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BUS132

Business Analytics

This course builds upon basic business knowledge in order to provide students with foundational knowledge of business analytics. Students will learn about a variety of analytical methodologies and tools used in this field and will engage Microsoft Excel to practice some of these methodologies.

Course Details

  • Course ID: BUS132
  • Course Name: Business Analytics
  • Course Length: 2 months (8 weeks)
  • Offered Location: Vancouver
  • Method: In-person Lecture
  • Start Dates: 2025: February 18, August 5 / 2026: January 19, August 31
  • Course Schedule: Monday & Wednesday (3:00 – 5:45 PM or 6:00 – 9:30 PM) or Tuesday & Thursday (3:00 – 5:45 PM or 6:00 – 9:30 PM)
    * You may have additional or make-up classes on Fridays
  • Credential: Upon the successful completion of this single course, you will receive Business Analytics Single Course Certificate

Admission Requirement

English Admission Requirement

  • VanWest English Placement Test: Level 8, or
  • Completion of VanWest Level 7 or EAP 300 course with a final grade of 75%+, or
  • IELTS 6.0+, or
  • TOEFL IBT 79+, or
  • TOEIC 800+, or
  • Duolingo 115+, or
  • Cambridge English Scale: 169+, or
  • CEFR B2+

Academic Admission Requirement

  • High School Diploma (Grade 12), or
  • General Education Development (GED)

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees
Course Fee (Domestic): $1,000
Course Fee (International): $1,300
Application Fee (Domestic): $150
Application Fee (International): $250
Student Services Fee: $250

*Textbook costs are not included. Textbooks should be purchased by the individual. For the list of required textbooks, please click HERE.

Textbook

  • Textbook (BUS132A): Cliff Ragsdale (2018). Spreadsheet Modeling & Decision Analysis: A Practical Introduction to Business Analytics, 8th Edition. Pearson Publishing
    • ISBN: ISBN-10: 1337517313 / ISBN-13: 9781337517317
    • Online Source: Vital Source
    • Buy at VanWest: Yes
  • Textbook (BUS132B): Ramesh Sharda; Dursun Delen; Efraim Turban (2017). Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Data Science, 4th Edition. Pearson Publishing
    • ISBN: ISBN-10: 0134635248 / ISBN-13: 9780134635248
    • Online Source: Vital Source
    • Buy at VanWest: Yes

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