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Making Business out of Data

Business Analytics and Data Science

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Making business out of data

In the minor Business Analytics & Data Science you deepen your knowledge on various aspects in the field of data science. The minor consists of a number of advanced courses in that field and complements the corresponding Bachelor programme in Business Analytics in the direction of data collection and data-driven solution methods.

Related VU master’s programmes: 

Master Business Analytics

Master Econometrics and Operations Research

Master Computer Science

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Course overview

  • Business Analytics and Data Science for Business Analytics and non-VU students

    This version is aimed at Business Analytics (VU) and secondary subject students. The minor consists of 30 EC in total and is a choice of 5 courses from the list below. Please note: all students need to follow the course “Mathematics for Machine Learning” in period 3.

    • Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
    • Object-oriented and Functional programming
    • Knowledge and Data
    • Logistics Analysis
    • Mathematical Economics I
    • Data Analytics and Privacy
    • Data Structures and Algorithms I for CS
    • Concurrency & Multithreading
    • Mathematics for Machine Learning (compulsory course)

  • Business Analytics & Data Science for Artificial Intelligence

    This version is aimed at Artificial Intelligence students at the VU. The minor consists of 30 EC in total and is a choice of 5 courses from the list below. Please note: all students need to follow the course “Mathematics for Machine Learning” in period 3.

    • Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
    • Logistics Analysis
    • Data Structures and Algorithms for AI
    • Mathematical Economics I
    • Numerical Methods
    • Data Analytics and Privacy
    • Information Retrieval
    • Mathematics for Machine Learning (compulsory course)

  • Business Analytics and Data Science for Computer Science

    This version is aimed at Computer Science students at the VU. The minor consists of 30 EC in total and is a choice of 5 courses from the list below. Please note: all students need to follow the course “Mathematics for Machine Learning” in period 3.

    • Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
    • Knowledge and Data
    • Logistics Analysis
    • Mathematical Economics I
    • Numerical Methods
    • Data Analytics and Privacy
    • Information Retrieval
    • Concurrency & Multithreading
    • Mathematics for Machine Learning (compulsory course)

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