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MScBA Business Analytics & Management

Business has become data-rich, even the more ‘traditional’ sectors of business. They need people who can find the business benefits through decision-driven analytics. Think of supermarkets with their abundance of data, or logistics and its dependence on routing and timing information. 

You’ll learn to understand, solve and communicate operational, tactical and strategic challenges from data in organisations in this specialisation in our one-year, full-time MScBA study programme. 

What these challenges have in common is their complexity. They need advanced analytics. The results can be extremely valuable for business. You will learn to look beyond correlations for causal relationships that can help you tackle real-life problems in the business world. 

After completing your core courses, you can choose from electives such as Analysing digital footprints, Supply chain analytics, or Fintech: business models and applications. You’ll then write your thesis.

  • 121 average number of students in cohort 
  • 54% international MSc students in programme 
  • 95% of MSc graduates employed within 6 months after graduation 
  • Examples of industries where graduates work: consulting, financial services, retail, CPG industry 
  • Examples of graduates’ job titles: marketing analyst, data scientist, business analyst, supply chain analyst, financial analyst, financial modeller, customer journey specialists 

This programme is offered by Erasmus University Rotterdam. For more information about the legal structure of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, visit this page.

Get the inside scoop about this programme

Join the upcoming webinar hosted by current students to gain valuable insights. Please note that the application for this programme is closed for the 2025/2026 academic year.

Programme highlights

  • Decision-driven rather than data-driven analytics

    Analytics should not revolve around using fancy methods but helping decision-makers. The “who can do what better now” is a central tenet in this programme.

  • Explore and conquer business challenges

    Choose elective courses to develop your understanding of business models and challenges that organisations face in the marketing, operations, finance, and accounting domains.

  • First-hand experiences

    Learn from the real deal: faculty members share findings from their analytics research, and are regulary consulted by practitioners on how to improve the state of analytics inside their organisations. 

  • Exciting learning methods

    Investigate business analytics in lectures, workshops, analytics assignments, and real business cases that are data-rich and have a lot of company involvement.

More about the programme

Hear from our current students

At RSM, we really learn by applying rather than just learning the theory without knowing how the theory is applied to real-life contexts. I really enjoy the steep learning curve from my internship too, as I am learning new things within a company context. RSM is also helping me understand how business practices can either contribute or hinder sustainable development, equipping me with knowledge and skills to address complex societal issues. You can also build meaningful connections within the international RSM community; this can enrich your experience and open doors to new opportunities.

Nadya Hagen, Dutch & Indonesian (MScBA Business Analytics & Management 2024)

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