Masters degrees in fields like finance and big data are quickly becoming a popular alternative to the traditional MBA for students looking to specialize. Professor Mehmet Gumus, Academic Director for the Master of Management in Analytics (MMA), and Rida Mehdi (MMA'19) weigh in on the unique advantages of a specialty degree.


The McGill Master of Management in Analytics (MMA) degree is a pre-experience, twelve-month specialized program in the evolving field of management analytics with a strong emphasis on experiential learning.
As part of this hands-on learning, the first cohort of MMA students went on the program's inaugural Study Trip to San Francisco in June.

Congratulations to Master of Management in Analytics students Anvita Shukla, Harsimrat Soin, Akash Sondhi, and Abinav Ramesh Sundararaman who won first place in the Ericsson Data Science Hackathon!
Hosted by Ericsson Montreal, participants are allocated one day to devise innovative approaches and tools to solve some of the real-world problems facing the telecommunications industry.

The Master’s of Management in Analytics program is pleased to announce that Richard Hines, Senior Director, Data and Digital Enablement at Air Canada, has joined the program’s Advisory Board.

This fall, the Masters of Management in Analytics (MMA) kicked off its first Advisory Board meeting to discuss the future directions of the MMA curriculum, which will benefit its inaugural cohort.
The MMA Advisory Board comprises senior industry leaders from a wide variety of educational and skills backgrounds who have excelled in their given fields.