MSc Business Analytics and Technologies at University of Greater Manchester

Programme overview

Business analytics helps organisations make better decisions by providing data-driven insights into customer needs, competitor strategies, and other market trends. If you're a graduate with a passion to improve business performance through data mining, analysis and visualisation, our MSc in Business Analytics and Technologies will support you in developing a breadth of in-depth knowledge and practical capability, ready for a career in this rapidly developing field.

Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time; extended route: 18 months full-time; extended route: 18 months full-time distance learning | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Bolton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules (a mix of compulsory and optional) include Research Methods, Project, Professional Practice, Programming for Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Technological Innovation in Business, Marketing Analytics, Data Analysis and Visualisation, Data Mining and Machine Learning.

Career pathways

As a graduate of this industry‐focused, hands-on MSc, you'll possess strong skills in business analytics and technologies. Depending on your prior qualifications and experience, a wide range of career opportunities will be open to you, as will the option of further study towards a PhD should you choose a career in research or academia.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You should have at least a lower second class (2.2) honours degree (or equivalent) in any subject or five years of relevant work experience. You do not need prior experience in computer programming or data analytics. You must also have GCSE Mathematics at grade C or above or grade 4 to 9. Please get in touch with us for details of other acceptable qualifications. You'll need to attain a minimum mark in a diagnostic mathematics test if you don't have an acceptable mathematics qualification. If you wish to gain admission on the basis of five years of relevant work experience, you'll be required to attend an online or face-to-face interview and present evidence in the form of a portfolio of work and examples that demonstrate your suitability and aptitude for the course. The evidence should be presented in electronic format and attested by an independent person. The independent person could be a current or former lecturer or an employer with a more senior role than yourself.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time; extended route: 18 months full-time; extended route: 18 mo

Apply through the official page: https://evision.bolton.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app&code1=1303-D&code2=0004

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