Inaugural class of master’s in business analytics students graduates

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MS-BA students begin the one-year program with six intense weeks of lessons in Python programming, followed by another six weeks dedicated to learning quantitative methods. Another 12-week course focuses on machine learning, a method of automated analytical modeling used in artificial intelligence. Subsequent courses cover data management, forecasting, revenue management, pricing and probabilistic optimization. Students graduate with proficiency in the latest analytical skills and know how to help organizations employ the best tools and techniques to make better business decisions.

“The core faculty members have been collaborative in talking about what classroom outcomes they are seeing and adjusting as necessary for an optimal student learning experience,” said Ashley Bush, MS-BA program director, Sprint Professor of MIS and chair of the Department of Business Analytics, Information Systems and Supply Chain. “We have this ongoing, iterative refinement of the program.”

Bush said this first class has been surprisingly cohesive considering students’ diverse backgrounds. They work together well in the classroom, and in their limited free time they have created a registered student organization for MS-BA students and initiated a scholarship that will be awarded annually to a future MS-BA student needing financial assistance.

“We’ve challenged them, and they’ve risen to the challenge,” Bush said.

The MS-BA faculty welcomes the next class of students this month. Learn more about the MS-BA program and how to apply at business.fsu.edu/MS-BA.