University of Adelaide -
Master of Business Analytics
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
This degree is designed to complement and extend the knowledge and skills gained from any of a wide range of business-related bachelor programs.

Course Overview
The Master of Business Analytics will equip you with a significantly enhanced strategic thinking, problem-solving and decision-making ability. Develop your capacity to formulate, evaluate and effectively communicate evidence-based solutions to contemporary commercial challenges using quantitative analysis. Gain advanced abilities in the use of business analytics to inform and support commercial strategies, both domestic and international.
Acquire high-level knowledge of using business analytics to highlight innovation opportunities and entrepreneurial options. You'll also gain deep insight into the ethical, sustainability and governance considerations of data management and analysis, and intellectual property rights.
Key Facts
What you will study
To qualify for the degree of Master of Business Analytics, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study with a combined total of not less than 48 units comprising:
- Core courses to the value of 24 units
- Research project to the value of six units
- Elective courses to the value of 18 units
All students must complete the following courses to the value of 24 units:
- Accounting Concepts and Methods
- Fundamentals of Business Analytics
- Predictive and Visual Analytics
- Customer Analytics
- Principles of Finance
- Quantitative Methods
- Economic Principles
- Project Management Fundamentals OR Entrepreneurial Concepts and Mindset
Research
All students must complete the following course to the value of six units from the following:
- Business Analytics Project (six units)
Entry requirements
Higher education study
- Applicants must have completed a bachelor degree or equivalent.
Students may be eligible to complete the program in a full-time standard duration of 1.5 years on the basis of prior learning.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Graduates of this program have gone on to roles such as:
- Marketer/Marketing manager
- Business management
- Business manager
- Data scientist
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative annual tuition fee in 2025: $41,000(domestic full-fee paying place)
Indicative annual fees are based on your first year of study (24 units).
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.