MSc Business Analytics

Data is everywhere and is growing rapidly every day. In a fast-changing digital world, there is a very high demand for game-changers who can predict business needs and who can understand and interpret data to make effective decisions. Our Business Analytics Masters course provides you with the opportunity and skills to explore the latest techniques for analysing big data to identify patterns, interpret trends and advance your organisation's drive for strategic change. On this programme, you will be a part of a diverse international cohort of students, giving you an invaluable opportunity to share experiences and discover new ideas with people from different cultural backgrounds. Aimed at those with an interest in problem-solving and critical thinking, this course welcomes those from any undergraduate background, including applicants who have no previous business or analytics experience. Our Business Analytics MSc develops broad business skills while offering specialist knowledge in business analytics for tomorrow's business leaders. During the programme you will have the opportunity to learn about the principles, theories and practices used by entrepreneurial and innovative organisations. This includes frameworks for reviewing, reflecting, analysing and critiquing your own entrepreneurial mindset, intentions and potential ventures. In collaboration with local partners, you will be exposed to real world experiences of entrepreneurship and innovation from guest speakers. You will learn how to work effectively within dynamic teams, how to adopt a design-ethos in problem-solving, and how to lead entrepreneurially.

Graduates of this course can pursue a wide range of professional and graduate management positions in areas of business consulting, data science, analytics, management, information systems, project management, supply chain management, operations management as well as non-business disciplines. As part of this course you will build a portfolio of materials that can be presented to employers to demonstrate your development and appropriateness for roles in the business analytics field, the content of which will be informed by the work you undertake in the modules you study. You may decide you want to start up your own business, it's good to know that the combined turnover of our graduates start-up companies is higher than that of any other UK university. This course is also the ideal stepping stone if youre interested in a career in academic research, and successful graduates may be eligible for advanced entry onto our PhD or DBA programmes. Whatever you decide to do, you will have the transferable skills that employers expect from a Master's graduate from Northumbria University. These include the ability to tackle complex issues through conceptualisation and undertaking research, the ability to contribute to new processes and knowledge, and the ability to formulate balanced judgements when considering incomplete or ambiguous data.

A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree or equivalent, or substantial experience of working in a business organisation.
International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component