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Business Analytics MSc – 1 year
Master
In Bath ()
Description
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Type
Master
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Duration
1 Year
Become a business leader of the future. Develop your skills in information technology, quantitative methods for data analysis and making optimised decisions.
You will learn how to get, clean, process and visualise data. Become an expert in the handling and analysis of big data. Develop understanding, insight and transferable tools and skills.
You’ll have access to the latest business analytics software thanks to our partnership with IBM and SAS.
About this course
Study with us to help achieve your career goals. You will develop the right skills and work with employers from week one of the course.
Our graduates have a great employment record. Most go on to careers in a range of areas, start their own business or begin a PhD.
2:1 or above (or international equivalent) undergraduate degree. Your degree can be in any discipline but you must have studied a subject with quantitative content.
An MSc in Business Analytics opens up a range of career opportunities. You'll be able to take your skills into sectors like finance, healthcare, logistics and marketing
You’ll enjoy our special relationships with analytics giants IBM and SAS. Immerse yourself in advanced business analytics software
Benefit from our small, carefully-selected class sizes. You'll get a lot of contact with academics, and more individual coaching
Graduate equipped with the skills global employers want. Big data's importance to businesses is growing, and experts are in demand
Get valuable experience with the opportunity to do a practice-based dissertation. You'll work with a partner company on a real business problem
Work on projects with international organisations. You'll be able to take these experiences with you into the global job market
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Subjects
- Business
- Business English
- Spreadsheet
- Statistics
- Forecasting
- Achievement
- Membership
- Analytics
- Dissertation
- Assessment
- Examinations
Course programme
Compulsory units
You will take these units:
- Databases and business intelligence
- Spreadsheet modelling
- Business statistics and forecasting
The best student will receive US$100, a Certificate of Achievement, and one year's free membership to the Institute.
Semester two: taught units
Compulsory units
You will take these units:
- Analytics in practice (taught in partnership with IBM)
- Data mining
- Heuristics and simulation
You will select two of these units:
- Project management
- Operations strategy
- Sustainable operations management
- Analytics in context
The course will finish with a dissertation. You will produce a unique piece of research using techniques learned throughout the year.
Methods of assessment
Units are assessed by a combination of formal examinations and coursework.
Additional information
Home/EU: 31 August 2020
Overseas: 30 June 2020
Business Analytics MSc – 1 year