Program Overview

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Sinead Jacobsen - MSc (Business Analytics) Student

Rakshith Gowda - MSc (Business Analytics) Student

Denis Dennehy - MSc (Business Analytics) Programme Director

Bill Schmarzo - CTO of Hitachi Vantara

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Course Overview

The MSc in Business Analytics provides students with the skills and knowledge to manage and develop business analytics within organisations. The programme is designed as a specialist course, which assists students in blending their existing talents with the technological skills and business knowledge needed to use and manage big data and business analytics in modern knowledge-based organisations.

The programme is a taught Masters programme and consists of lectures, workshops, guest lectures from industry experts, and hands-on technology tutorials. Modules are assessed via continuous assessment, written assignments, applied projects and written examinations.

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Programme learning outcomes

Upon completion of the MSc. Business Analytics, students will have acquired industry-standard skills and in-depth knowledge to:

Understand and be able to use specific Information Technology (IT) which is used in developing business analytics;

Analyse and solve business problems using applied data analytics tools and techniques;

Transform organisations managing data-driven innovations;

Identify, analyse and solve applied problems in individual and team-based settings;

Apply effective decision-making to global business problems;

Understand how to analyse data, extract insights and transform them into business value.

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Applications are made online via the University of Galway

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Semester One exams: December.

Semester Two exams: April/May.

A range of assessment methods are integrated and assessed throughout the programme. These include projects, reports, presentations, and case studies.