hour ▁curr icul um ▁that ▁integr ates ▁technical ▁and ▁business - related ▁knowledge ▁and ▁skills . ▁The ▁program ▁helps ▁students ▁understand ▁how ▁current ▁and ▁emer ging ▁techn ologies ▁can ▁best ▁be ▁applied ▁to ▁make ▁their ▁organizations ▁more ▁prof itable , ▁product ive , ▁and ▁compet itive . ▁The ▁executive ▁format ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁allows ▁working ▁profession als ▁from ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁indust ries ▁and ▁functional ▁areas ▁of ▁expert ise ▁to ▁remain ▁on ▁the ▁job ▁while ▁comple ting ▁their ▁degree . ▁ ▁M . S . ▁in ▁Business ▁Anal ytics ▁ ▁The ▁M . S . ▁in ▁Business ▁Anal ytics ▁is ▁a ▁one - year ▁program ▁delivered ▁by ▁Mc Int ire ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁U VA ’ s ▁D arden ▁School ▁of ▁Business ▁at ▁the ▁University ' s ▁facilities ▁in ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁Ar ling ton , ▁Va ., ▁district ▁of ▁Ross lyn . ▁Int ended ▁for ▁early - care er ▁profession als ▁with ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁work ▁experience , ▁the ▁program ▁comb ines ▁week end , ▁in - person ▁sessions , ▁and ▁online ▁instruction , ▁to ▁offer ▁students ▁a ▁broad ▁mix ▁of ▁analyt ical ▁and ▁technical ▁skills ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁found ational ▁business ▁knowledge ▁and ▁leadership ▁instruction . ▁ ▁Mc Int ire ▁Business ▁Institute ▁( MB I ) ▁▁ ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁M BI ▁offers ▁certific ates ▁in ▁Business ▁Fund ament als , ▁S ust ain able ▁Business , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁individual ▁mod ular ▁courses ▁in ▁Executive ▁Management .