Curriculum Business Analytics
Second cycle degree/Two year master in Statistics, Economics and Business

Curriculum Business Analytics: for students enrolled in the a.y. 2025-26

Lesson Hours: 10 ECTS (CFU) = 60; 6 ECTS (CFU) = 30.

First Year

1. Mandatory courses

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 14/09/2026 - 24/10/2026 2: 09/11/2026 - 16/12/2026 3: 08/02/2027 - 17/03/2027 4: 12/04/2027 - 22/05/2027 C: 09/11/2026 - 17/03/2027 P: 14/09/2026 - 16/12/2026 S: 08/02/2027 - 22/05/2027 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
96800 Statistical Software for Business (Laboratory) 1 F 6
96798 Business Surveys Design and Planning 2 B STAT-02/A 6
96801 Language Laboratory: Communication of Statistics and Data Business Analytics 2 F 6
96793 Information Systems and Database Management 3 C IINF-05/A 6
96795 Optimization Methods for Business Analytics 4 B STAT-04/A 6
96794 Statistical Inference and Modelling P B STAT-01/A 10
96804 Big Data and Analytics S B STAT-01/A 10
96796 Business Statistics: Method and Applications S B STAT-02/A 10

2. Electives (Internship advance) (max limit 12 CFU)

Trainee activity can be brought forward to the first year only if it is carried out in the summer period (from June).
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 14/09/2026 - 24/10/2026 2: 09/11/2026 - 16/12/2026 3: 08/02/2027 - 17/03/2027 4: 12/04/2027 - 22/05/2027 C: 09/11/2026 - 17/03/2027 P: 14/09/2026 - 16/12/2026 S: 08/02/2027 - 22/05/2027 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		cfu ? Credits
96811 Internship - Not available for the year  2026/2027 1 D 12
95348 Research Internship – Raship - Not available for the year  2026/2027 1 D 12

Second Year

1. Mandatory courses

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 14/09/2026 - 24/10/2026 2: 09/11/2026 - 16/12/2026 3: 08/02/2027 - 17/03/2027 4: 12/04/2027 - 22/05/2027 C: 09/11/2026 - 17/03/2027 P: 14/09/2026 - 16/12/2026 S: 08/02/2027 - 22/05/2027 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
96803 Web and Social Mining 1 B STAT-02/A 6
96805 Micro-Marketing and Crm 2 C ECON-07/A 6
96802 Data Mining for Business and Market Research P C STAT-02/A 10
96799 Forecasting and Predictive Analytics P B STAT-02/A 10

Elective courses (max limit 36 CFU)

You must select courses for a total of at least 12 credits. You can also add 24 credits as electives, in addition to the required ones.
ELECTIVE COURSES SUGGESTED BY THE PROGRAMME (max limit 36 CFU)
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 14/09/2026 - 24/10/2026 2: 09/11/2026 - 16/12/2026 3: 08/02/2027 - 17/03/2027 4: 12/04/2027 - 22/05/2027 C: 09/11/2026 - 17/03/2027 P: 14/09/2026 - 16/12/2026 S: 08/02/2027 - 22/05/2027 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
96811 Internship 1 D 12
95348 Research Internship – Raship 1 D 12
96809 Latent Variable Models 2 D STAT-01/A 6
C8298 DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR 3 D STAT-02/A 6
96808 Design af Experiment 3 D STAT-01/A 6
B6614 Sas Programming 3 D 6
OTHER ELECTIVE COURSES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA: (max limit 36 CFU)

Final Examination (16 CFU)

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 14/09/2026 - 24/10/2026 2: 09/11/2026 - 16/12/2026 3: 08/02/2027 - 17/03/2027 4: 12/04/2027 - 22/05/2027 C: 09/11/2026 - 17/03/2027 P: 14/09/2026 - 16/12/2026 S: 08/02/2027 - 22/05/2027 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		cfu ? Credits
B0636 Final Examination 1 E 4
B0677 Final Examination Lm 1 E 16
B0683 Internship Abroad for Preparation of the Final Examination 1 E 12
B0682 Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad 1 E 12
B0701 Internship for Preparation for the Final Examination S E 12