The analytics revolution has fundamentally changed business. The Business Analytics major will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to participate in and indeed, lead the revolution.
Learn how analytics is applied to all areas of business from improving business decision-making and organisational processes to strategy-making.
The courses in this major cover the powerful tools used by business analysts and data scientists, including data visualisation, predictive and prescriptive analytics, and machine learning and deep learning. You'll also look at case studies from across the applied business disciplines, including accounting, finance, human resource management and marketing.
Learning how to solve real problems, the project-based capstone within the Business Analytics major uses live case studies from participating businesses. Working closely with academic support and industry decision-makers, you鈥檒l work on a project and write and present your project findings to an audience including industry representatives.
Career possibilities
Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
What you'll study
At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
July 2025
St Lucia Campus
280-284 Sir Fred Schonell Dr, St Lucia,
BRISBANE,
Queensland,
4072, BRISBANE, Australia
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
February 2025
St Lucia Campus
280-284 Sir Fred Schonell Dr, St Lucia,
BRISBANE,
Queensland,
4072, BRISBANE, Australia
Prerequisites
Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent):
General English subject (Units 3 & 4, C)
Mathematical Methods (Units 3 & 4, C)
Minimum entry score
Select where you studied and your qualification to see the minimum entry score you need to be considered for this program.
Use the minimum entry score as a guide. Your score must be at least equivalent to the required Australian Year 12 ATAR score. Entry requirements are subject to change.
English language requirements
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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