Master in Data Management and Analytics

Course Overview

This programme provides students with the specialised knowledge required to formulate solutions to complex data problems across a range of domain settings – turning raw data sets into meaningful information to better guide decision making. Data management and analytics helps organisations harness their data and use it to identify new opportunities. In turn, that increases revenues, improves operational efficiency, optimises marketing campaigns and customer service efforts, responds more quickly to emerging market trends and gains a competitive edge over rivals -- all with the ultimate goal of boosting organisation performance.

Curriculum

Total Credit :41

• Data Management for Data Analytics
• Predictive Modeling
• Data Visualization Techniques
• Business Intelligence Information Systems
• Programming for Data Analytics
• Big Data Technology
• Research Methods
• Electives 
• Project 1 
• Project 2

Electives* (Choose 3)
 

• Internet of Things 
• Advanced Cloud Computing 
• Text Mining and Social Media Analytics 
• Practical Deep Learning 
• Time Series and Decision Analysis 
• Industry Case Study for Big Data 
• Statistics for Decision Making 
• E-Commerce 
• Customer Relationship Management 
• Web Technology for Information Systems and Analytics

*Course offering is subject to availability

Entry Requirements

Academic Requirement

(1) A Bachelor’s Degree (Level 6, MQF) in Computing or related fields with a minimum CGPA of 2.50, as accepted by the HEP Senate; or

(2) A Bachelor’s Degree (Level 6, MQF) in Computing or related fields with a minimum CGPA of 2.00 can be accepted subject to a thorough rigorous internal assessment; or

(3) A Bachelor’s Degree (Level 6, MQF) in non-Computing field with a minimum CGPA of 2.00 can be accepted subject to a thorough rigorous assessment to identify the appropriate prerequisite courses that equivalent to their working experience in computing or related fields; or

(4) A Bachelor’s Degree (Level 6, MQF) in non-Computing field with a minimum CGPA of 2.00 can be accepted subject to appropriate prerequisite courses; or

(5)  Other qualifications equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree (Level 6, MQF) in Computing or related fields recognized by the Government of Malaysia must fulfill the requirement on item (a) or (b).

Language Requirement
 

• IELTS  Academic : 6.0
• TOEFL iBT Score : 60 -78
• Cambridge English Qualification and Tests : 169 - 175 
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) :  59 - 62
• MUET Band 4