Business Studies (Business Analytics) BA (Hons)

University of Bedfordshire

Bachelor's degree

In Luton

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Luton

About the course Business Analytics encompasses the technologies, skills and processes involved in examining past performance to inform future planning – particularly based on data and statistical analysis. So while you will develop strong analytical skills, this practice-focused degree is about more than an academic education. It is designed specifically to meet the needs of business, offering you a thorough grounding in key business-related disciplines, making extensive use of up-to-date technology to gain the problem-solving skills and analytical abilities employers seek. In your final year you will specialise in Business Analytics through a unit and dissertation both devoted to this topic. This course is part of a suite of related degrees which starts with a common first two years and then gives you the opportunity to specialise. Pathways...

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Location

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Luton (Bedfordshire)
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University Of Bedfordshire Business School, Luton Campus (Vicarage Street), LU1 3JU

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On request

About this course

We will consider you as an individual and take into account all elements of your application, not just your qualifications. We are looking for breadth and depth in your current studies and enthusiasm for the subject you wish to study. / entry UCAS Tariff Score of at least , which should include three A levels at C or above UCAS Tariff Score of at least from BTEC level 3 QCF Qualifications which should include a minimum of Merit Merit Merit from either three BTEC Subsidiary Diplomas or Distinction* Distinction* from a BTEC Diploma or Distinction Merit Merit in a .

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Subjects

  • Planning
  • Business Studies

Course programme

This course provides practical and applied education whilst developing analytical skills. It will particularly appeal to students who like practical real life projects. Your course builds up over three years to ensure that you have a sound academic base over a wide range of business subjects and that you have the experience to apply your knowledge of business analytics to a wide range of businesses. business subjects and that you have the experience to apply this knowledge to a wide range of businesses. You will enjoy a strong practical educational experience which combines academic theory with real world business projects. The course will develop your understanding of how to tackle business problems and the kind of roles you might take up in the future in an organisation. Together, these areas of learning and self-development will help you become a rounded and capable business analyst.
  • Learn in Business Pods, designed to simulate a modern office environment and introduce you to what it’s like in employment
  • Study a general business pathway in the first two years, and choose to specialise in Business Analytics in your final year
  • Develop the understanding of how to tackle business problems and technical skills in Business Analytics that a future employer will expect
  • Gain practical experience on a placement (sandwich) year – which gives you both experience in an organisation and academic credit, taking the pressure off in your final year
  • Explore opportunities for further postgraduate and professional study
  • Benefit from a degree that gives you the academic theory, practice-based experience and opportunity to work on real-world business projects to help you become a rounded and capable future business analyst.
First Year
  • Business Pod
  • Management and Economics
  • Financial Accounting for Business
Second Year
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Practice Weeks: Career Planning
  • Marketing
  • Descriptive Analytics
  • Management Accounting for Business
  • Research Skills
  • Business Systems and Operations Management
  • Project Management
Third Year
  • Strategy and Creativity
  • Dissertation in Business Analytics
  • Business Practice Portfolio
  • Business Analytics
  • Practice weeks: The future you
Practice weeks are periods of intense activity where you work on a major project for a real organisation and develop your employability skills. We have worked on projects for charities, industrial companies and a local authority. These projects are open ended and deliver real value to the organisations we work for.

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