MSc Business Analytics

Entry requirements

The MSc Business Analytics welcomes students from a wide range of degrees including economics, business, engineering, psychology, geography, sociology, and politics who are willing and able to take up complex challenges.

Applicants must have the following:

1-year course:

· Completion of a 4-year Bachelor’s degree (in business, economics, sciences, etc.) or a 3-year Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 1 year of professional experience

· Proof of English language proficiency is required during the application process (TOEIC, IELTS, TOEFL iBT, Cambridge, Duolingo)*

2-year MSc option:

· Completion of a 3-year Bachelor’s degree (Open to all backgrounds)

Proof of English language proficiency is required during the application process (TOEIC, TOEFL ibt, IELTS, Cambridge and Duolingo).*

*Contact us to learn more about the scores required for each test

Application consists of the following:

· Complete the online application: apply.neoma-bs.fr

· Provide scanned copies of all original documents in English or French.

· Candidates who meet the admissions requirements will be asked to complete a deferred interview.

· Admissions results are sent by email within two weeks of the interview.

CALENDAR:

Recruitment is carried out on a rolling admissions basis. However, given the limited number of places, candidates are advised to apply as early as possible.

Admission is decided on the application to be filled out online.

Application fees: €100

Months of entry

October

Course content

"Drive the future with data!"

Programme presentation:

In today’s world, everything is driven by data. Firms hold more information about their business environments than ever before. Increasingly, these organisations are recognising the role of data in gaining insights and out-thinking competitors.

Across industries and sectors, firms are in dire need of analytics professionals to interpret this data and to drive business transformation and growth.

The MSc Business Analytics is a hands-on programme that prepares students for careers using data-driven and evidencebased decision making. Taught by leading practitioners and world-class faculty, students will learn how to apply the latest academic thinking and analytical and computing tools to help make business decisions.

Programme objectives:

MSc Business Analytics prepares students for positions using data-driven and evidence-based decision making. Taught by experienced professionals and an internationally recognised faculty, students will learn how to apply the latest academic thinking and analytical and computing tools to help make business decisions.

The curriculum is organised in intensive weekly modules. Mornings are spent on theory, while afternoons are devoted to workshops and practice.

During the course, students will acquire the following skills:

• A strategic understanding of business analytics and a refined awareness for the relationships between this discipline and other areas of business to make holistic judgments when analysing business situations.
• Critical thinking skills, the acumen to make the intellectual connection between quantitative and qualitative tools and context to properly and effectively solve problems, make decisions, and develop new and innovative business opportunities in order to strategically navigate the complex demands of the current, dynamic business environments.
• Effective communication skills using business specific terminology in written and verbal form and the know-how to facilitate information flow in a variety of organisational, social, and intercultural contexts.
• Interpersonal and leadership skills, a key to becoming highly effective business managers and leaders, as well as greater self-awareness, curiosity, visionary and strategic thinking, teamwork, reflection and knowledge transfer skills.
• Ethical reasoning skills, understanding of social, civic, and professional responsibilities and the desire to add value to society.

Information for international students

International students (outside European Union)

Students are recommended to sit their tests as early as possible in order to obtain admission results in time for visa requests. Candidates who meet the entry requirements will be interviewed by Skype or in person.

Focus on ….International welcome

Originating from various regions of the world with a diversity of academic and professional backgrounds, the “orientation week” is the key moment when students mix and dive into a cross-cultural seminar (icebreaking, team-building activities off campus…).

Fees and funding

Scholarships/grants

- NEOMA Excellence scholarship offers 2,000 euros and an extra 1,000 during the early bird period.

- The Eiffel scholarship

The Eiffel scholarship (bourse Eiffel) is granted by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to international students who live outside France and who show great interest in studying in France.

Our team of experts will assist you in preparing your application and presenting it to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

- NEOMA Business School Foundation scholarships

Our Foundation supports equal opportunities in higher -education. If you encounter financial difficulties, the foundation may award you an academic scholarship that can cover up to 50% of your tuition fees.

Interest-free unsecured loans can also be awarded to students in Advanced Masters and Masters of Science programmes.

Student applications for financial assistance are assessed at two annual meetings, based on three criteria:

• Academic excellence

• Financial or family circumstances

• The candidate’s personal merit

Keep in mind!

The number of scholarships is limited and act as reductions in tuition. Once accepted, the international applicants are invited to submit a scholarship request application by contacting admissions@neoma-bs.fr

Loans

- Student bank loans

Banks grant loans at a preferential rate of about 1% to students attending Grandes Ecoles, as long as you have a guarantor. We organise a “banking fair” at the beginning of each school year on our campuses, attended by representatives of around a dozen banks who you can meet to arrange a loan.

- Government-backed student loans

The government has set up a student loan guarantee fund in partnership with certain banks (Société Générale, Crédit Mutuel, C.I.C , Banque Populaire and certain Caisses d’épargne). They can offer a maximum loan of €15,000 to all students up to 28 years old, be they French, or citizens of the E.U. or the European Economic Area, regardless of income or parental/third-party guarantees.

The interest rate is set by the bank. The possibility of partially or totally deferring your repayments until you graduate is also at the discretion of the student borrower. Learn more by asking the banks on this programme.