Saint Joseph's University Launches New Master's Degree in Business Intelligence

Online MS-BI prepares professionals for growth in competitive field while allowing the flexibility your current career demands.

Companies today are constantly analyzing the massive information and data that is available to them

The challenge is not just accessing this data, but truly understanding what knowledge can be realized from it. Business Intelligence professionals are in high demand for their ability to understand and articulate data in a way that helps organizations improve their competitive position. That is why an MS-BI can be a true differentiator in a student's career path.

Companies continue to approach us to hire students who complete our undergraduate and graduate campus programs -- there are always more jobs than we have graduates

We are excited to launch the fully online MS-BI program to reach a broader, national audience and prepare students for roles in Business Intelligence that are increasingly in demand. As educators, we are simply responding to the existing demands of the professional market.

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) April 15, 2008 -- The Erivan K. Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph's University (www.sju-online.com) announces its new online Master of Science in Business Intelligence (MS-BI). The MS-BI degree is designed to prepare professionals for growth in a field considered one of the fastest growing areas of Information Technology and to serve a business world increasingly controlled by metrics and data-driven operations.

Business Intelligence focuses on identifying, acquiring and reporting the data needed to make informed business decisions. It has become a particularly essential function in large corporations because it provides the ability to manage growing volumes of complex data.

Large businesses will need three times as many Business Intelligence personnel in 2008 as they did in 2004, according to projections released recently by the research firm Gartner Inc., and reported by Business Intelligence Pipeline. The same study found that finance, marketing, forecasting and sales are the primary business functions currently using BI professionals across the nation, while financial and consumer services companies are the industries seeing the greatest expansion in Business Intelligence applications.

"Companies today are constantly analyzing the massive information and data that is available to them," says Richard Herschel, chair of the Business Intelligence program of the Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph's University. "The challenge is not just accessing this data, but truly understanding what knowledge can be realized from it. Business Intelligence professionals are in high demand for their ability to understand and articulate data in a way that helps organizations improve their competitive position. That is why an MS-BI can be a true differentiator in a student's career path."

Saint Joseph's MS-BI seeks to put technology and mathematical concepts into a relevant, functional business application context. Students gain key analytical skills needed to define and implement key performance metrics across business units.

"Companies continue to approach us to hire students who complete our undergraduate and graduate campus programs -- there are always more jobs than we have graduates," Herschel says. "We are excited to launch the fully online MS-BI program to reach a broader, national audience and prepare students for roles in Business Intelligence that are increasingly in demand. As educators, we are simply responding to the existing demands of the professional market."

About the Haub School of Business:
The Erivan K. Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph's University is accredited by AACSB-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. AACSB is higher education's most prestigious and rigorous accrediting body in business, stressing academic excellence and a commitment to continuous improvement. The mission of the Haub School of Business is to support the aspirations of students to master the fundamental principles and practices of business in a diverse, ethical and globally aware context. All degree programs stress the development of the knowledge, skills, abilities and values that prepare graduates to assume leadership roles in organizations of all sizes and types. Programs are offered at the bachelor's, master's and executive master's levels, in addition to selected associate degree and certificate programs. The HSB is committed to the ideals and philosophies of Jesuit education, including emphases on faith, justice, and social responsibility, with a strong commitment to lifelong learning.

About Saint Joseph's:
Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851, Saint Joseph's University advances the professional and personal ambitions of men and women by providing a demanding, yet supportive, educational experience. One of only 142 schools with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter and AACSB business school accreditation, Saint Joseph's is home to 4,150 full-time undergraduates and 2,700 graduate, part-time and doctoral students. Steeped in the 450-year Jesuit tradition of scholarship and service, Saint Joseph's was recently named to the 2007 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for General Community Service. The University strives to be recognized as the preeminent Catholic comprehensive university in the Northeast.

Saint Joseph's offers online programs to accommodate the schedules of working adults around the nation and internationally. To learn more, go to www.sju-online.com or call 866-758-7670.

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