Business Meets Technology

Technological breakthroughs in AI, Big Data, Blockchain, IoT, and Fintech are reshaping the way we do business. Many business operations are becoming automated, and business decisions are now made based on massive data. As one of our six career tracks, the Business Technology & Analytics track will provide you with digital competencies that distinguish great managers from the rest, including both soft skills and extensive management techniques, and a broad knowledge of new technologies.

Learn from the experts in their fields

Based on HKUST’s renowned science and engineering faculties, we are proud to offer a wide range of pioneering business technology courses in the HKUST MBA program. This provides our students with a forward-thinking vision and cutting-edge skillsets. Some courses within the Business Technology & Analytics track are taught by faculty members from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, who are at the forefront of knowledge development, and experienced practitioners who are leaders in their field.

Prof. Samson Tai
Distinguished Engineer and Chief Technologist, IBM
PhD, HKBU

Prof. Lei Chen
PhD, University of Waterloo
Research Focus: Data-Driven Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining for Business Intelligence,
Crowdsourcing-based Data Processing, Uncertain and Probabilistic Databases

Prof. Mordecai Golin
PhD, Princeton University
Research Focus: Design & Analysis of Algorithms, Computational Geometry, Combinatorics,
Information Theory

and more…

Gradual Upskilling

Our courses cater to students from diverse backgrounds, who are at different levels and have different study needs. To ensure that our MBA students have an adequate understanding of business technology, an Introduction to Python Programming accelerator course is offered during orientation. Python programming is a highly marketable skill increasingly sought after by companies in making data-driven business decisions.

By establishing a fundamental understanding of this programming language, you can improve your understanding of how it can be applied to diverse business functionalities. This acts as an introductory course for students without any programming knowledge, and prepares them for more advanced elective courses such as Deep Learning Business Applications with Python or Business Analytics in R.

Pre-MBA Accelerator course

An introductory course to ensure that our MBA students from diverse backgrounds have an adequate understanding of business technology, this course is offered during orientation.

• Introduction to Python Programming

Required core courses

Learn most in-demand technology-related skills, be introduced to foundational techniques required to become a future business leader.

Flexible core courses

Customize your MBA curriculum with a focus on Business Technology, further strengthen your professional knowledge on this specialization.

Electives

Customize your MBA curriculum with a focus on Business Technology, further strengthen your professional knowledge on this specialization.