London Business School Announces New Masters in Analytics and Management
Earlier this week, the London Business School officially announced the new LBS Masters in Analytics and Management program, which is slated to begin August 2019.
The 12-month LBS Masters in Analytics and Management, according to the business school, “is designed for top graduates with a quantitative degree or work experience, who want to combine a detailed knowledge of data analytics, with the ability to translate big data into bold visions and profit-maximising business strategy.”
The LBS Masters in Analytics and Management (MAM) will be the fifth official specialized master’s program provided by the business school, alongside the Masters in Management and Global Masters in Management (MiM), the Masters in Finance (MiF), and Masters in Financial Analysis (MFA). In a recent press release announcing the newest program addition, LBS’ Associate Professor of Management Science and Operations Tolga Tezcan, who will teach in the program, says:
“There is huge demand from the top recruiters for managers who are not only data literate, but who also have the vision to see how big data can be used to create real competitive edge, product or service transformation. That’s why we’re combining subjects like machine learning and data visualisation with organisational behaviour.”
In the release, Gareth Howells, LBS Executive Director, MAM, Degree Education & Career Centre, also adds, “Jumping into the vibrant London business environment, our students will experience data in action. Using real data to solve real problems on a live analytics project, they will learn how to translate the results of data analysis into insightful, high-impact business solutions.”
The new Masters in Analytics and Management will begin August 2019, costing £33,500.
What Is The LBS Masters in Analytics and Management?
The program, according to the business school, is centered around a core of: “Data Analytics, Applied Statistics, Data Visualisation and Storytelling, Data Management, Digital Marketing, Data Science for Business, Machine Learning for Big Data, and Decision Technology.”
The school assures that hopeful entrants in the program must have “a strong degree in a quantitative subject such as Engineering, Maths and Sciences, Computing, Economics, Accounting, Finance or Business, and Management.”
About 95 percent of entrants in the program come from the international community, representing 50 countries worldwide. The school adds that about 96 percent of its graduates from the aforementioned Masters in Management program earned employment within three months of graduation, and that “we expect our new MAM graduates to hit the ground running, entering sought-after sectors like technology and consulting with similar levels of success.”
In addition, students in the program will have the option to undertake a fourth term, which will only be available for students on specific career treks. In the fourth term, which will cost additional fees not yet revealed by LBS, students can “pursue the option to take three additional elective courses or go on an international exchange with a top business school.”
Head over to the official London Business School Masters in Analytics and Management page for more details.
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Looking For Dual MBA Degrees at Chicago Booth
As a prospective or current MBA student, you probably already know that an MBA education provides a broad overview of the business and leadership skills you will need to excel in your chosen field. And if you haven’t chosen your field yet? Even better. Since an MBA focuses on a more general business education, it’s not required that your future be perfectly planned in advance and provides more opportunities for changing careers if need be.
Yet, many students enter their advanced education with a clear picture of what the future holds. For such graduates, joint degree programs offer the chance to pair a broad MBA education with a specialized degree more tailored to their chosen field.
While many school’s in metros across the country offer dual MBA degrees, not every program may be exactly what you’re looking for. In MetroMBA’s newest series, we will be exploring the joint degree programs available at business schools throughout the country.
If you are interested in pursuing an MBA at the Booth School of Business – The University of Chicago, but are looking for a more specialized business education, below you can explore the school’s joint degree offerings.
Joint Professional Degree
Students who choose to pursue a dual MBA degrees have the opportunity to enroll simultaneously in Chicago Booth and one of several other University of Chicago graduate schools. Within the same period, students could earn both an MBA and a professional degree in law (JD from the University of Chicago Law School), public policy (MPP from the Harris School of Public Policy), medicine (MD from the Pritzker School of Medicine), social services administration (MA from the School of Social Service Administration) or Computer Science (MPCS from the Department of Computer Science).
Students currently enrolled at the University of Chicago, who choose to enroll in a joint degree program, have the opportunity to include up to three among their courses before officially enrolling at the school.
MBA/MA in International Relations
The joint MBA and MA in International Relations allows students to focus their degree within the study of “the role of ideas, interests and power in shaping international relations.”
Students in the program must complete coursework in both business and interdisciplinary courses in international relations, with the requirement of completing an integrated master’s thesis customized to each student’s interests and goals.
Courses required by the business school are: Leadership Effectiveness and Development; Business Foundations; Functions, Management, and Business Environment; Business Electives. Students must also take two international relations courses, each in three of these four subfields: International Relations Theory and International History; International Political Economy and Development; Regional Studies and Nationalism; International Law, Human Rights and Environmental Studies. Students must also choose one additional internal relations course and two electives.
MBA and Master’s Degree in Area Studies
Chicago Booth offers students the chance to earn an international dual MBA degrees in area studies. This will allow students to focus and expand their knowledge of a specific geographic area, including: Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, Eastern Europe/Russia or South Asia.
The joint MBA/AM Program is a perfect choice for students whose future career will require a focused knowledge of international issues coupled with a full set of international business skills. Program requirements include fluency in a regional language along with a master’s thesis, which can typically take two and a half to three years for completion.
Certificate in Health Administration and Policy
Students looking to focus their business education in the healthcare field may opt for Chicago Booth’s joint MBA and Certificate in Health Administration Studies. Students in the program will not only earn the general business and leadership skills that come with an MBA, but will also receive top-notch training in “the vision and judgment needed to face the financial demands, as well as various economic, ethical and social issues of the health care field.”
Students who aim to enter this program must first be accepted to Chicago Booth and then apply to the Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy.
London Business School Adds MFA Program
London Business School announced that they will be adding a Masters in Financial Analysis to their prestigious financial program, according to a recent press release from the school. The program is designed for top graduates with backgrounds in quantitative studies who have recently graduated with less than one year of work experience. The first students will begin the program in September 2016. Continue reading…
