在以MIT为首的诸多商学院开设Business Analytics硕士之后,Duke Fuqua也开设了Master of Quantitative Management专业。哟呵,Fuqua还不走寻常路,不叫什么BusinessAnalytics或者Data Science,而叫了个如此奇葩的名字,那他的难度究竟几何呢,项目是偏Data Science呢还是偏Business Analytics呢?
我们先摘抄这个项目launch的新闻,链接如下: http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/news_events/news-releases/mqm-release/#.V0VrU5NNkxc
排除掉吹嘘大数据huge demand的部分,摘抄如下:
- 2017年7月招第一届
- 项目十个月
- 有四个track:finance, marketing, business analytics or forensics.
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整个curriculum组成部分为:括号内都是我瞎猜的
Courses in data science and analytics (BusinessAnalytics中的数据分析部分)
Courses in critical thinking, communicationand collaboration(Fuqua培养leadership和discipline的课程)
Courses in the functional discipline ortrack(Business Analytics中的Business部分) Electivecourses(其他) - 项目中可以选一个叫certificate of research的东西,有助于申请PhD
- 招收偏好很少或没有工作经验,STEM理工科背景的学生(我再次鼓励非STEM本科申请这类项目,每个BA项目都会说自己偏好STEM本科,但最后显示出了强大的包容性,只要肯努力补课,最后都能申到好项目)
仅从新闻中,就能捕捉到很多干货。Fuqua这个新闻还是很良心的。然后就开始找到MQM这个网站。因为有MIT SLOAN BA项目的阴影(网站设计槽点太多),我对Fuqua MQM的期望本来没这么高,可是当我登上一看,翻了翻信息,居然是出其意料的全面,就像一个很成熟的项目一样,所以Fuqua虽然是在跟风,但绝对有备而来。网站链接如下: http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/master-quantitative-management/why-mqm/
1.Quick Facts部分:
申请截止日:
第一轮:September 21, 2016
第二轮:November 29, 2016
第三轮:February 16, 2017
第四轮:April 4, 2017
学费:65 000美金
Certificate of research学费:32 500美金(真贵啊)
2.课程部分,链接如下:
http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/master-quantitative-management/academics/courses/
总体课程和我之前括号里猜的差不多。三部分:数据分析,软实力培养和分Business function的analytics
2.1先是大家最关心的硬知识,Dataanalytics部分:
- Applied Probability and Statistics (3 credits)
- Data Science for Business Analytics (3 credits)
- Decision Analytics and Spreadsheet Modeling (3 credits)
- Data Infrastructure and Visualization (3 credits)
- Ethical &Legal Issues of Data Analytics (3 credits)
这个难度级别也就Business Analytics程度,完全达不到Data Science级别,所以并不是一个从知识和软件操作上特别硬的一个项目,用R, SQL, TABLEAU,SPSS都能搞定。
2.2 然后接着是四大Track:
FinanceTrack
- Financial Accounting (3 credits)
- Investment (3 credits)
- Corporate Finance (3 credits)
- Derivatives (3 credits)
- Fixed Income Securities (3 credits)
- Financial Risk Management (3 credits)
MarketingTrack
- Market Intelligence (3 credits)
- Customer Relationship Management (3 credits)
- Digital Marketing (3 credits)
- Pricing (3 credits)
BusinessAnalytics Track
- Operations Analytics (3 credits)
- Competitive Analytics (3 credits)
- Product Management (3 credits)
- Advanced Business Analytics (3 credits)
ForensicsTrack
- Financial Accounting (3 credits)
- Financial Statement Fraud (3 credits)
- Information Security Risk (3 credits)
- Due Diligenceand Fundamental Analysis (3 credits)
可见,四大Track也都是Business方面的课程,并没有太多数理方向的课程。
2.3 最后的Critical Thinking, Communication, and Collaboration方向的课,也是Fuqua一直强调的软实力,leadership啊,Teamwork啊,不多说,自己挖掘
3.何为Certificate of Research?
网站:http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/master-quantitative-management/academics/certificate-research/
面向想申请PhD和想做summer internship的同学。会在常规学习结束的那个夏天,多加两学期的项目和课程。
如果你想申PhD:在多出的两个学期你会做:
-1-2 relevant PhD seminars
-1-2 advanced MBA classes (course options are dependent onyour background/area of interest)
如果你想做实习:在多出的两个学期你会做(在一名coach的指导下):
-An independent study
-Extended communications courses to further your presentation skills-Enrollment in 1-2 advanced MBA electives relevant to yourcareer path
虽然这一举动解决了毕业就不能实习的尴尬,但是32500美金的extra cost还是太高了点。。。。
总结下来:Fuqua MQM这个项目还是很Fuqua的,Data方向的课程不是那么tech那么深奥,注重Business方向,而且在软实力培养和项目灵活度上也非常值得称赞。当然,申请方面,肯定也是杀成一片红海的项目。加油吧少年!
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