Business Analytics

Program Description

Objectives of Program

Business Analytics is a major to deeply understand the firm’s activities under the big data circumstances, which mainly trains students in the technological and quantitative skills needed for the converging fields of business analytics, such as macroeconomic analysis, microeconomic analysis, industrial analysis, corporate strategies, and data proceeding. Students will learn to analyze sophisticated data which can help firms make better decisions, or in some cases automate operational-level decision making. Students will be able to work in different firms of various sectors, including consultation, consumer products, financial services, government, health care, information services, retail, technology services, and transportation/logistics, etc.

Requirements

Skills cultivated by the program include statistics, data mining, operational research, business programming, decision analysis, data management, business process analysis, system analysis and project management.
Students are required to obtain the abilities involving collecting, managing ,analyzing, and acting on business data, who will learn the skills to:
1) Effectively manipulate databases and analyze large-scale business data to provide actionable insights.
2)Systematically improve existing business processes and strategically design new processes.
(3)Successfully design and use spreadsheet-based decision support systems.

Major

Management Main Course: Introductory Statistics for Business Applied Multivariate Analysis Data Mining for Business Introduction to Operations Research Business Decision Analytics under Uncertainty Foundation of Business Programming Introduction to Operations Management Computer Applications for Business Systems Analysis and Project Management Foundations of Data Management Business Process Analysis Marketing Research Methodological Foundations Introduction to Econometrics Basic

Schooling： 4 years

The Maximum and Minimum Years for Taking Courses:Three to six years

Minimum Credits for Graduation：110-120 credit

Degree: Bachelor of Management

Program Highlights

Students are required to obtain the abilities involving collecting, managing, analyzing, and acting on business data, who will learn the skills to:
1) Effectively manipulate databases and analyze large-scale business data to provide actionable insights.
2)Systematically improve existing business processes and strategically design new processes.
(3)Successfully design and use spreadsheet-based decision support systems.

Entry Requirements

1. Be non-Chinese citizens in good health;

2. With valid passport, above the age of 18 and below 35;

3. Abide by Chinese law and the regulations of Sichuan University and should also respect Chinese social customs and codes of conduct.

Required Documents

Photocopy of valid passport

With name, passport number & expiration date, and photo included

Passport photo

A recent passport-sized photo of the applicant

Certificate/diploma of highest education

Graduation certificate in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization.

Health certificate

Not needed during application. But may required when applying for visa.

Financial support statement

Photocopy of the financial support statement with signature

Academic transcript of highest education

Transcript in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization.

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