Experiences

Learn by doing

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D'Amore-McKim's Experience Powered Learning

Integrating classroom instruction and academic thinking with authentic, experience-powered learning is what we do best at D'Amore-McKim. It's an approach that expands your knowledge base, develops your creative mindset, and prepares you to meet the shifting demands of today's business world.

As a Master's in Business Analytics student, you can count on building your expertise through experience. You'll benefit from the rich experience of faculty who are highly respected data analysts, marketers, and strategic thinkers. And you'll explore the data of real companies through in-class case studies in ways that sharpens your thinking and builds your confidence.

Complete a project for a leading company or startup

Graduate co-op

Apply to take on critical projects and deliver work that makes a real impact over the summer term. As you apply your new skills and knowledge, you'll also make valuable connections that can accelerate your career.

Earn credits—as you expand your horizons

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AI Strategic Hub

Elective. Solve client-centric challenges facing businesses and other organizations using data analytics and digital technology applications. Through an advanced research practicum, you'll gain experience delivering technical information to different audiences and enabling change within organizations.

Capstone Project

Required. Apply your business analytics expertise and skill to collect, visualize, analyze, and manage data from a real company to address a challenge or question. You'll need to choose the right data, analyze it skillfully, and leverage it as you formulate strategic recommendations.

Global Field Study

Elective. Get intense exposure to the global business environment with this elective course, which immerses you in the business practices and culture of another country. MS in Business Analytics students may select destinations within the United States.

Make an impact on a non-profit

Community Impact Initiative

Apply to lend your business knowledge, technical skills, and creative energies to a non-profit organization part-time over the summer. You're eligible if you haven't participated in a graduate co-op.

Summer Employment Statistics

14 MSBA students participated in the Community Impact Initiative
Approximately 2,000 hours of work were done this summer to support seven nonprofit organizations
Nonprofits participating in this program include: Behind the Book, Candorful, Center for Women and Enterprise, Crossroads of Michigan, Hatua Network, Hudson River Park, The Trustees
Behind the Book was aided by students from four different programs, allowing each student to apply their studies uniquely when problem-solving

Gain non-credit experience

Some of your most meaningful learning can happen outside your formal curriculum—take advantage of these non-credit opportunities to expand your knowledge base.