MBA (Business Analytics)

Program Overview

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MBA (Business Analytics)

Overview

In today’s data-driven world, businesses are eagerly seeking individuals with the expertise to extract meaningful insights from the vast amounts of data available to them. Our MBA (Business Analytics) equips you with the knowledge, skills, and practical experience needed to become a business-ready analytics professional.

Mode of Study:

• Online learning

Duration:

• 21-33 months

Start date:

• September, January

Course details

Our MBA Business Analytics program offers an innovative curriculum designed for those aiming for leadership and managerial roles in the domain of business and equips you with the data analytics knowledge, skills, and hands-on experience you need to succeed.

This programme aims to develop your interest, knowledge, and understanding of Business Administration and Analytics to:

• Enable the advanced study of organisations, focusing on the role of leaders and managers in determining the organisation's mission, vision, and strategic direction.
• Develop critical reflection and engagement skills to understand, apply, and challenge the relevance of academic theories in a rapidly changing business context.
• Enhance your insights, critical thinking, and management skills necessary to function effectively in a management role, broadening your perspective beyond the limitations of your own experience.
• Improve your interpersonal, team-working, and cross-cultural skills, enabling you to work more effectively with employees and customers.
• Advance your knowledge and skills aligned with your career and professional development plans and goals.
• Foster business analytics skills by providing a strong foundation in data analysis, machine learning, AI and ethics.
• Learn to leverage big data and predictive analytics to drive decision-making processes, optimise business operations, and generate original solutions to management problems.
• Gain proficiency in using analytical tools and software to interpret complex data sets and present actionable insights for strategic planning and performance improvement.

Compulsory Modules

• Management and Organisational Change
• Leading Strategic Decision-making
• Building and Marketing High Performance Organisations
• Global Business Economics and Finance
• MBA Project
• Data Analysis for Decision-making
• Machine Learning, AI and Ethics
• Prescriptive Analytics

How will my degree reflect sustainability and sustainable development?

The Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) – established under the UN Global Compact – places a clear onus on Higher Education to ‘transform management education and develop the responsible decision-makers of tomorrow to advance sustainable development ’. The Business School is a PRME signatory, and we seek to influence professional practice and policy nationally and internationally, helping to drive key societal, economic and environmental impacts.

What is distinct about equality, diversity and inclusion?

Edinburgh Napier University is enriched by the diversity of perspectives, cultures and backgrounds brought by all within our global community. We are committed to a positive environment where diversity and inclusiveness is celebrated and everyone is treated fairly regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability, age, ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status or whether pregnant or on maternity leave.

The Business School's vision:

'To be the Business School for empowerment, enterprise and employability for all'.

Our mission statement:

'Empowering our communities to apply business knowledge for positive societal impact'.

How you’ll be taught

The MBA (Business Analytics) offers an intuitive, engaging, and interactive learning environment. Our high-quality, flexible online materials allow you to study at your own pace and place.

By engaging with the materials and participating in discussions, you'll exchange knowledge with fellow MBA students and develop valuable networking skills. You'll receive guidance on effectively using the online materials and the importance of reflection to meet programme learning outcomes.

Assessments

The programme includes formative and summative assessments, active engagement with other students and tutors, and the use of relevant learning technologies. Teaching and assessment methods facilitate deep reflective learning through discussions, guided reading, independent research, project-based assignments, videoed guest speakers, case studies, and self-reflective exercises.

Modules are summatively assessed through various methods, including progress tests, essays, case studies, practical projects, recorded presentations, reports, and a final MBA project.

Work placement

There is no supervised work placement as part of this course. Study modules mentioned above are indicative only.

Study abroad

There is no overseas study module as part of this course. Study modules mentioned above are indicative only.

Facilities

The MBA (Business Analytics) offers an intuitive, engaging, and interactive learning environment. Our high-quality, flexible online materials allow you to study at your own pace and place.

Entry requirements

• A Bachelor (Honours) Degree at 2:2 or above plus 2 years work experience in order to be eligible for this programme.
• We may also consider lesser qualifications if you have sufficient professional work experience within the industry.

English language requirements

If your first language isn't English, you'll normally need to undertake an approved English language test and our minimum English language requirements will apply.

International students

We welcome applications from students studying a wide range of international qualifications.

Admissions policies

We’re committed to admitting students who have the potential to succeed and benefit from our programmes of study.

Fees & funding

The course fees you'll pay and the funding available to you will depend on a number of factors including your nationality, location, personal circumstances and the course you are studying.

Tuition fees for 2024/25

2024/25	2025/26
UK Students	£1,295
Overseas Students	£1,320

Modules for your course can be purchased through our online store and must be paid in full at the time of enrolment. You will purchase modules in advance of each trimester of study. The fee listed above applies to 20 credits. Please note, the full course comprises of 120 credits in total for BA/BSc (top-up) and 180 credits in total for MSc.

Careers

Our MBA (Business Analytics) equips you with the knowledge, skills, and practical experience needed to become a business-ready analytics professional. The programme is ideal if you aspire to a new career in business intelligence, business insight, business analysis, management consultancy, or if you simply wish to make better use of data and make more accurate decisions in your current field.

With this MBA, you are therefore equipped to take on leadership roles that require both a deep understanding of business data as well as the ability to manage teams, influence stakeholders, and drive organisational change.

According to the World Economic Forum, data analysts and scientists are among the top emerging job roles globally, and demand was expected to grow by 31% between 2020 and 2025 (World Economic Forum, 2020).