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MSc Data Science and Business Analytics at HEC Montréal

HEC Montréal, Canada

Programme overview

45-credit MSc on analytics and data science for management decision-making, offered on-site in the day at the Cote-des-Neiges campus with a research thesis or supervised project track.

Department: Data Science  |  Duration: 45 credits; thesis stream 4 terms full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall (applications by February 1)  |  Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

What you will study

Optimization, modeling, statistics and machine learning/deep learning; building complex data or optimization models and solving decision problems with programming languages and software; business process optimization.

Career pathways

Graduates hold positions such as applications analyst, business analyst, business intelligence analyst and director of operations; the programme reports a nearly 100% placement rate.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Undergraduate degree of at least 90 credits (bachelor's) in business administration or a related field, or equivalent; minimum GPA of 3.0 out of 4.3; intermediate-advanced English. Prioritized fields: engineering, computer science, mathematics, actuarial science, statistics, finance and quantitative science..

Domestic applicants: CAD 7,200 for the whole programme. Quebec resident rate, 45 credits full-time, thesis stream (4 terms) Source

International applicants: CAD 34,500 for the whole programme. International rate, 45 credits full-time, thesis stream Source

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