Sports Analytics (MSBA-SA)
What You’ll Learn
Completing the MSBA degree with a Sports Analytics concentration involves a comprehensive one-year program, beginning with a summer session. Key aspects of the program include:
- Total Credit Hours: 32
- STEM-Certified: Yes
- The Bridge to Success career course (1 credit hour) offers essential resources and strategies for lifelong career management.
Analytics Core with a Sports Focus
In addition to the business analytics core, experience courses on acquiring sports data, analytic techniques for athletic performance, as well as on both front-office and athlete-focused marketing concerns.
Immersive Career Experience in Chicago
Through experiential learning, you'll delve into the Grow Irish Immersion, where analytical prowess meets real-world challenges in a multi-day data hackathon with genuine clients. Students will apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to real-world problems and gain valuable exposure to various sports analytics career trajectories.
Flexible Course Schedule
MSBA-SA students who are also student athletes can expect to build their Sports Analytics toolkit without sacrificing their passion for the game. Classes will meet from Monday through Thursday. The earliest start time of classes is 9:30 a.m., and the latest end time is 1:50 p.m.
- Introduction to Statistical Analysis (2 CH)
- Data Management (2 CH)
- Conveying Visual Data Insights I (2 CH)
- Conveying Visual Data Insights II (2 CH)
- Predictive Analytics (2 CH)
- Data Analysis with Python (2 CH)
- Unstructured Data Analytics (2 CH)
- Data Acquisition (2 CH)
- Machine Learning (2 CH)
- Sports Analytics (2 CH)
- Grow Irish Week
- In December 2024, students will participate in a unique multi-day immersion. Students will apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to practice and gain valuable exposure to various sports analytics career trajectories.
- Analytics Capstone Project (3 CH)
- Human Performance Analytics (2 CH)
- Cloud Analytics (2 CH)
- Customer Engagement Analytics (2 CH)
- Elective (2 CH)
- Bridge to Success (1 CH)
Career Development
The Career Services team is composed of an exceptional group of career coaches that are dedicated to helping you obtain a career that aligns with your values and strengths. You will have the opportunity to meet with a coach as often as you would like as you tailor your individual career strategy.
As part of your overall MSBA experience, you will complete a one-credit career development course called Bridge to Success. This interactive class will help you explore all of the career opportunities and teach you how to uncover your signature strengths and key experiences, build your personal brand and negotiate a final offer.
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