Management (Business Analytics) MSc drafted

Program Overview

Nottingham Trent University's MSc Management (Business Analytics) program specializes in advanced digital literacy in management, focusing on analytics, decision-making, and AI. Students gain practical skills through experiential projects and an international experience. The program emphasizes responsible and sustainable management, equipping graduates for roles in financial, operations, and business analytics fields.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The MSc Management (Business Analytics) program at Nottingham Trent University is designed to specialize in advanced digital literacy in management. It focuses on the study of prescriptive analytics and decision making, business analytics and intelligence, predictive analytics, and artificial intelligence in business. The program equips students with knowledge and skills useful for roles such as Financial Analyst, Operations Analyst, Business Analytics Specialist, and Management Consultant. The program's unique selling points include:

• Personalization: Students can create a personalized learning experience, tailoring their Masters degree to their specific career goals.
• Real-world application: The program emphasizes applying learning to real-world practice through experiential projects.
• International Experience: Students have the opportunity to participate in an International Experience overseas.
• Responsible and Sustainable Management: The program incorporates a focus on Responsible and Sustainable Management.
The program is awarded Dual Award status with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), allowing graduates to receive a Masters degree and a CMI Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership.

Outline:

The MSc Management (Business Analytics) program is a one-year full-time or two-year sandwich course. The program is structured into three semesters, with a placement year option for the two-year route.

Semester One Modules:

• Managing Organisations and Organisational Behaviour (10 credits): This module explores the foundations of management, leadership in the 21st century, and key concepts of organizational behavior.
• Operations Management Fundamentals (10 credits): This module provides a foundation for understanding the key principles and practices of operations management in both manufacturing and service industries.
• Strategic Management (10 credits): This module aims to develop an understanding of what strategy is, why it is needed, and the analysis organizations use to put strategy into practice.
• Predictive Analytics (10 credits): This module explores statistical models and techniques from data mining and machine learning to identify the likelihood of future outcomes based on historical data.
• Artificial Intelligence in Business (10 credits): This module explores the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in various business contexts, including machine learning, natural language processing, and neural networks.
• Responsible and Sustainable Management (10 credits): This module focuses on developing insights, capacities, and skills to create and maintain responsible and sustainable business practices.
• Understanding Business in the Global Context (10 credits): This module provides an international experience through an overseas study tour or a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) approach.
• Managing People in a Global Context (10 credits): This module explores the management and leadership of people in a global context, focusing on cross-cultural working and virtual teamwork.

Semester Three:

Students choose one of the following experiential projects:

• Consultancy Experience Project (40 credits): Students work as part of a team to undertake focused research, develop professional skills, manage a complex project, and deliver results in a real business situation.
• In-Company Experience Project (40 credits): Students apply theories to a substantial, live project in a company setting.
• Business Research Project (40 credits): Students conduct independent research, creating an academic research paper, presentation, and methodological reflection.

Ongoing Learning/Professional Development:

• Professional Practice (10 credits): This module focuses on understanding personal and professional development needs to enhance business acumen and improve employability.
• Placement Diploma in Industrial Experience (2-year course only): This module aims to develop understanding of the business and commercial environment through a work placement.

Assessment:

The program utilizes a range of assessment methods, including:

• Examinations
• Group presentations
• Essays
• Reports
• Financial analyses
• Literature reviews
• Research-based projects
E-learning is also used to support the feedback process.

Teaching:

The program adopts a distinctive approach to learning, structured around:

• Theory: Students study different theories, concepts, and approaches.
• Practice: Students apply these theories in practical settings.
• Experience & Observation: Students observe business practices and behaviors.
Mentors provide support in developing and enhancing qualities and transferable skills necessary for studies, career progression, and personal development.

Careers:

Graduates from this course are expected to go onto roles within the public, private, and third sectors, undertaking positions such as:

• Financial Analyst
• Operations Analyst
• Business Analytics Specialist
• Management Consultant
The Employability Team provides support to students throughout their studies and after graduation, offering services such as:
• Finding placements, internships, and part-time work
• Helping students pursue self-employment
• Advice on taking gap years and time out
• The school is one of 47 global PRME Champions, a United Nations-supported initiative leading the way with sustainable and responsible management education.
• The program is based in the impressive new Postgraduate Centre on NTU's City Campus.
• Students have access to the Dryden Enterprise Centre, which provides dedicated support for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small and medium-sized enterprises.
• Students benefit from spacious teaching rooms, lecture theaters, social spaces, the Boots Library, 24-hour IT facilities, and the Student Services Centre.

• Study route | Home fees
:---|:---: | One year (full-time) | £12,100 |
• Study route | International / EU fees
:---|:---: | One year (full-time) | £21,000 | | Two years (placement year) | £22,850 (£21,000 in year one and £1,850 in year two) |
• Please note that if you are considering a course that runs over more than one year, the tuition fee stated is for the first year of study.
The level of tuition fees for the second and subsequent years of your postgraduate course may increase in line with inflation and as specified by the UK government. Scholarships We offer scholarships of up to 50% of your tuition fee. International Scholarships Living costs Managing your money Paying fees Our international teams are highly experienced in answering queries from students all over the world. We also have members of staff based in Vietnam, China, India and Nigeria and work with a worldwide network of education counsellors. Additional Costs Library books Most study modules will recommend one or more core text books, which most students choose to purchase. Book costs vary and further information is available in the University’s bookshop. There may also be a supply of second-hand books available for purchase from previous year students. Field trips All essential field trip costs will be included in your course fees. There may be the opportunity to take part in optional field trips, which do incur additional costs. Placement Whilst on placement students will be expected to pay for accommodation, travel and living costs. Print and copy costs