大数据时代,数据在商业特别是marketing领域的应用是数据发挥作用的重要场景。顺此潮流,美国大学出现了琳琅满目的business analytics, marketing analytics的项目。
这里介绍这些项目的异同点,帮助大家根据自身专业、职业规划找到适合的申请学校。
一、共同点
- 学习内容
无论名称是business analytics, marketing analytics, marketing science, marketing intelligence或是其他,这类项目融合math, computer science, an business,并将前两者应用于后者。
- 所在学院
绝大部分在商学院,作为区别于MBA的、specialize masters存在。
- 项目周期
绝大部分是一年的项目,个别有一年半的,如Columbia - Marketing Science, IUB/MIT/UCLA/USC - Business Analytics, 以及Washington University in St. Louis和University of Iowa的Business Analytics。
- 截止日期
因为在商学院,申请的截止日期分多轮,最早的一轮9-10月截止,最晚的1月截止,也有极个别2月截止。
二、不同点
虽然这些项目均融合数学、编程和商业,但对technical/quantitative skills的申请要求或毕业要达到的程度却不尽相同。有些要求strong quantitative backgroun, 有些需要prerequisite(PREQ), 有些则没有特别的要求。
了解这些不同点是选择项目的重要标准,因此下面就按对技术要求程度的不同分类介绍。先从要求最低的说起。
(一)面向所有专业,但需要quant training
要求最低的一类面向所有专业,但需要一定的quantitative training,列举如下。
- Forham- Marketing Intelligence
需要统计和微积分方面的培训,并掌握一定的ata analysis 软件。如果没有的话,录取后开学前需要完成相应的prerequisite.
- Forham - Business Analytics
大部分申请者来自business,economics, computer science, engineering, or statistics专业
Iniana University at Bloomington - Business Analytics
New York University - Data Analytics & Business Computing
在纽约(夏季学期)和上海(秋季和春季)完成为期一年的学习。学生大部分来自business,economics, engineering & math, 10%左右来自文科专业。
- Purue University - Business Analytics & Information Management
STEM. 课程融合business,communication, an technical skills.
- University of Colorao at Bouler - Business Analytics
STEM. 有三个tracks:1) Marketing & Avertising Analytics:课程并不很technical,不需要Prerequisite
2) Security Analytics
3) Decision Science: Prerequiste: A major or minor in math or applie math
- University of Massachusetts at Amherst - Business & Analytics
为非商业背景的申请者提供analytical tools an skills. 在Massachusetts较村的Amherst和离Boston30分钟车程的Newton均有项目。后者显然找工作更有优势。
- University of Southern California - Business Analytics
STEM. 申请者最好在申请前完成一门统计课程才有竞争力。
- UT Austin - Business & Analytics
STEM. 面向所有专业,但必须上过编程的课或有编程的工作经验。完成了Python、线性代数、Calculus-baseStatistics方面课程的申请者才更有竞争力。
- UW - Business & Analytics
STEM. 课程融合business, leaership 以及 ata analytics skills.
- University of Wisconsin at Maison - Business Analytics
STEM. PREQ: (1)一学期的business calculus (2) 商科专业或至少两门商业课程 (Marketing,Accounting, Finance等)
(二)对数理统计要求更高,但对编程无特殊要求
这类项目对技术方面要求更高一等,要上过多门数理统计的课,但对编程没有要求,例举如下。
- Emory University - Business Analytics
STEM.
- Floria State University - Business Analytics
STEM. 申请者需要有economics, finance, accounting, statistics, calculus an management方面的知识,但对编程技能没有要求。
- Louisiana State University - MS in Analytics
适合有相关专业的申请者,如engineering, computer science, management science, most other sciences, economics, statistics, mathematics or inustrial/organizational psychology.
- University of Rochester - Marketing Analytics
STEM. 申请者需要上过数学和统计方面的课程,但对编程技能没有要求。
- University of Tennessee - Business Analytics
面向所有专业,但录取者通常有很强的technical 背景或者上过math,statistics, an calculus方面的课程,对编程技能没有特殊要求。
- Washington University in St. Louis - Business Analytics
STEM. PREQ: Calculus I an II an Statistics.
(三)对数理统计和编程均有较高要求
最高的一个等级,对数理统计和编程均有较高程度的要求,例举如下。
Arizona State University - Business Analytics
Columbia University - Marketing Science
STEM. 侧重Analytical skill的培养,学生具有很强的analytical an technical背景。
- Duke University - Master of Quantitative Management: Business Analytics
一看这名字就知道很quant了。要求申请者本科专业在science,technology, engineering, mathematics, business, economics, or an equivalent quantitative major.
- George Washington University - Business Analytics
PREQ: Statistics; Higher Level Mathematics (Calculus an Linear Algebra); Computer Programming.
- MIT - Business Analytics
这个学校的analytics怎么可能不technical?虽然也在商学院,但侧重将moern ata science, optimization, an machine learning 来解决商业问题。STEM.
- Michigan State University - Business Analytics
Requirement: Knowlege of programming languages such as C, C++, Python, Java, HTML, as well as experience in using statistical packages, an use of statistical software programs.
- Michigan State University - Marketing Research
Requirement:
1)一门统计课covering probability theory an istributions, escriptive statistics, sampling,estimation, an hypothesis testing.
2)Knowlege of PC incluing wor processing, spreasheets, networking, an atabase management system.
3)A basic unerstaning of accounting, finance, marketing,an the management of people.
- UCLA - Business Analytics
PREQ: Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus, Statistics an Probability, SQL, R, Python.
University of Denver - Business Information & Analytics
Universityof Iowa - Business Analytics
STEM.
- University of Marylan - Marketing Analytics
For applicants with strong backgroun in quantitative isciplines (mathematics, physics, engineering, etc.)
- University of Marylan - Business Analytics
STEM.
- University of Miami - Business Analytics
适合具有statistics an computer programming背景的申请者。
- University of Minnesota - Business Analytics
要求精通编程并上过一学期的微积分
- University of Rochester - Business & Analytics
STEM.