MSc Business Analytics with Professional Practice at Queen Margaret University

Programme overview

The MSc Business Analytics with Professional Practice is the Institute of Analytics-accredited analytics master's with an added professional practice internship, extending the course to around 27 months.

Faculty: School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management | Department: Business School | Duration: Typically 27 months | Intake: September 2027, January 2028 | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Musselburgh (Edinburgh), Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Seven 15-credit taught modules (including Data Analytics for Management Decision-Making, Statistics and Analytics for Data Visualisation, Systems Analytics and Data Architecture, Business Forecasting and Data Modelling, Strategic Management) and Research Methods (20), followed by a 60-credit Professional Practice Internship and a 60-credit dissertation.

Career pathways

Business Analyst, Data Analyst, Business Insight Manager, Management Information Systems Specialist, Management Decision Systems Specialist and Business Consultant.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A UK honours degree or equivalent overseas qualification in an appropriate discipline; ordinary degree holders with relevant post-graduation managerial experience are also welcome. International applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with no component below 6.0. Deadlines: home end of August (September 2027) and end of December (January 2028); international 26 July (September 2027) and end of November (January 2028); applications may close sooner if full.

Domestic applicants: GBP 8,900 a year (2027/28). Scotland/RUK/ROI. Full-time; year 1 fee shown. Year 2: £2,975. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,950 a year (2027/28). Full-time; year 1 fee shown. Year 2: £6,315. Source

Intake: September 2027 / January 2028

Duration: Typically 27 months

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