Curriculum

Programme provision

In order to obtain the MSc degree in Business Analytics the student must fulfil the following requirements:

• Have passed General Competence Courses adding up to at least 30 points
• Have passed Technological Specialization Courses adding up to at least 30 points
• Have performed an MSc thesis of at least 30 points within the field of the general program
• Have passed a sufficient number of Elective Courses to bring the total number of points of the entire study up to 120.

Curriculum

General Competence Courses

The General Competence Courses ensure that you gain an understanding of the core elements within the degree programme and that you learn to combine technology applications and technological development with economics, management and organization. In addition, you will learn to use your technological expertise in a professional context. You will also learn to describe and indicate solutions to open-ended problems and to work as part of a team where the focus is on interpersonal skills and communication. General Degree Competencies are acquired through courses in the programme's specialized disciplines, and amount to 30 ECTS points.

The following courses are mandatory (counting as 20 ECTS points within the general competencies):

Choose one among the following courses. The course "Innovation in Engineering" is aimed at students with no knowledge about innovation, while "Facilitating Innovation in Multidisciplinary teams" is for students that have already had experince with innovation. Contact the course responibles if you are in doubt, about which course to select. 

The remaining 5 ECTS within general competencies must be achieved by choosing one of the of the following courses:

Technological Specialization Courses

Your technological specialization ensures that you acquire the latest technological expertise within your field. Combined with your MSc Thesis and the opportunity to take specialist courses, you will acquire comprehensive academic and practical expertise in your field at a high international level.

30 ECTS can be freely chosen among the following list of technical specialization courses, or following one of the suggested study lines:

Elective Courses

Students can select their remaining points (up to 30 ECTS points) as elective courses from the list of DTU MSc courses.

Any course classified as MSc course in DTU's course base may be taken for credit as an elective course. This includes general competence and technological specialization courses in excess of the minimal requirements. Master students may choose as much as 10 credit points among the bachelor courses at DTU and courses at an equivalent level from other higher institutions.