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MSBDA Course Schedule and Dates

MS in Business Data Analytics

2025-2026 Academic Year
TermDates
Fall 202508/25/2025 - 12/05/2025
Spring 202601/20/2026 - 05/08/2026
Summer 202606/01/2026 -08/12/2026

Course Roadmap

The program is cohort based and enrolls a new student cohort every Fall semester. Courses run in 15-week or 7-week sessions. The program can be completed in 18 months. 

Program Curriculum

MS BDA program is an 18-month program, which includes 10 courses/30 units. Effective Fall 2026, the program duration will be 18 months.

Program Cohort Roadmap -Ten Courses, Eighteen Months

The Program offers classes in Fall, Spring and Fall term. Students stay with their cohort and progress as follows:

First Semester

BDA 6010: Business Systems and Processes (3 Units)

BDA 6020: Introduction to Data Analysis for Business (3 Units)

BDA 6030: Scripting for Business and Data Analytics (3 Units)

Second Semester

BDA 6120: Business and Data Analytics I (3 Units)

BDA 6110: Data Visualization - session 1 (3 Units)

BDA 6140: Business and Data Analytics II (3 Units)

BDA 6130: Database for Business Applications - session 2 (3 Units)

Third Semester

BDA 6210: Business and Data Analytics III - session 1 (3 Units) 

BDA 6220: Contemporary Issues in Business and Data Analytics - session 2 (3 Units) 

BDA 6830: Capstone - full semester (3 Units)