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    MSc 1 year full-time

Masters Degree Description

Develop the modelling and consulting skills needed to understand, manage and communicate insights from big data on this immersive, full-time master’s in Business Analytics.

Often referred to as the oil of the 21st Century, business analytics is an area that’s critical to business and organisational success. It’s a rapidly developing field with a shortage of specialists – making it ripe with career opportunities.

Join us on this interactive master’s to develop a firm grounding in key modelling skills and managing data sets of all sizes. You’ll get to grips with managerial decision making, delivering consultancy projects and using analytics to understand customers and improve business operations.

Entry Requirements

A good honours degree in a quantitative subject, such as engineering, mathematics, physics, psychology, economics, business and management is particularly welcomed.

Applicants from other disciplines may be considered on a case-by-case basis provided that they can show strong quantitative ability. GRE or GMAT scores may be requested to verify numeracy skills.

Work experience will be considered for applicants who do not hold a first degree.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

There are lots of options available to you to fund your master’s programme, from alumni bursaries to school and department scholarships and government loans.

Student Destinations

Business analytics is a new and fast-growing field and there is a recognised shortage of skilled modellers across industry.

This master’s will equip you with a sought-after combination of specialist analytics, consultancy and communication skills, so you are ready to make an impact whatever sector you go into.

Graduates of this programme have taken their skills into wide-ranging roles including:

  • Data Analyst
  • Business Analyst
  • Data Scientist
  • Associate Financial Analyst
  • Business Consultant
  • Business Intelligence Analyst and Developer
  • Change Manager
  • Client Analyst
  • Consultant
  • Customer Analyst
  • Data Science Executive
  • End User Service Analyst
  • Enterprise Architecture Analyst
  • Fraud Strategy Analyst
  • Internal Auditor
  • IT/Data Technical Consultant

Module Details

Semester 1 

Compulsory modules

  • Discovery Analytics
  • Decision Analytics
  • Policy and Strategy Analytics
  • Process and Programming for Analytics

Semester 2

Compulsory modules

  • Managing Big Data
  • Operations Analytics 
  • Leadership and Project Management 
  • Ethics and the Trust Economy

Summer

  • Analytics Project

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