Business Analytics, Master Degree, at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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Business Analytics, Master Degree, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
Master Degree	Full-time	2 years	find out	find out	EUR 23490 per year

About Business Analytics, Master Degree - at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Use data and algorithms to achieve business success

Are you keen to harness the power of data science, statistics and machine learning to optimise results and achieve strategic objectives? Ready to combine insights from mathematics, computer science and economics with highly developed communication skills? The Master's programme in Business Analytics will deepen your knowledge - making you key to the success of any organisation.

The programme has four tracks, giving you the opportunity to specialise in your own area of interest:

Optimisation of Business Processes
Computational Intelligence
Financial Risk Management
Research

You'll finish with a six-month internship at a company, which is often the first step to a thriving career.

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Entry requirements

The Business Analytics programme is open to both Dutch and international students with a Bachelor's degree in the same or an equivalent field and who are in possession of sufficient mathematical and computer skills. Those who have a Bachelor's degree in Business Mathematics, Mathematics or Econometrics from a university or an institute of higher education will be admitted if approval of the Admission Board is obtained. The Faculty's Admission Board will decide upon your admission after having evaluated your complete online application.

In order to gain admission to the Business Analytics Master's programme, you will need to have at least a Bachelor's degree from an accredited research university including at least three full years of academic study amounting to a minimum of 180 ECTS or equivalent. We do not require a GRE or GMAT test score.

Specific requirements for the Business Analytics Master’s programme

90 ECTS or equivalent of Mathematics/Econometrics/Computer Science courses at the Bachelor's level, of which:
45 ECTS or equivalent of Mathematics courses at the Bachelor's level, including a Probability Theory course (6 ECTS) and a Statistics course (6 ECTS), and
at least one course (6 ECTS) of programming in Java, Python, C++ or another formal programming language that covers the OOP paradigm

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Masters Webinar

Each year, we organise an online session for aspiring Master's students that covers everything you need to know about the application process and beyond. This year, the International Master's webinar took place on Tuesday, October 15, at 16:00 (CET). You can watch the recordings all year.

During the webinar, you will have the opportunity to:

Discover what it is like to study at VU Amsterdam;
Learn everything you need to know about the admission and application process;
Get the latest insights on scholarship opportunities;
Hear first-hand experiences from one of our current international students about being a student in the Netherlands' dynamic capital city.

Bachelors Webinar

Each year we organise an online session for aspiring Bachelor's students that covers all you need to know about the application process and beyond. This year, the International Bachelor's webinar took place on Thursday 24 October at 16:00 (CET). You can watch the recorder version all year.

During the webinar, you will have the opportunity to:

Discover what it is like to study at VU Amsterdam;
Learn everything you need to know about the admission and application process;
Ask all your questions about the housing market in Amsterdam;
Hear first-hand experiences from one of our current international students about being a student in the Netherlands' dynamic capital city.