Bachelor of Science In
Business Analytics
Kepler College’s Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Analytics program is designed to equip students with proficiency in formulating impactful business questions, collecting and storing relevant data, cleaning and preparing structured and unstructured data, analyzing and interpreting diverse data, and effectively communicating the results. The program is offered by leveraging cutting-edge data analysis tools and artificial intelligence technologies to enable students to analyze and interpret diverse business datasets and provide reliable descriptive, predictive, as well as prescriptive insights, which are crucial for data-informed decisions in today’s dynamic business landscape.
The BSc in Business Analytics Program at Kepler College offers a transformative industrial attachment experience, collaborating closely with over 400 diverse employer partners. This industry-driven learning opportunity ensures that students demonstrate their learning on cases/projects drawn from diverse industries and gain invaluable real-world insights and practical skills essential for success in the professional realm. The program also incorporates 21st-century transferable skills covering professionalism, critical thinking, and problem-solving, which are applicable across diverse industries.
A graduate of the Business Analytics Program will have a competitive advantage to work as:
- Business Analyst in leading banks, insurance companies, government ministries, and NGOs
- Sales Analyst in manufacturing firms, retail businesses, and SMEs
- Data Analyst in healthcare systems, agriculture, and education sectors
- Risk Analyst in environmental organizations, energy sectors, cybersecurity firms, and law enforcement agencies
- Human Resource Analyst in diverse firms
- E-commerce Analyst in Fintech and cloud service providers
- Performance Analyst in sports, business operations, and the public sector
Program Content
Full-time Program Structure
Part-time Program Structure
The first-year courses focus on equipping students with foundational subject-specific as well as transferable knowledge and skills
TRIMESTER 1
| ENG81101 | English Communications 1: Fundamentals of Grammar and Reading | 15 |
| PCO81101 | Critical Thinking and Ethical Problem Solving | 10 |
| TEC81101 | Computer Applications 1 | 10 |
| PCO81102 | Fundamentals of Professionalism | 10 |
TRIMESTER 2
| ENG81202 | English Communications 2: Academic Writing | 10 |
| MGT81201 | Principles of Management | 10 |
| BSA81201 | Python for Business Analytics | 15 |
| BUS81201 | Financial Mathematics | 10 |
| TEC81202 | Computer Applications 2: Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for Business | 10 |
TRIMESTER 3
| BUS81302 | Calculus for Business | 15 |
| ENG81303 | English Communications 3: Public Speaking | 10 |
| MGT81302 | Human Resource Management | 10 |
| BUS81303 | Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking | 15 |
| BUS81304 | General Accounting | 10 |
| Total Credits Year 1 | 160 | |||
The second-year courses are mainly on subject-specific competencies including descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive data analysis and interpretation skills.
TRIMESTER 1
| PCO82403 | Career Readiness | 10 |
| BUS82507 | Business Ethics and Corporate Governance | 10 |
| BSA82402 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 10 |
| BUS82406 | Statistics and Probability for Business | 15 |
| BSA82403 | Fundamentals of Database Management and MySQL | 15 |
TRIMESTER 2
| BUS82405 | Business Economics | 15 | 150 |
| BSA82504 | Bayesian Statistics for Business | 15 | 150 |
| BSA82505 | Predictive Analytics for Business | 15 | 150 |
| BUS82508 | Business Finance | 15 | 150 |
TRIMESTER 3
| BSA82606 | Business Forecasting | 10 |
| ENG82604 | English Communications in Business Analytics | 15 |
| RES82601 | Capstone I: Research Methodology | 15 |
| BSA82607 | Industrial Attachment I | 15 |
| Total Credits Year 2 | 175 | |||
The third year provides students with a real workplace experieance through our transformational industrial attachment with our employer partners working across diverse industries; key elements of the education-to-work transition.
