BSc Business Analytics
Entry requirements
A level: AAB While no specific subjects are required, we prefer subjects which demonstrate a range of numerical, analytical and discursive abilities. These include: Biology, Business, Classical Civilisation, Chemistry, Economics, English Language/Literature, Geography, History, Languages, Law, Maths/Further Maths, Philosophy, Physics, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, and Sociology. In some circumstances we may ask applicants to achieve specific grades in certain subjects. IB: 35 (6,6,5 HL) BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDD BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus one A level at Grade A BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades AB If the BTEC is not in Business, then the A level should be in a preferred subject. Preferred BTEC: Business. Other BTEC subjects may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Business Analytics, a business and management degree centred on quantitative and data-driven methods for organizational decision-making. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, Computer Architecture, Project Management, and Financial Analysis. Students can choose between a three-year full-time study route and a four-year full-time path incorporating an optional professional placement year. The first year establishes core competencies through compulsory modules such as Programming Fundamentals, Quantitative Business Skills A, Quantitative Business Skills B, and Business in the Digital Age, alongside optional choices including Introduction to Accounting and Principles of Finance. The second year advances analytical capabilities with compulsory study in Knowledge Data and Information Systems Development, Management Science Methods, and Data Analysis for Management, while offering options like Database Management, AI in Business, and Marketing. The final year focuses on advanced technical and applied concepts through compulsory modules including Managing Big Data, Advanced Analytics for Web and Social Media, Databases for Business Analytics, and a Work-Based Project, complemented by a broad range of optional modules spanning Business Forecasting, Financial Risk Management, and Project Management.
Modules
- Responsible Management Practice
- Business in the Digital Age
- Management and International Business Fundamentals
- Principles of Business Analytics
- Ethics and Professional Skills
- Programming Fundamentals
- Quantitative Business Skills A
- Quantitative Business Skills B
- Introduction to Accounting
- Organisational Behaviour
- Principles of Finance
- Principles of Law
- International Business and Culture in Different Contexts
- University-wide Language Programme
- Knowledge Data and Information Systems Development
- Operations and Supply Chain Management
- The Future Workplace
- Management Science Methods
- Business Sustainability Project
- Data Analysis for Management
- Database Management
- Local Economies in a Global Context
- Financial Markets and Derivatives Fundamentals
- Marketing
- Transformative International Business in Practice
- AI in Business
- Human Resource Management
- Organisation Studies
- Accounting for Management Decisions
- Company Law
- Financial Statements Analysis and Valuations
- International Corporate Governance and Corporate Sustainability
- Information Architecture for AI and Digital Spaces
- Economics for Business I
- Digital Marketing
- University-wide Language Programme
- Managing Big Data
- Advanced Analytics for Web and Social Media
- Databases for Business Analytics
- Work-Based Project
- Decision and Efficiency Analysis
- Business Forecasting
- Business Optimisation
- Financial Risk Management
- Multinational Financial Management
- Advanced Interpersonal Skills
- International Human Resource Management
- International Marketing
- Information and Knowledge Management
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Contemporary Issues in Marketing
- Sales Management
- Behavioural Finance
- Corporate Governance
- Strategic Information Management
- Digital Technology and Social Justice
- Analysing Careers
- Marketing Strategy and Planning
- Services Marketing
- Enterprise Resource Planning
- Project Management
- Economics for Business II
- Entrepreneurship in Postconflict Spaces
- Rethinking Leadership: Theory and Practice
- Small Business Issues and Planning
- Global Strategy Management
- University-wide Language Programme