Online MSc in Business Analytics
Online
DURATION
27 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
May 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Introduction
Gain a competitive edge in your career by developing the business management and technical data analysis skills needed to drive strategic results for your company with the University of Bath's online MSc Business Analytics course.
Delivered by the EQUIS- and AMBA-accredited Bath School of Management, this course provides access to training and industry experts that are invaluable for students’ hands-on data management, data mining, and data analysis preparation. This preparation includes access to cutting-edge software and analytical tools through our partnership with Tableau by Salesforce.
Focus on Cutting-edge Topics for Advanced Roles
The online MSc Business Analytics course immerses you in business topics taught by experts with industry experience and the curriculum will equip you with innovative skills for identifying data insights and leading business solutions. Using advanced technologies, including machine learning, heuristics, forecasting, and business statistics, you will learn how to improve business decision-making.
- Ranked 2nd in Business and Management Studies by The Complete University Guide 2025*
- Top 10 for Business, Management and Marketing in The Guardian University Guide 2025 and The Times and The Sunday Times University Guide 2025*
- Top 100 in the world and top 10 in the UK for Business Analytics by The QS Business Masters rankings 2025*
You will learn via immersive video material and real-life case studies, as well as benefit from direct and regular communication with other students and lecturers. Learning material is made available to you via a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
The online MSc Business Analytics not only sets you up with a deeper understanding of data science, but it also equips you with the business acumen to put data insights into practice and take your career to the next level.
Business Analytics Postgraduate Certificate
1 Year Duration | 60 Credits | £833 Per 10 Credits
Gain the fundamental concepts of Business Analytics in practical organisational analysis settings. Acquire the skills to analyse, interpret, and present multidimensional and complex data.
Business Analytics Postgraduate Diploma
2 Years Duration | 120 Credits | £833 Per 10 Credits
Apply the insights of the discipline of Business Analytics in practical organizational settings and understand their consequences in the wider and international context.
Career Opportunities
Thrive in the right business career for you
Data analytics is the priority for today's businesses. Combining the technical aspects of data science with decision-making and access to computational data analysis tools, the 100% online MSc prepares you to unlock opportunities as data specialists, business analysts, project managers and more.
Some of the business analytics job prospects include:
- Business analyst: As businesses grow and change to meet the expectations of their stakeholders, business analysts inform new developments by conducting research, solving problems, setting new objectives or goals and achieving the desired results with objectives or goals
- Business consultant: Business consultants are employed on a contractual or permanent basis. They work directly with business owners or train and educate them on business practices. Together, consultants and owners develop a business plan, identify market needs and review financial data.
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Rankings
- Ranked 2nd in Business and Management Studies by The Complete University Guide 2025*
- Top 10 for Business, Management and Marketing in The Guardian University Guide 2025 and The Times and The Sunday Times University Guide 2025*
- Top 100 in the world and top 10 in the UK for Business Analytics by The QS Business Masters rankings 2025*
*Rankings based on undergraduate data.
Curriculum
- Business Intelligence (10 credits)
- Databases (10 credits)
- Optimisation (10 credits)
- Spreadsheet Modelling (10 credits)
- Business Statistics (10 credits)
- Forecasting (10 credits)
- Data Mining (10 credits)
- Machine Learning (10 credits)
- Heuristics (10 credits)
- Simulation (10 credits)
- Analytics in Practice (10 credits)
- Project Management (10 credits)
- Dissertation (60 credits)