MSc Business Analytics with Professional Practice and Placement at University of Kent

Programme overview

A two-year MSc in business analytics with a guaranteed internship or professional practice experience. Students work with Python, machine learning libraries and large data sets within real-world business challenges, and choose a Placement Experience or Professional Practice Experience pathway in year two. It is accredited by AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA.

Faculty: Kent Business School | Duration: 2 years full-time | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time (Canterbury) | Location: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Stage 1: Big Data Analytics and Visualisation; Spreadsheet Modelling and Decision Automation; Simulation Modelling; Prescriptive Analytics and Decision Optimisation; Skills of Tomorrow for Business Analysts, with options including Supply Chain Analytics, Warehousing and Global Transportation Management and Financial Technology. Stage 2: Placement Assessment and The Business Analytics Challenge, with a Placement Experience or Professional Practice Experience pathway.

Career pathways

Students gain guaranteed professional experience, Business Start-up Journey support and careers practitioner support for up to three years after graduation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A minimum of a second-class UK degree (2.2 or above), or an equivalent internationally recognised qualification, in any subject area; basic quantitative skills are desirable. Students needing a student visa cannot study part-time unless on a distance or blended programme with no on-campus provision. International applicants: Good English (B2 CEFR), for example IELTS 6.0 with at least 5.5 in each component or PTE Academic 63 with at least 59 in each sub-test; a UK degree or a degree from a majority English-speaking country may also satisfy the requirement.

Domestic applicants: GBP 15,400 a year (2027/28). Full-time annual tuition fee from the 2027/28 fee table Source

International applicants: GBP 23,950 a year (2027/28). Full-time annual tuition fee from the 2027/28 fee table Source

Intake: September

Duration: 2 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/apply

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