Master of Science in Business Analytics and Risk Management

All business opportunities face risk and businesses don't always understand the full implications of the risks they've incurred. That's why modern, interconnected global businesses needs leaders like you – leaders who ask the right questions, have the courage to make difficult decisions, and demonstrate the ability to protect more than the bottom line.

Business decision makers compete in an increasingly complex world, in which every advantage must be leveraged to create new opportunities and to take advantage of existing ones. As a result, a plethora of decisions must be made rapidly —weighing complex options and consequences. Business analytics empowers you to make these decisions with confidence. You will learn to use a scientific method based on data and insights about the structure of business problems, and to anticipate and manage the consequences of those decisions. 

Built upon rigorous analysis of economic systems, creative use of all sources of information, and the latest analytical methods, the program provides you with a fresh approach to decision making through uncertainty. Our curriculum empowers you to navigate emerging opportunities through the mastery of new data-driven tools, organized with an eye toward making better decisions for managing the risks presented by a rapidly changing world.

The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School designed the STEM-designated full-time Master of Science in Business Analytics and Risk Management program to train business leaders to navigate risk and uncertainty. Our curriculum empowers you to respond and prepare for risk-related threats and uncertainties through data analytics and scenario planning.

Required courses (24 credits):

Business Foundations (18 credits)

• BU.210.620 Accounting and Financial Reporting
• BU.520.601 Business Analytics
• BU.120.601 Business Communication
• BU.131.601 Business Leadership and Human Values
• BU.231.620 Corporate Finance
• BU.350.620 Information Systems
• BU.410.620 Marketing Management
• BU.680.620 Operations Management
• BU.510.601 Statistical Analysis

Functional Core (6 credits)

• BU.520.620 Advanced Business Analytics
• BU.510.650 Data Analytics
• BU.610.615 Simulation for Business Applications 

Electives (12 credits):

Quantitative Electives (Students choose a minimum of 2 courses, 4 credits)

• BU.520.710 Big Data Machine Learning
• BU.232.650 Continuous Time Finance
• BU.450.760 Customer Analytics
• BU.330.780 Data Science and Business Intelligence
• BU.520.650 Data Visualization
• BU.610.630 Pricing and Insuring Risk
• BU.450.740 Retail Analytics
• BU.610.750 Supply Chain Analytics
• BU.330.760 Deep Learning with Unstructured Data
• BU.510.615 Python for Data Analysis

General Electives

• BU.132.601 Business Law
• BU.610.730 Contracting: Incentive, Design, and Analytics
• BU.231.720 Corporate Governance
• BU.610.705 Crisis Management
• BU.330.730 Cybersecurity
• BU.520.701 Enterprise Risk Management Frameworks
• BU.230.750 Financial Crises and Contagion
• BU.300.620 Managing Complex Projects
• BU.230.730 Managing Financial Risk