Our MSBA program leverages the Case Method to teach Business Analytics and AI, fostering leaders who excel in data-driven management. This program equips participants with the skills to analyze complex data, make strategic decisions, and drive innovation in today's technology-driven business landscape.
In today’s data-driven world, companies urgently need analytics professionals to interpret data and drive growth. The MSc in Business Analytics & AI combines leadership development and the case method to equip students with practical problem-solving skills and the vision to lead data-driven transformations. This hands-on program reflects current data trends, preparing future leaders to tackle real-world challenges with confidence and innovation.
25
2 years
MSc
EN
# 1 in Japan
9&4
Learn with a practical, hands-on methodology. With data analysis, case studies, projects, multimedia simulations, and classroom debates, students are prepared to drive growth with data insights from day one.
Gain insights from digital pioneers through high-quality case discussions featuring companies like Amazon, Google, and IBM, exploring the latest cutting-edge trends shaping the digital world.
Master data science with actionable experience you can implement immediately. Your coursework will be geared towards gaining expertise in big data and learning how to turn your analyses into business value for any company in any industry.
MSc in Business Analytics | NUCB Business School - MBA Japan
NUCB Business School - MBA Japan
https://mba.nucba.ac.jp/en/program/msba/
Our curriculum is designed to prepare students for success in a fast-paced, global business environment. It combines foundational knowledge with advanced insights into emerging trends such as digital transformation, data-driven decision-making, and ethical leadership in technology. Participants gain practical experience through hands-on projects, global study opportunities, and internships, bridging the gap between theory and real-world application. The program emphasizes strategic thinking, innovation, and cross-cultural understanding, ensuring graduates are equipped to lead and adapt in an ever-changing world.
Our MSBA (MSc in Business Analytics) offers international students an academically familiar and balanced schedule to study abroad in Japan. Courses are conducted entirely on weekdays and occur once every other week. In between the curriculum-based elective courses for exchange students, the Japanese language course is offered as well as cultural enrichment activities in the Nagoya area. This program is focused on accelerating the practical business management potential of young leaders through the Case Method in a format that matches the Master's degree tracks.
Exchange programs are available for as short as one week. Tuition fees at partner schools are waived, and scholarships are offered to students who meet certain criteria. Up to 10 credits earned at partner schools can be transferred toward our graduation requirements.
Participants with +3Years professional experience have the opportunity to join MBA courses offered on weekends during their second year, allowing students to enhance their learning experience and expand their skill set while balancing their professional and academic commitments.
Study one year at NUCB Business School and one year abroad to earn two Master's degrees—one from each institution. This program offers advanced international education and a unique qualification for global business careers.
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Source: L. A. Mauffette-Leenders, J. A. Erskine, and M.R. Leenders (2001), Learning with Cases 2nd ed., London, Ontario, Canada: Ivey Publishing.
Analyzing skill; logical thinking; presentation skill; leadership skill; Management requires wide-ranging skills. NUCB Business School develops these skills using case method by repeating the three major steps: preparation, group discussion, and class discussion.
STEP 1
Participant receive the casebook in digital format 2 weeks before the class starts. They read the case and examine the reason for the company to succeed or struggle. They need to complete generating the hypothesis to the assignment before the class, referring to the text and recommended books the faculty present.
STEP 2
Participants start from the group session. They break into small groups as instructed beforehand, and each group goes into group rooms and share the idea of each member, exchanging the opinions for the assignment. Each member clears their thoughts and get a deeper understanding for the case.
STEP 3
Participants discuss under the facilitation of the faculty, using polls and raising hands to speak, about questions such as “the project of this company seems to be about to fail, should they continue to proceed? Do you agree or not?”. It leads to the deeper consideration through opinions from different perspectives. The ultimate goal of case method is not in reaching one conclusion in a class, but in reflecting the participants’ own attitudes in the case that they face the same situation they read in the case in the future.
All the classes adopt practical case-method and have a curriculum that enables participants to obtain the skill to overview the entire management of corporation as Data-driven Business Consultants. The classes based on discussion proceed from the basics to the advanced, and to the further expansion in order, which should be easy to follow for those from the science field or beginners of business economics.
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