MSc Business Analytics
Postgraduate
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Colchester
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Duration
1 Year
About the course
Organisations of all sizes must analyse complex business data to remain competitive
Business analytics helps to predict market trends and improve business processes
It empowers managers to make strategic decisions to improve performance in areas such as product development, operations, marketing, sales and supply chain management
Our MSc Business Analytics develops your analytical skills so you can solve complex business problems
You’re trained to organise, integrate and interpret data so you can make insightful forecasts into all aspects of business operation and implement appropriate actions
You cover topics such as:
statistics and forecasting
data mining, visual and analytical techniques
global supply networks
economic theory
business management
Our range of optional modules gives you the opportunity to specialise in a variety of complementary business, management and marketing subjects
Essex Business School, where this course is taught, is home to the ESRC Business and Local Government Data Research Centre, which helps local authorities and businesses across the UK to harness data more effectively
Not only does the centre have expert data analytics facilities, you’re taught by academics who are actively involved in researching big data and collaborating with businesses to solve real-world issues
Our School is home to an international community of students and staff
Across our two campuses, our current Masters students join us from more than 40 different nationalities
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Subjects
- Supply
- School
- International
- Teaching
- Marketing
- Business and Management
- Statistics
- Global
- Forecasting
- Business School
Course programme
Postgraduate study is the chance to take your education to the next level. The combination of compulsory and optional modules means our courses help you develop extensive knowledge in your chosen discipline, whilst providing plenty of freedom to pursue your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core and optional module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are, in many instances, just a selection of those available. Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current postgraduate students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Managerial Economics
Global Supply Chain and Operations Management
Business Analytics for Managers and Entrepreneurs
Applied Statistics and Forecasting
Research Methods
Dissertation
International Business and Strategy (optional)
The International Business Environment (optional)
Creating and Managing the New and Entrepreneurial Organisation (optional)
Teaching
We develop your employability skills in leadership, team work, decision making and communication to help you secure your dream job:
our teaching is interactive; you learn through group working and applied projects
choose from a wide range of modules
take part in the Essex Business School open seminar series and hear from world-renowned academics
research is embedded into our curriculum, so you graduate ready to tackle current entrepreneurial issues
Assessment
Regular assessment is by coursework, presentations, case studies, group work, tests and examinations
Dissertation
You submit a 15,000 word dissertation
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MSc Business Analytics