Regulations for The Master of Analytics - MAnalyt

Qualification Regulations

Part I

Part II

Admission

1. Admission to the Degree of Master of Analytics requires that the candidate will:

(a) meet the University admission requirements as specified; and

(b) have sufficient background in statistical analysis tools to satisfy the Academic Board that they have the capacity to undertake the programme; and

(c) have been awarded or qualified for a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject, with a B- grade average across the higher level courses, or equivalent; or

(d) have been awarded or qualified for a Bachelor’s degree, and have completed at least two years’ experience in a relevant field of work or professional           activity, or equivalent.

Qualification requirements

2. Candidates for the Degree of Master of Analytics shall follow a parts-based programme of study, which shall consist of courses totalling at least 180 credits, comprising:

(a) Part One and Part Two as defined by the Schedule to the Qualification;

and including:

(b) any compulsory courses listed in the Schedule for the Qualification;

(c) at least one subject;

(d) attending field trips, studios, workshops, tutorials, and laboratories as required.

Specialisations

3. Candidates may complete a subject by passing at least 120 credits in a specialisation including the Applied Analytics Project from Part Two. The requirements for each subject are set out in the Schedule for the Qualification.

Approved subjects are: Business, Health, Public Policy

Academic requirements

4. Every candidate for the Degree of Master of Analytics shall complete to the satisfaction of the Academic Board, a minimum of 600 hours in approved practica and associated reports in accordance with the following courses:

115.801 Applied Analytics Project

115.802 Applied Analytics Project Part 1

115.803 Applied Analytics Project Part 2

Student progression

5. In cases of sufficient merit, the Degree of Master of Analytics may be awarded with Distinction or Merit.

6. For progression from Part One to Part Two, candidates must have maintained a B- grade average over the Core compulsory courses undertaken in Part One.

Completion requirements

7. The timeframes for completion as outlined in the General Regulations for Postgraduate Degrees, Postgraduate Diplomas and Postgraduate Certificates will apply.

8. Candidates may be graduated when they meet the Admission, Qualification and Academic requirements within the prescribed timeframes; candidates who do not meet the requirements for graduation may, subject to the approval of Academic Board, be awarded a relevant postgraduate diploma should they meet the relevant Qualification requirements.

Unsatisfactory academic progress

9. The general Unsatisfactory Academic Progress regulations will apply.

Transitional provisions

10. Subject to any Maximum Time to Completion and the Abandonment of Studies provisions specified in the Part I regulations for the degree, candidates enrolled in the Health subject within the Master of Analytics prior to 1 January 2022 who have successfully completed 250.702 or 250.704 may substitute either of these for 250.706 in order to fulfil the subject requirements until 31 December 2025.

Schedule for the Master of Analytics

Part One

Core compulsory courses

Subject courses

Part Two (Choose 60 credits from)