Business Analytics (MSc)
12 monthsProgramme duration
31,700 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Business Analytics
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Our Business Analytics (MSc) programme allows you to develop a range of practical in-demand skills for extracting and handling ‘big data’, with a specific focus on the application of data analytics for decision-making in real-life business contexts.
You’ll learn from experts in Cardiff Business School and the School of Mathematics who specialise in various applications of data science, operational research and analytics across a range of manufacturing and service industries, discovering and communicating meaningful patterns from the data, and applying analytical tools to help private and public sector businesses make better strategic and operational decisions.
You’ll work with advanced software and core business and mathematical theory and practice, preparing you for employment and ensuring your success in an interconnected, diverse and rapidly evolving global business arena. The programme provides excellent grounding for careers in a range of analytics, data management and consultancy roles.
Together, we’ll explore key topics of operations analytics, time series and forecasting, strategic operations management, enterprise research planning, and risk management, while developing your research skills and proficiency for data analysis and machine learning.
During your studies, you’ll also use real word advanced simulation systems and games which will enable you to manage your own virtual company in a competitive market, supporting your learning by generating a dynamic business environment where they accelerate time, simulate interactions with business partners, and automate the execution of administrative tasks.
You’ll learn from experts in Cardiff Business School and the School of Mathematics who specialise in various applications of data science, operational research and analytics across a range of manufacturing and service industries, discovering and communicating meaningful patterns from the data, and applying analytical tools to help private and public sector businesses make better strategic and operational decisions.
You’ll work with advanced software and core business and mathematical theory and practice, preparing you for employment and ensuring your success in an interconnected, diverse and rapidly evolving global business arena. The programme provides excellent grounding for careers in a range of analytics, data management and consultancy roles.
Together, we’ll explore key topics of operations analytics, time series and forecasting, strategic operations management, enterprise research planning, and risk management, while developing your research skills and proficiency for data analysis and machine learning.
During your studies, you’ll also use real word advanced simulation systems and games which will enable you to manage your own virtual company in a competitive market, supporting your learning by generating a dynamic business environment where they accelerate time, simulate interactions with business partners, and automate the execution of administrative tasks.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Business Analytics
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Our Business Analytics (MSc) programme allows you to develop a range of practical in-demand skills for extracting and handling ‘big data’, with a specific focus on the application of data analytics for decision-making in real-life business contexts.
You’ll learn from experts in Cardiff Business School and the School of Mathematics who specialise in various applications of data science, operational research and analytics across a range of manufacturing and service industries, discovering and communicating meaningful patterns from the data, and applying analytical tools to help private and public sector businesses make better strategic and operational decisions.
You’ll work with advanced software and core business and mathematical theory and practice, preparing you for employment and ensuring your success in an interconnected, diverse and rapidly evolving global business arena. The programme provides excellent grounding for careers in a range of analytics, data management and consultancy roles.
Together, we’ll explore key topics of operations analytics, time series and forecasting, strategic operations management, enterprise research planning, and risk management, while developing your research skills and proficiency for data analysis and machine learning.
During your studies, you’ll also use real word advanced simulation systems and games which will enable you to manage your own virtual company in a competitive market, supporting your learning by generating a dynamic business environment where they accelerate time, simulate interactions with business partners, and automate the execution of administrative tasks.
You’ll learn from experts in Cardiff Business School and the School of Mathematics who specialise in various applications of data science, operational research and analytics across a range of manufacturing and service industries, discovering and communicating meaningful patterns from the data, and applying analytical tools to help private and public sector businesses make better strategic and operational decisions.
You’ll work with advanced software and core business and mathematical theory and practice, preparing you for employment and ensuring your success in an interconnected, diverse and rapidly evolving global business arena. The programme provides excellent grounding for careers in a range of analytics, data management and consultancy roles.
Together, we’ll explore key topics of operations analytics, time series and forecasting, strategic operations management, enterprise research planning, and risk management, while developing your research skills and proficiency for data analysis and machine learning.
During your studies, you’ll also use real word advanced simulation systems and games which will enable you to manage your own virtual company in a competitive market, supporting your learning by generating a dynamic business environment where they accelerate time, simulate interactions with business partners, and automate the execution of administrative tasks.
Admission Requirements
2.7+
6.5+
In order to be considered for an offer for this programme you will need to meet all of the entry requirements. Your application will not be progressed if the information and evidence listed is not provided.
With your online application you will need to provide:
With your online application you will need to provide:
- A copy of your degree certificate and transcripts which show you have achieved a 2:2 honours degree in a relevant subject area such as computer science, engineering, finance, management or mathematics, or an equivalent international degree. If your degree certificate or result is pending, please upload any interim transcripts or provisional certificates.
- A copy of your IELTS certificate with an overall score of 6.5 with 5.5 in all subskills, or evidence of an accepted equivalent. Please include the date of your expected test if this qualification is pending. If you have alternative acceptable evidence, such as an undergraduate degree studied in the UK, please supply this in place of an IELTS.
1 Year
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
13,950 GBP
International
31,700 GBP
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