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Master of Business Analytics (MC-BUSANA) // Course structure
About this course
Coordinator
Simon Holcombe
Contact
Melbourne Business School
Currently enrolled students:
Degree Program Services
Email: programservices@mbs.edu
Future students:
Admissions Office
200 Leicester Street
Carlton Victoria 3053 Australia
Tel: 61 3 9349 8200
Email: study@mbs.edu
Academic Director: Dr. Simon Holcombe
Course structure
Full-time and Part-time – 150 credit pts
Code
Name
Study period
Credit Points
BUSA90539
Business Data Platforms
12.5
Code
Name
Study period
Credit Points
BUSA90537
Programming Foundations
12.5
Code
Name
Study period
Credit Points
BUSA90538
Decision Making and Optimisation
12.5
Code
Name
Study period
Credit Points
BUSA90536
Statistical Learning for Business
12.5
Code
Name
Study period
Credit Points
BUSA90542
Machine Learning & AI for Business
12.5
Code
Name
Study period
Credit Points
BUSA90540
Causal Analytics for Business
12.5
Code
Name
Study period
Credit Points
BUSA90541
Predictive Business Analytics
12.5
Code
Name
Study period
Credit Points
BUSA90543
Natural Language Processing
12.5
Code
Name
Study period
Credit Points
BUSA90544
Marketing Analytics
12.5
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSA90545 | Supply Chain Analytics | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Capstone subjects:
Standard pathway
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSA90546 | Risk Analytics | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
And
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSA90547 | Applied Business Analytics | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
* (part-time)
Or
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSA90550 | Prof Development & Application I | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSA90551 | Prof Development & Application II | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
* (full-time)
Research pathway
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSA90504 | Individual Research Project | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
*Note: Students who would like to take Research Pathway are required to acquire the approval of course coordinator prior to enrolment.
Last updated: 19 November 2025