Master of Science in Management Information Systems - Business Analytics

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Expertly identify patterns in data that can be used to improve organizational outcomes with SIUE’s Master of Science in Management Information Systems with a specialization in Business Analytics. Learn to design and execute appropriate analyses and communicate your findings to high-level management audiences for use in operational and strategic planning. Coursework for the Business Analytics MIS master’s gives you marketable knowledge of data analysis methods and visualization, data design and management, project management and the basic elements of Cloud management. Upon completion of this program, you will be prepared to sit for the Amazon Web Services (AWS) certification exam. The business analytics specialization equips future business leaders with an understanding of the fundamentals of business analytics, exposure to concepts of analytics and information-driven decision making in various functional business domains, and experience in applying concepts of business analytics in a variety of industry-leading software platforms. Coursework in the specialization balances theoretical concepts with applied exercises, cases, and projects. Students have the opportunity to apply concepts of business analytics to a real-world project addressing substantive business questions.

School of Business