MSc Business Analytics at University of Derby

Programme overview

Globally, business analytics is a rapidly growing field of study which is applied across private, public, and non-profit sectors. From SME’s to MNC’s, worldwide, businesses have experienced an exponential growth of data. Business Analytics will empower you to explore how data can be transformed into business insights to improve business decisions.

What you will study

MSc Business Analytics core modules: Business Data Management, Business Statistical Analysis and Visualisation, Systems Analysis with Business Simulation, Operations Analytics and SAP, Marketing Metrics and Analysis, Independent Study: Research Methods, Independent Study: Dissertation.

Career pathways

The course is designed to develop your practical skills and empower you to make an impact within an organisation through the application and interpretation of business analysis for effective business decision making.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You will need an undergraduate degree at 2:2 or above in a relevant academic discipline that has covered , for example, quantitative methods, research methods, statistics, economics, finance, metrics or budgets. Applicants are not expected to have an entirely quantitative degree but must be comfortable working with numerical data. Applications from candidates with relevant professional/industrial experience will be considered on an individual basis.; If English is not your first language, you will also need IELTS 6.5 with 5.5 in each skills area.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,125 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time fee for the full course; UK full-time fees paid within one academic year are rounded down to the nearest £50 if applicable Source

International applicants: GBP 17,500 for the whole programme (2026/27) Source

Intake: September, January

Duration: Full-time: 1 year, Part-time: 2-3 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.derby.ac.uk/services/admissions/apply-online/?section_id=233010

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