Msc In Business Analytics

The MSc in Business Analytics equips graduates with the skills and knowledge to launch a career as future managers in this fast-expanding field. The M.Sc. in Business Analytics focuses on the applications of modern operational research and management science techniques to solve business problems and support management decisions. On successful completion of the course students should be able to: Assess and prepare business data for business insight generation Compare different techniques in business analytics and choose from them to solve real business problems Formulate business problems into analytics problems and propose actionable actions Employ relevant business analytics software for business problems Plan and manage either an academic research project or company project Programme Information This part technical course will focus on the application of modern operational research and management science techniques to solve business problems and support management decisions. Gain a wide range of capabilities including technical skills, business knowledge and advanced problem solving methods. Students will be introduced to various analytic frameworks like CRISP-DM and gather an understanding of the rising global legislation in the area of data management. In the final term students can choose to complete an industry project to gain real business experience or pursue a dissertation on a topic of their choosing. Career Prospects Data analytics has become a critical and in-demand skill as business becomes increasingly digital, students will be equipped for careers in all business sectors such as government, healthcare, education, transportation and many others where decisions and policies need to be supported but data-based evidence. Business analytics professionals can gain employment in a variety of roles such as Operations Analysts, Data Scientist, Management Consultant, Financial Analyst and Project Associate. Modules 12 Core Modules (carrying 5 ECTS credits each, 60 ECTS in total) on a full time one year format of delivery: Semester One: 1. Foundations of Business Analytics 2. Data Management and Visualization 3. Business Data Mining 4. Business Forecasting 5. Strategy for Analytics 6. Ethical and Privacy Issues in Business Data Semester Two: 7. Business Decision Optimization 8. Marketing research and Analytics 9. Financial Modelling and Analysis 10. Operation Analytics 11. Social Media Analysis 12. Big Data and AI in Business Students have a choice to either complete an industry project to gain real business experience or pursue a dissertation on a topic of their choice.