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

The diverse and international class profile of the Esade MSc in Business Analytics is one of its greatest strengths. You’ll study and enjoy life in Barcelona alongside classmates of 30 different nationalities, from Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa. The average age of the class is 23, and almost 30% of the students are women. Students have a wide range of academic backgrounds, although around 80% come from economics and management. The remaining 20% are qualified in engineering, social sciences or humanities. This diversity ensures that your Esade experience is enlightening and always interesting, both inside and outside the classroom.

Most students are pursuing careers in data science, data analysis, business analysis and related fields, either for leading companies or as entrepreneurs in their own startups. With an Esade MSc in Business Analytics, your future is yours to decide.

What can I do with an MSc in Business Analytics?

Data Science is the “sexiest job of the 21st century”

According to Harvard Business Review, Data Science is the “sexiest job of the 21st century. And what’s more, McKinsey predicts that companies will struggle to find the talent they need due to a shortage of well-trained professionals who understand data science.

Here’s what you need to know

• Companies increasingly need data-proficient professionals
• The MSc will equip you with the ability to identify, collect, analyze, interpret and transform data to drive value and innovation
• You can apply your analytical knowledge across multiple fields, including science, medicine and pharmaceuticals, banking, insurance and marketing research
• Consulting is increasingly data-driven and needs people with the skills your ESADE Masters programme develops.
• You can branch out into operations and distribution analysis in sectors that leverage big data, such as FMCG
• You can bring your skills to digital-native companies like Google and Amazon with their own unique style of consumer analysis
• Got an idea of your own? Create your own startup. Or work at one that shares your ambitions.

How far do you want to go?

• Business Consultant
• Data Scientist
• Analytics Consultant
• Marketing Analyst
• Data Solutions Architect
• Business Intelligent Consultant
• Chief Data Officer
• Big Data Analytics Manager
• Business Analyst
• Big Data Entrepreneur
• Researcher

Programme structure

The MSc in Business Analytics programme is an expansive educational journey. And every journey needs a good map. The programme structure shows your road to graduation: where you’ll go, what you’ll learn and what you’ll do. On this page, you can see all the compulsory and elective subjects and courses on the programme.

Bridge the gap between computing & business.

• 9th MSc in Business Analytics, QS 2021