Department website: https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/msba

Graduate Handbook

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Admission

The admissions timeline and criteria for the Master of Science in Business Analytics Option III program (on campus and online) is separate from other degrees in the department. The MSBA program is offered in two formats:  full-time (FT) format and working-professional (WP) format. The FT program begins in the second term of the summer semester and concludes 10 months later, the following spring semester; the WP program begins in the first term of the summer semester and concludes 23 months later in the spring semester. Applicants admitted to the MS in Business Analytics Option III program will be required to submit a nonrefundable enrollment deposit to secure enrollment in the program.

The MS Bridge Program offers undergraduate students at The University of Texas at Austin an opportunity to prepare for future graduate study by providing access to courses and program resources that normally require graduate standing. University of Texas at Austin undergraduate students may apply for admission through the graduate academic unit sponsoring the bridge program. Admission to a bridge program is highly competitive and does not guarantee admission to a graduate degree program. Additional information can be found at MS Bridge Program.

Total Hours Required: 36

Requirements

The Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management (IROM) offers the Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) degree program in two formats to meet differing needs: the full-time MSBA format and the part-time working professional MSBA format. Both program formats have the same academic requirements and students in either program format are expected to meet the same academic standards.

Each MSBA program format requires a Program of Work consisting of at least 36 semester hours of coursework. Coursework is designed to include technical and quantitative methods from multiple disciplines, such as information management, statistics, optimization, and computer science, to solve business problems using large data sets. Each program ends with a capstone project.

Full-time MSBA format: This 10-month program format takes place in person on The University of Texas at Austin campus.

Part-time MSBA format: This 23-month program format is designed to provide flexibility for working professionals. Students admitted to the part-time MSBA program format complete courses delivered online and also participate in several multi-day immersive events hosted on The University of Texas at Austin campus.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
All students must also follow the requirements and policies below:
Graduate Business Requirements
Graduate University Requirements