Western Sydney University

Master of Business Analytics

  • Delivery: Face to Face
  • Study Level: Postgraduate
  • Duration: 24 months
  • Course Type: Master's

Discover how to embark on data-driven investigations and visual and computational analytics.

Course overview

The Master of Business Analytics offers you just that. This postgraduate program shows you how to thrive in a data-driven world. You’ll learn how to grapple with business analytics, not just data analytics. Focus on the nature of data, including Big and Unstructured Data. Discover how to embark on data-driven investigations and visual and computational analytics. Develop the data analysis and problem-solving skills you need to overcome real-world problems. Prepare to take on the world of tomorrow.

The Master of Business Analytics offers you a program of study on how to manage effectively in a data-driven world. The ever-increasing amount of data in the business world today requires that businesses make sense of the flow of information if they are to hold a competitive edge in the market. This program focuses on business analytics rather than just data analytics and provides a strong applications focus covering the nature of data, including big and unstructured data, teaching you how to initiate data-driven investigations and decipher visual and computational analytics. You will explore the application of analytic tools and frameworks to examine strategic business and market options and to realise their profit potential. Tailor your learning to your interests by focusing on one of three specialisations in Operations Management, Finance or Marketing.

Note: 1.5 years full-time (three years part-time) or one year full-time (two years part-time) programs are also available, depending on entry degrees.

Key facts

Delivery
Face to Face
Course Type
Master's
Duration
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Can be studied part time
24 months (Full time)
Price Per Unit
From $4,480
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Prices are calculated based on a full-time or part-time study load of 80 credit points.
Campus
Parramatta
Intake
5th January, 2026
30th March, 2026
22nd June, 2026
14th September, 2026
Units
16
Fees
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FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.
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What you will study

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 160 credit points. Each subject is worth 10 credit points.

Core

Group 1 - One, 1.5 and two-year pathways

All students must complete the following:

  • Business Analytics in Practice
  • Data Science
  • Leading for Social Impact
  • Programming for Data Science
  • Social Media Intelligence
  • The Nature of Data
  • Visualisation

Group 2 - 1.5 and two-year pathways

Students in the 1.5 and two-year pathways must complete the following. Students in the two-year pathway are not required to complete the following.

  • Strategic Business Management
Alternate subjects
Elective subjects
Major

Entry requirements

Two-year pathway (160 credit points)
  • Applicants must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree, or higher, in any discipline.
1.5-year pathway (120 credit points)
1-year pathway (80 credit points)

English language requirements

Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Contact the university for further information.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Credit for Prior Learning (CPL), formerly known as transfer credit or advanced standing, is a way of recognising your previous study or work experience by granting credit towards your current program.

When your CPL application is approved, it means you've already demonstrated the knowledge, understanding and skills that match the learning outcomes of similar subjects or programs at WSU.

For more information, contact the university or visit its website.

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

  • Produce authentic resources or artefacts that express complex ideas using discipline-appropriate written and verbal skills suited to multiple audiences and contexts.
  • Demonstrate ability to effectively perform different roles in teams, with changing membership roles and in complex contexts.
  • Produce and justify a complex argument in a professional or enterprise context using multiple sources of relevant, discipline-appropriate information (textual or numerical).
  • Plan a project and propose a well-formulated solution, including its contingencies and future implications, to a professional or enterprise problem that considers multiple professional or enterprise contexts (including global).
  • Evaluate professional or enterprise practice in relation to culture and diversity in discipline-appropriate contexts (including First Peoples Global) and make recommendations, including contingencies, alternatives and future implications.
  • Evaluate economic, social and environmental decisions and practices and make recommendations, including contingencies, alternatives and future implications, for professional or enterprise practice.
Career outcomes

Fees and FEE-HELP

Indicative annual fee in 2026: $35,840 (domestic full-fee paying place)

The fee estimate provided is indicative only and subject to change. This estimate is based on the current fee structures for a normal full-time study load.

A student’s fee may vary depending on:

  • Specific subjects chosen.
  • Duration and timing of study.
  • Annual fee adjustments.

Please note that this estimate does not include the Student Services and Amenities Fee.

FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students.