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Entry requirements and pathways

Academic entry requirement

Prerequisites

Successful completion of an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent).

Admission may be granted to applicants without an undergraduate degree but with five or more years of relevant work experience. In making an offer to an applicant, the university may give consideration to a range of factors including English proficiency, academic record and employment experience.

Selection criteria

Applicants with relevant experience and/or a cognate degree may be granted advanced standing.

Note: Meeting minimum prerequisites does not guarantee an offer of a place. Entry into all La Trobe courses is based on competitive selection and there may be limited places available.

Special Entry Access Schemes (SEAS)

For information on adjustment factors that may be applicable, such as those through Special Entry and Access Schemes (SEAS) and other La Trobe special access schemes see: Special Entry Access Schemes (SEAS)

Credit for previous study (advanced standing)

Credit for previous study (advanced standing) is the recognition of prior study or learning that can be counted towards a qualification. This can reduce the number of subjects required to complete your course. The amount of credit received depends on the level and relevance of your previous study and the number of subjects completed.

The University will designate courses where there is only admission into Year 1 of the course. In these cases, there is limited credit. See list of limited entry courses.

To check if this course is available for credit, please visit the Advanced standing webpage.

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What you'll study

Sample course structure

Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.

To qualify for the award of Master of Business Analytics, students must complete a total of 240 credit points across 2 years.

Please note before enrolment in any of the subjects you must decide on the specialisation you will complete in this course as this will determine the core choice subjects that you can undertake in level 1 and level 2.

The subjects of this course may be scheduled for offer at either or both the Bundoora or City campuses, and/or online. In order to complete the course and be able to choose between a full range of electives and specialisations, students may need to attend classes at both campuses and/or online.

Year 1 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:

90 credit points from chosen Core
15 credit points from chosen Core choice
15 credit points from chosen Core choice

Study options

Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.

Subject name	Subject code	Year	Credit points
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MODULE	LTU0AIM	1	0
CLOUD PLATFORMS AND ANALYTICS	BUS5001	1	15
CUSTOMER ANALYTICS AND SOCIAL MEDIA	BUS5CA	1	15
DATA WRANGLING	BUS5DWR	1	15
PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS	BUS5PA	1	15
PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS	BUS5PB	1	15
VISUAL ANALYTICS	BUS5VA	1	15

Core choice subjects are one or more subject groups you need to select in your course. Core choice subjects may be specific to your course, major, minor, specialisation or other learning requirements.

Subject name	Subject code	Year	Credit points
BUSINESS APPLICATION OF ANALYTICS	BUS5AP	1	15
INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING	CSE4IP	1	15
MANAGING IT PROJECTS	BUS5MIP	1	15
STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND FINANCE	BUA4004	1	15
BUSINESS WORK PLACEMENT	BUS5010	2	15
OPERATIONALISING BUSINESS ANALYTICS	BUS5003	2	15

Capstone subjects are required subjects in your course or major that help you integrate and apply the knowledge and skills you gain to solve real world problems. Capstone subjects are often taken towards the end of your course.

Subject name	Subject code	Year	Credit points
DESIGNING BUSINESS ANALYTICS SOLUTIONS	BUS5002	2	15

A specialisation is a sequence of related subjects studied in your course. In some courses, you need to complete at least one specialisation to attain your degree.

Students to select one specialisation

Course specialisations	Specialisation code
Accounting for business	SPE-ACB01
Applied digital health StudyFlex	SPE-ADH01
Artificial intelligence in business StudyFlex	SPE-AIB01
Data science StudyFlex	SPE-DSC02
Entrepreneurship and innovation StudyFlex	SPE-ENI01
Logistics and supply chain management	SPE-LSC01

For more information on these please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.

Work-Based Learning

Elective placement opportunities (Work Based Learning) During this course, you will have the opportunity to participate in a Work Based Learning (WBL) placement experience, designed to allow you to extend your formal academic learning beyond the classroom. The WBL experience will provide the opportunity to bring your learning from the university into a work environment and test out your knowledge in a professional real-world environment. Some courses include compulsory WBL subjects, however, we also offer a range of elective WBL subjects, both cross-discipline and subject-specific. La Trobe University will source placements for some subjects, while others will require you to source your own placement. If you are required to source your own placement, dedicated staff will guide and support you through the process. Elective WBL subjects generally involve an application process and Subject Coordinator approval. The location and number of hours undertaken can vary considerably depending on the activity and the discipline area. Please refer to the individual subject entries for more information.

See La Trobe University Handbook for more details

The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.

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