Bachelor
In recent years, interest and industry demand for business analytics specialists has increased significantly. The quality, quantity and diversity of data available has never been greater, with many organisations relying on the expertise of business analysts to inform decision-making and strategic direction. As a result, career opportunities in this area have boomed.
You'll develop the data skills needed to implement and oversee data-driven business decisions. The bachelor degree will prepare you to utilise artificial intelligence methodologies to analyse and transform data into useful decision-support information, and determine trends, futures, and strategic directions or outcomes for functioning business operations proactively. Skills and knowledge will be providing support in continuously meeting future market demands.
When you study a Bachelor of Business Analytics, you'll explore the key concepts, benefits, and challenges of big data analytics and data visualisation. You'll apply statistical and machine learning-based predictive models in analytics to various business contexts and learn how to effectively communicate business data to stakeholders.
Core areas of focus include:
Analytical thinking and innovation, active learning and learning strategies, critical thinking and analysis, leadership and social influence, reasoning, problem-solving and ideation and quality control and safety awareness are all embedded within this degree, and are skills that have been identified as being in demand and emerging according to the World Economic Forum's The Future of Jobs Report 2020.
A combined degree is a customised program which allows you to simultaneously study a related degree alongside your Bachelor of Business Analytics. You can study the following degree combinations with a Bachelor of Business Analytics:
Business analytics has emerged in recent years as a powerful and useful capability for organisations in competitive markets. With career opportunities for business analytics graduates are predicted to increase by more than 20% over the next five years. With a Bachelor of Business Analytics, you could pursue a career as a:
Once you graduate, some additional roles might include:
These are all emerging roles which have been identified as being in high demand in Australia according to the World Economic Forum's The Future of Jobs Report 2020.