Columbia University Master of Applied Analysis program enrolls full-time students, which belongs to STEM program, and international students can have a 24-month OPT extension. MSAA project mainly trains students to make decisions by using data and puts forward feasibility analysis suggestions to solve problems. The project pays more attention to data reasoning and establishing organizational value, rather than pure scientific statistics. Teaching methods include case analysis and group discussion, which is helpful for students to integrate theory with practice.
Official website, Master of Applied Analysis from Columbia University, requires a minimum of 3.0 GPA, a minimum of 100 TOEFL and a minimum of 7 IELTS. You don't need to submit GRE or GMAT scores. If you are an undergraduate student from a country other than the United States or Canada, you need the third-party course score certification, such as WES score certification.
The core courses of the Master of Science in Applied Analysis include three categories.
1. Core courses of leadership, management and communication: applied analysis of organizational environment, analysis and leadership change, strategic communication, and strategic leadership analysis of core organizations.
2. Core courses of applied analysis: applied analysis framework and methods, research and design, modern database architecture, data visualization and design.
3. Graduation design: establish a data core organization. ? The elective courses of the Master of Science in Applied Analysis mainly include: Introduction to Finance, Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting, Management and Organizational Behavior, Introduction to Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Visual Information, Large-scale Collaboration and Knowledge Management.