Program Overview

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Please note that for 2023 entry, this course is now closed for applications. Since the pandemic, businesses around the world are stepping up their analytics capabilities in order to inform their response to unforeseen changes in their markets. 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 and help to answer questions raised by local and global pressures, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. You are trained to organise, integrate and interpret data so you can make insightful forecasts into all aspects of business operations 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. This course is available to study starting in January or October. Essex Business School is home to an international community of students and staff. Across our two campuses in Colchester and Southend, our current Masters students join us from more than 40 different nationalities. The University of Essex offers a number of scholarship and discounts for Masters study, including tailored awards for international applicants. Why we're great.

• Choose between starting your course in October or January and take optional modules to tailor a Masters degree that is unique to you
• Our academics are at the forefront of the big data debate
• We have expert data analytics facilities in our Business and Local Government Data Research Centre

Our expert staff

Our expert staff have world-class research reputations. They’re at the forefront of real-world data, management and entrepreneurial issues, ensuring you experience the very latest teaching and thinking to prepare you for the modern business world. Our staff specialise in areas including:

• internationalisation
• innovation
• new product development
• human resource management
• microfinance
• ethics
• social responsibility
• sustainability
• data analytics

Our academic staff are active members of the School’s Strategy, Operations and Entrepreneurship Group , which carries out cutting-edge research into issues affecting the sustainable growth of business, society and the economy. Many are also part of the national Business and Local Government Data Research Centre , which is based at our Colchester Campus and carries out research into issues impacting entrepreneurship and innovation, such as local economic growth and access to broadband. 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. When you join our school, you will benefit from world-leading research being conducted by our senior academic staff, like Professor of Technology Strategy Suma Athreye . Her teaching is informed by her work around the evolution of technology markets, inclusive innovation and international research and development management. She has consulted to the World Intellectual Property Organisation and is on the Editorial Board of the Innovation and Development and Multinational Business Review. She also advises the Big Innovation Centre. Academic staff at our Southend campus also contribute to research for the Centre for Research on Entrepreneurship Innovation Management and Internationalisation (REIMI) which specialises in interrogating the research and practice of entrepreneurship, international management and innovation.

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Specialist facilities

Our MSc Business Analytics is taught at our Southend Campus , just 40 minutes from London and in the heart of the Thames Gateway - one of the Government’s priority areas for economic growth – offering fantastic internship and networking opportunities. Southend-on-Sea combines the charms of a traditional seaside resort with the attractions of a vibrant, modern town and our campus sits right at the centre. With seven miles of coastline, a thriving arts and cultural scene and a wide variety of restaurants and nightlife all on your doorstep, it’s the perfect place to live and study. Our town centre location has excellent transport links and London Southend Airport is just five minutes away by train, offering flights to over 50 destinations across Europe. When you choose our Southend Campus for your studies, you’ll have access to a superb learning environment with state-of-the-art facilities , including:

• 24-hour Learning Hub with computer suites and study pods
• extensive public and academic library
• student services desk
• modern lecture theatres and seminar rooms
• Graduate employment support, events and initiatives
• study skills advice
• in-house dentist and Faith Centre
• our cosy SU Lounge, with pool tables and large-screen TV for socialising and relaxation

The University of Essex provides initiatives, including those for international students, to help you perform to your best academic potential, such as free academic English classes.

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Your future

Data is the driving force behind critical business decisions, so data scientists and analysts are in great demand in both start-ups and well-established companies. Becoming an expert in data analytics means you can help businesses gain competitive advantage by becoming better at making decisions and predictions through organising, analysing, integrating and interpreting data. This course will equip you with essential numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills for a thriving career as a business analyst, manager, or consultant in private and public enterprises. We also have a proud history of graduate entrepreneurs, including international business incubator 0100Ventures and entrepreneurship website SlovakSTARTUP. We work with the University’s Careers Services to help you find out about further work experience, internships, placements, and voluntary opportunities. Read our graduate profiles to find out the types of organisations our Masters students go on to work for.