TRIMESTER 1
| BUS83709 | Principles of Marketing | 10 |
| BSA83708 | Data Warehousing and Mining | 15 |
| BSA83709 | Data Visualization for Decision Making | 15 |
| BSA83710 | Capstone II: Research Practicum | 15 |
TRIMESTER 2
| BSA83811 | Capstone III: Research Project | 20 |
| BSA83812 | Modern Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis | 15 |
| BSA83813 | Fundamentals of Machine Learning | 15 |
TRIMESTER 3
| BSA83914 | Big Data Analytics and Cloud Computing | 20 |
| BSA83915 | Industrial Attachment II | 20 |
| Total Credits Year 3 | 145 | |||
The first-year courses focus on equipping students with foundational subject-specific as well as transferable knowledge and skills
TRIMESTER 1
| COURSE CODE | MODULE TITLE | CREDIT |
| ENG81101 | English Communications 1: Grammar and Reading | 15 |
| TEC81101 | Computer Applications 1 | 10 |
| PCO81102 | Fundamentals of Professionalism | 10 |
TRIMESTER 2
| PCO81101 | Critical Thinking and Ethical Problem Solving | 10 |
| BUS81201 | Business Mathematics | 10 |
| TEC81202 | Computer Applications 2 | 10 |
| MGT81201 | Principles of Management | 10 |
TRIMESTER 3
| ENG81202 | English Communications 2: Academic Writing | 10 |
| PRM81201 | Introduction to Project Management | 15 |
| BUS81302 | Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking | 15 |
| Total Credits Year 1 | 115 | |
The second-year courses are mainly on subject-specific competencies including descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive data analysis and interpretation skills.
TRIMESTER 1
| BUS81302 | Calculus for Business | 15 |
| ENG81303 | English Communication Skills 3: Public Speaking | 10 |
| MGT81302 | Human Resources Management | 10 |
TRIMESTER 2
| BUS81304 | General Accounting | 10 |
| BSA82402 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 10 |
| BUS82406 | Statistics and Probability for Business | 15 |
TRIMESTER 3
| PCO82403 | Career Readiness | 10 |
| BUS82507 | Business Economics | 15 |
| BSA82103 | Fundamentals of Database Management and MySQL | 15 |
| Total Credits Year 2 | 110 | |
The third year provides students with a real workplace experience through our transformational industrial attachment with our employer partners working across diverse industries; key elements of the education-to-work transition.
TRIMESTER 1
| BUS82405 | Business Ethics and Corporate Governance | 10 |
| BSA82504 | Bayesian Statistics for Business | 15 |
| BSA82505 | Predictive Analytics for Business | 15 |
TRIMESTER 2
| BUS82508 | Business Finance | 15 |
| ENG83705 | English Communications in Business Analystics | 15 |
| BSA82607 | Industrial Attachment I | 15 |
TRIMESTER 3
| BSA82606 | Business Forecasting | 10 |
| RES82601 | Capstone I: Research Methodology | 15 |
| BUS83709 | Principles of Marketing | 10 |
| Total Credit Year 3 | 120 | |
Trimester 1
| BSA83708 | Data Warehousing and Mining | 15 |
| BSA83709 | Data Visualization for Decision Making | 15 |
| BSA83710 | Capstone II: Research Practicum | 15 |
Trimester 2
| BSA83811 | Capstone III: Research Project | 20 |
| BSA83812 | Modern Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis | 15 |
Trimester 3
| BSA83813 | Fundamentals of Machine Learning | 15 |
| BSA83914 | Big Data Analytics and Cloud Computing | 20 |
| BSA83915 | Industrial Attachment II | 20 |
Total Credits Year 4 | 135 | |
Kepler College also encourages its staff and students to carry out applied and relevant research in its focus areas including management, project management, business and business data analytics. We aim to leverage research in these areas to expand in parallel with the development of academic programs and impact communities through service and skills transfer. We also relish innovative collaborations to seek and carry out impactful actionable research and community services. We focus on leveraging a myriad of stakeholder engagements and collaborations to build research capacity for our staff and across other higher learning institutions. We measure our success in research and community service by the impact of our initiatives to tackle community problems and/or in empowering people to transform communities.
