MSc People Analytics at Queen's University Belfast

The MSc People Analytics at Queen's Business School bridges traditional human resource management and business analytics, teaching how workforce data can be analysed and translated into better, fairer and more effective organisational decisions. It is open to graduates of any discipline and includes a substantial independent research report.

Department: Queen's Business School  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Intake: 2027/28  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students combine people strategy, human resource analytics, statistics, artificial intelligence, employee performance and wellbeing, organisational change, and cyber security and digital risk management. Practical coursework covers analysing and visualising data and developing evidence-based recommendations, and an independent research report is convened through the Responsible People Management module.

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared for roles such as People Analyst, HR Data Analyst, Workforce Planning Analyst, HR Systems Specialist and People Analytics Consultant, and experienced professionals can progress to People Analytics Business Partner, Manager, Lead and Head-level positions.

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