MSc Business Analytics

In order to be considered for an offer for this programme you will need to meet all of the entry requirements. Your application will not be progressed if the information and evidence listed is not provided. 

With your online application you will need to provide: 

1. A copy of your degree certificate and transcripts which show you have achieved a 2:1 honours degree in a relevant subject area such as computer science, engineering, finance, management or mathematics, or an equivalent international degree. If your degree certificate or result is pending, please upload any interim transcripts or provisional certificates. 
2. A copy of your IELTS certificate with an overall score of 6.5 with 5.5 in all subskills, or evidence of an accepted equivalent. Please include the date of your expected test if this qualification is pending. If you have alternative acceptable evidence, such as an undergraduate degree studied in the UK, please supply this in place of an IELTS. 

Application Deadline 

We allocate places on a first-come, first-served basis, so we recommend you apply as early as possible. Applications normally close at the end of August but may close sooner if all places are filled. 

For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more

Throughout the programme, you will develop and apply the key technical and soft skills required to become an effective specialist in business data analytics. Your expertise will build cumulatively across the programme while you are given multiple opportunities to explore research and practice and respond to practical challenges. This will give you an advantage as you enter or return to the workplace as a business analytics specialist.

Core modules for year one

• Dissertation    BST856    60 credits
• Business Data Analytics    BST851    20 credits
• Enterprise Resource Planning & Management    BST853    20 credits
• Foundations of Operational Research and Analytics    MAT021    20 credits
• Foundations of Statistics and Data Science    MAT022    20 credits

Optional modules for year one

• Circular Economy Operations    BST852    20 credits
• Risk Management    BST854    20 credits
• Supply Chain Dynamics    BST855    20 credits
• Supply Chain Modelling    MAT006    10 credits
• Statistics and Operational Research in Government    MAT007    10 credits
• Healthcare Modelling    MAT009    10 credits
• Financial Mathematics and Modern Actuarial Risk Theory    MAT011    10 credits
• Time Series    MAT508    10 credits
• Statistical Programming with R and Shiny    MAT514    10 credits
• Mathematical Methods for Data Mining    MAT700    10 credits