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MSc Management with Business Analytics

Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

The MSc Management with Business Analytics course at Bournemouth University is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to succeed in the rapidly evolving world of business. With a focus on data-driven decision making, the program teaches students how to analyze complex data sets and make informed strategic decisions. Students will learn about the latest trends and technologies in business analytics, including machine learning, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics, and will have the opportunity to apply these skills through practical projects and case studies.

Additional Information

The program is designed for students who want to pursue a career in management with a focus on data-driven decision making. It is suitable for those with a background in business or a related field, as well as those from other disciplines who are interested in transitioning into the world of business. The course is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, and practical workshops, and students will have access to state-of-the-art facilities and software.

Unlock Your Full Potential at Bournemouth University - Where Business Meets Leisure

Bournemouth University is an ideal choice for students pursuing an MSc in Management with Business Analytics. Our location on the south coast of England provides a unique blend of business and leisure, offering students the opportunity to gain practical experience in a vibrant and dynamic environment. Our teaching staff are experts in their field and have extensive industry experience, ensuring that students receive the highest quality education. Additionally, our graduates go on to secure top jobs in a variety of sectors, including finance, marketing, and consultancy.

Why You Should Study This Course

  • Develop critical competitive analytical skills while developing broader management skills in a global context 

  • Advance your understanding of leadership theory and practice and develop greater self-awareness, resilience, and emotional intelligence 

  • Design helpful performance metrics using recent developments in statistics and business analytics, and interpret their findings to manage and grow successful businesses 

  • Benefit from undertaking an optional 30-week work placement and enhancing your employability, particularly appealing if you are changing disciplines or career focus 

  • A conversion course best suited to those with an analytical mind.  

General Eligibility

General entry requirements

The standard requirements for embarking upon a postgraduate taught degree are:

A bachelor's Honours degree with 2:2 in any subject or equivalent.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours per week

What You'll Study

1 Core Units
  • Leadership Essentials: The unit aims to provide a critical understanding of leadership theory and practice through developing your leadership skills. You will develop greater self-awareness through reflexivity and working with teams, combined with theoretical knowledge, including emotional intelligence, resilience, and well-being.

  • Marketing & Strategy You will explore and analyze the premise that to be successful, organizations need to understand their customer’s requirements and seek to achieve organizational objectives by satisfying their customer’s needs and wants.

  • Accounting & Financial Management: You will develop the techniques and skills required to analyze and evaluate accounting and other forms of financial data for performance evaluation, decision-making, and risk analysis. 

  • Statistics & Data Modelling: This unit aims to develop your knowledge of the statistical processes, techniques, and ideas used in the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of the data shared in finance, economics, and business. Using a practical approach, you will be able to understand, interpret, and communicate quantitative results and show how quantitative methods may be used to provide reliable management information. This unit also prepares you for the development of additional data analytical skills.

  • Business Intelligence: You will learn the techniques and skills to understand, evaluate and interpret business and performance metrics and tools to improve individual and organizational performance and use this to inform and update corporate policies and procedures.

  • Data-Driven Management: This unit will help you to understand, evaluate, design, and challenge the principles and policies required to improve individual and organizational performance in discussions, presentations, and other group activities.

  • Research Project: An opportunity to undertake a significant piece of self-managed research in an area that interests you.

2 Placement

You can undertake a 30-week placement at the end of the course, providing an opportunity to apply your acquired knowledge and skills in the workplace. You are required to find your order; however, our Careers & Employability Service and your faculty placements office are on hand to support you.

The placement is intended to foster personal and professional development and help you connect academic learning and the working world.

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69

IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component or equivalent.

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