Course Duration: 12 months (full-time)
The programme is intensive with a focus on hands-on learning experience. It is made up of eight taught modules. Modules cover the foundations of business analytics (Principles of Business Analytics, and Predictive Analytics), real-world analytics projects with an organisation (Analytics Live), analytics applications and socio-technical implications (Marketing Analytics, Contemporary Issues in IT, and People, Organisations & Society), in addition to Core Experiences modules (Career Planning and Development, and Evidence-Based Management).
The programme also offers a preparatory Autumn School to prepare students from different backgrounds to achieve the basic levels of business, maths & statistics, and programming that you will need to undertake an MSc in Business Analytics. Our approach to learning involves active engagement in problem solving, individually and collectively.
Modules are delivered over two semesters (September-May) with the Business Research Project/Placement conducted between May and August. Each module is taught in four one-day blocks. For each module there is a space of three to four weeks between the next teaching block. This enables learners to undertake their individual and group work and study in preparation for the next class with substantial group and individual work in-between, and supported by access to lecturer insights via office hours and online supports as necessary.