Accounting Analytics

Business Analytics Masters


Understand the financial processes of a business and how to analyse data to optimise accounting operations and decision-making.

Recommended Bachelor’s minors:

Tietotekniikka
Laskentatoimi

Recommended Master’s minors:

Accounting (advanced level)

For more specific programme requirements visit the Aalto website.


= core course, highly recommended to take and complete at the suggested timing

= minor course




2nd Bachelor’s Year


Autumn (I-II)

ISM-C1004
Business Analytics 1, 6cr

CS-A1111
Ohjelmointi Y1, 5cr

ISM-C2002
MySQL for Data Analytics, 6cr

Spring (III-IV)

ISM-C1002
Tilastotieteen ja data-analytiikan jatkokurssi, 6cr

37C00100
Management Information Systems, 6cr

ABL-C1133
Tilinpäätösraportointir, 6cr

+ language or minor courses


3rd Bachelor’s Year


Autumn (I-II)

ISM-C1003
Mathematical Tools for Analytics, 6cr

ABL-C1111
Introduction to Financial Accounting, 6cr

ABL-C1122
Management Accounting I: Towards Profitable Decision Making, 6cr

35C03000
Capstone Process Analysis and Management, 6cr

+ language or minor courses

Spring (III-IV)

BIZ3130.kand
Kandidaatintyö ja seminaari, 10cr

ABL-C1144
Management Accounting II: Planning and Performance Management, 6cr


1st Master’s Year


Autumn (I-II)

30E03000
Data Science for Business I, 6cr

21E00052
Data-Driven Business, 6cr

CS-E4715
Supervised Machine Learning, 5cr

MS-C2128
Prediction and Time Series Analysis, 5cr

+ language or minor courses

Spring (III-IV)

ABL-C1103
Data Analytics for Accounting and Audit, 6cr

ABL-E1300
Big Data Analysis in Accounting, 6cr

ABL-C1102
Hands-On Analytics on Accounting Information Systems, 6cr

ISM-E1004
Business Analytics 2, 6cr

ISM-E1005
Forecasting Methods in Business Analytics, 6cr

ISM-E1006
Decision Analytics for Consulting, 6cr



2nd Master’s Year


Autumn (I-II)

22E00100 
Financial Statement Analysis, 6cr

22E24000
Performance Mangement, 6cr

ABL-E1200
Managing Uncertainty Through Cost Accounting and Financial Planning, 6cr

+ language or minor courses

Spring (III-IV)

ISM.thes
Master’s Thesis, 30cr

57E00500
Capstone: Business Intelligence, 6cr