{"id":1183,"date":"2022-08-17T10:15:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T14:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/adminsc\/?page_id=1183"},"modified":"2023-01-17T10:49:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T15:49:18","slug":"program-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/adminsc\/programs\/applied-business-analytics\/program-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Applied Business Analytics Programs<\/h2>\n<p>BU MET&#8217;s Applied Business Analytics graduate programs are designed for business analysts, data scientists, or graduates looking to transition into data-driven roles. BU MET offers a graduate certificate and a master&#8217;s degree in Applied Business Analytics, available online and on campus.<\/p>\n<p>Successful ABA candidates have a strong mathematical, statistical, and\/or computer science background, as well as a bachelor\u2019s degree (or the equivalent) and an upper-division GPA of 3.0 or higher.  Candidates without the aforementioned academic background should be prepared for intense coursework in these fields. We welcome early- or mid-career professionals who want to advance in their careers, mid-career leaders who need better analytical skills to improve their decision-making, as well as applicants with no work experience.<\/p>\n<div class=\"includes-container has-2\">\n<div class=\"includes\">\n<div class=\"include\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/files\/2020\/05\/ms-aba-featured.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"404\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Master of Science in Applied Business Analytics<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/adminsc\/programs\/applied-business-analytics\/program-overview\/ms-applied-business-analytics\/\" class=\"button\" style=\"margin: 0;\">Learn More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"include\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/files\/2020\/05\/gc-aba-featured.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"404\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Applied Business Analytics Graduate Certificate<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/adminsc\/programs\/applied-business-analytics\/program-overview\/applied-business-analytics-graduate-certificate\/\" class=\"button\" style=\"margin: 0;\">Learn More<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2>Preparatory Labs<\/h2>\n<p>As a student in BU MET\u2019s Applied Business Analytics programs, you have free access to hands-on analytics preparatory laboratories offered through the Department of Administrative Sciences. In these specially designed Preparatory Labs you will be exposed to cloud-based educational tools, software applications, and databases, along with pre-recorded internal and\/or external tutorials, lectures, and video conferencing. You will have the flexibility to build your own path through the learning units and to proceed by completing assignments in a \u201clearn and test yourself\u201d mode\u2014at your own pace. Upon successful completion of a Self-Paced Lab (SPL), you earn a standardized, digitally verifiable badge in recognition of your performance with visibility to current and future employers. To earn a second-level badge, students must successfully complete all units of a first-level Preparatory Lab. To enter the third level, a student has to pass all tests in the second-level lab. 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