Master's in Business Administration and Data Science

Copenhagen Business School (CBS) stands as one of Europe's premier business schools, renowned for its commitment to academic excellence, research-driven education, and strong ties to the business community. At CBS, a diverse array of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs is offered, covering fields such as business administration, economics, finance, and management. The curriculum is characterized by a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical application, preparing students for the complexities of the global business landscape. Emphasizing innovation and critical thinking, CBS fosters an environment where students are encouraged to challenge conventions and contribute meaningfully to the evolution of business practices. The school's strong connections with industry leaders, coupled with a commitment to cutting-edge research, ensure that graduates are equipped with the skills and insights needed to excel in their careers and make significant contributions to the business world.

This programme uniquely combines hard analytical skills with an understanding of the relevant business data context for application. Through this combination you will learn how to use theories, models and tools for data analytics to generate actionable insights and develop fact based platforms for decision making by conducting visual, text and predictive analysis. Through a mix of theory and hands-on exercises you will learn to design, develop, implement, test and document technical business data analytics solutions to support organizational processes and/or satisfy business needs by using data analytics oriented programming languages (such as Python, R), Big data platforms (such as Hadoop, Spark) and open source technologies. You will work with visual, text and predictive analytic techniques including latest methodologies from data mining, machine learning and deep learning in order to transform Big data sets into business assets. You will understand the role of data analytics in the digital economy, and how companies can deal with the challenges and opportunities provided by the increasing availability of data, which is changing the business landscape. This will allow you to understand both the strategic and operational impact digitalization has on business innovation and strategy. In combination with courses on visual analytics this will enable you to communicate across both the technical and the business side of business intelligence in both the development and presentation of solutions using business data analytics.