Business Analytics MSc

Program Overview

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Business Analytics MSc

Overview

Our Business Analytics MSc is taught in collaboration with multinational companies and will give you the essential skillset they are looking for. It has been developed by the Neo-demographic Laboratory for Analytics in Business (N/LAB), a state-of-the-art teaching, data visualisation and research facility within the Business School.

Why Choose This Course?

• Gain digital skills: Business School students have the opportunity to gain digital skills with industry-recognised Microsoft and SAP certifications.
• Triple accredited: Part of an elite group of business schools worldwide to gain ‘triple crown’ accreditation (EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB accredited).
• More than 27,000 Business School alumni connect you to a powerful global network of business contacts.
• Top 100 in the world for Business Analytics (QS World Business Master’s Rankings 2025: Business Analytics).
• Delivered by N-LAB, which provides state-of-the-art research, data visualisation and teaching facilities.

Course Structure

• Full-time: 12 months
• Part-time: Not available
• Start date: September 2025
• UK fees: £15,800
• International fees: £30,750
• Entry requirements: 2:1

Course Content

Semester One

• Core modules:
  • Foundational Business Analytics
  • Data at Scale: Management, Processing and Visualisation
• Optional modules:
  • Entrepreneurship in Context
  • Management Science for Decision Support
  • Supply Chain Planning and Management

Semester Two

• Core modules:
  • Analytics Specialisations and Applications
  • Leading Big Data Business Projects
  • Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics
• Optional modules:
  • Advanced Operations Analysis
  • Digital Marketing

Summer

• Data Driven Dissertation Project in Business Analytics

Learning and Assessment

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Tutorials
• Workshops
• Digital professional skills certifications
• Dissertation
• Examinations
• Essay

Entry Requirements

• Undergraduate degree: 2:1 (or international equivalent) in any discipline; applicants should not have previously studied a significant amount of business analytics, but must have a strong 2:1 (65%) in quantitative modules at degree level with a significant amount of mathematical/statistical content.
• English language requirements: IELTS 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in each element).

Fees

• Home / UK: £15,800
• International: £30,750

Careers

• Careers advice
• Job prospects
• Graduate destinations: accountants, finance and investment analysts and advisers, marketing associate professionals, human resources managers, management consultants, business analysts, business development managers, financial managers, data analysts.
• Career progression: 86.2% of all postgraduates from Nottingham University Business School secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation. The average annual salary for these graduates was £31,419.

Program Outline

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Degree Overview:

The Business Analytics MSc program at the University of Nottingham is designed to provide students with the essential skillset sought after by multinational companies. Developed by the Neo-demographic Laboratory for Analytics in Business (N/LAB), a state-of-the-art teaching, data visualization, and research facility within the Business School, the program offers students the opportunity to engage with N/LAB's multi-national partners through their support for teaching and access to data. The program aims to transform students into business-oriented data scientists with a technical skillset, the ability to harness big data tools, and the managerial skills to deliver practical business analytics projects. It prepares graduates for senior management positions within the broad scope of the digital economy.

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Outline:

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Course Content:

The program consists of 120 credits of taught modules across the autumn and spring semesters. Each module typically comprises 10 two to three-hour sessions. Students complete a 60-credit dissertation over the summer, supervised by an appropriate dissertation supervisor who oversees their progress.

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Modules:

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Semester One:

• Core Modules:
• Data Management and Manipulation
• Foundational Business Analytics
• Optional Modules:
• Entrepreneurship in Context
• Management Science for Decision Support
• Supply Chain Planning and Management

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Semester Two:

• Core Modules:
• Analytics Specializations and Applications
• Leading Big Data Business Projects
• Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics
• Optional Modules:
• Advanced Operations Analysis
• Digital Marketing

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Summer:

• Data Driven Dissertation Project in Business Analytics

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Assessment:

Modules are assessed through a combination of exams and coursework at the end of the relevant semester.

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Teaching:

The program is taught through a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials, and workshops. Students also have the opportunity to take industry-recognized Microsoft and SAP certifications alongside their degree program, enhancing their digital capability and differentiating their CVs.

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Careers:

Graduates of the Business Analytics MSc program are well-prepared for careers in various fields, including:

• Accountants
• Finance and investment analysts
• Higher education teaching professionals
• Investment bankers
• IT business analysts
• Management consultants
• Marketing professionals
• Public relations professionals
• University researchers
Some graduates have pursued doctoral studies, while others have become entrepreneurs with the support of the Ingenuity Lab.

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Other:

• The program is part of an elite group of business schools worldwide to gain 'triple crown' accreditation (EQUIS, AMBA, and AACSB).
• Business School students have the opportunity to gain digital skills with industry-recognized Microsoft and SAP certifications.
• The program is ranked among the Top 70 in the world and Top 10 in the UK in the QS World University Rankings: Masters in Business Analytics Rankings 2023.

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