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Making Business out of Data

Business Analytics and Data Science

Making business out of data

In the minor Business Analytics & Data Science you deepen your knowledge on various aspects in the field of data science. The minor offers a selection of advanced courses that deepen your expertise in Business Analytics and Data Science. It complements the Business Analytics, Computer Science, and Artificial Intelligence bachelor programs at the VU by focusing on data collection, data-driven solution methods, and algorithmic approaches to complex problems.

The minor consists of 30 EC in total, with a choice of 4 courses, each worth 6 EC. One course of 6 EC is fixed for all students, ensuring a shared foundation across the program.

The courses you can select from depend on your background (Business Analytics, Artificial Intelligence or Computer Science). If you do not meet the admission, we (highly) recommend you check out the minor Data Science.

See the study guide for more information about the courses.

Course overview

  • Business Analytics and Data Science for BA students

    This version is aimed at Business Analytics students. The minor consists of 30 EC in total and is a choice of 4 courses from the list below. Please note: all students need to follow the course “Mathematics for Machine Learning” in period 3.

    • Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
    • Object-oriented and Functional programming
    • Knowledge and Data
    • Logistics Analysis
    • Mathematical Economics I
    • Data Analytics and Privacy
    • Data Structures and Algorithms I for CS
    • Concurrency & Multithreading
    • Mathematics for Machine Learning (compulsory course)
  • Business Analytics & Data Science for Artificial Intelligence

    This version is aimed at Artificial Intelligence students at the VU. The minor consists of 30 EC in total and is a choice of 4 courses from the list below. Please note: all students need to follow the course “Mathematics for Machine Learning” in period 3.

    • Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
    • Logistics Analysis
    • Data Structures and Algorithms for AI
    • Mathematical Economics I
    • Numerical Methods
    • Data Analytics and Privacy
    • Information Retrieval
    • Mathematics for Machine Learning (compulsory course)
  • Business Analytics and Data Science for Computer Science

    This version is aimed at Computer Science students at the VU. The minor consists of 30 EC in total and is a choice of 4 courses from the list below. Please note: all students need to follow the course “Mathematics for Machine Learning” in period 3.

    • Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
    • Knowledge and Data
    • Logistics Analysis
    • Mathematical Economics I
    • Numerical Methods
    • Data Analytics and Privacy
    • Information Retrieval
    • Concurrency & Multithreading
    • Mathematics for Machine Learning (compulsory course)

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