MSc Business Analytics
Egham, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Jul 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 28,300 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Popular courses can become full quickly, so we encourage you to apply early.
** EU and international student tuition fee per year. UK student tuition fee per year - £16,100
Introduction
Modern business organisations recognise that data is a core asset, helping them to better understand customers, gain insight into their operations and out-think competitors for example. Consequently, there is a significant increase in demand for both managers and employees who have strong business analytic skills – capable of making informed decisions on the basis of the data available.
On this MSc Business Analytics course, you will gain cutting edge knowledge of business analytics and put that into practice using industry leading software systems – enabling you to make qualified, real world business decisions (e.g., AWS Cloud Computing, Alteryx and Tableau). The course is designed with future business managers in mind and partners a grounding in coding with modern ‘drag and drop’ software used to interpret large datasets for analysis.
The course is designed to enhance employability, providing you with highly sought-after digital skills in the following areas:
- Cloud computing
- Artificial intelligence
- Machine learning
- Predictive analytics
- Data visualisation skills
These skills will allow you to understand both the benefits and challenges of business analytics necessary in predicting and influencing future business performance. The job capabilities embedded in the curriculum will be dedicated towards research, writing, story-telling, problem solving, teamwork and creativity to help bring interpreted data to life, contributing to the integration of digital skills with business domain knowledge, to provide solutions to modern-day business problems.
Read more about our course on our website.
From time to time, we make changes to our courses to improve the student and learning experience. If we make a significant change to your chosen course, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.
Admissions
Curriculum
Course structure
Core Modules
- Business Intelligence
- Machine Learning & Predictive Analysis
- Business Analytics Languages and Platforms
- Business Analytics in Practice
- Cloud Computing
- Digital Strategy and Business Models
- Responsible Digital Innovation
- Research & Consulting Methods
- Consulting Project
- Academic Integrity
There are a number of optional course modules available during your degree studies. The following is a selection of optional course modules that are likely to be available. Please note that although the University will keep changes to a minimum, new modules may be offered or existing modules may be withdrawn, for example, in response to a change in staff. Applicants will be informed if any significant changes need to be made.
Optional Modules
You will take one of the following:
- Technology Entrepreneurship
- Emerging Technologies in Business
Teaching and assessment
Rather than a traditional dissertation, you are required to complete a Consultancy Project, which provides a key means of consolidating the skills learned in the context of real-world business problems. Teaching and learning will be delivered in the form of lectures, and seminars, coursework assignments, supervised individual project, and guided independent study.
In addition to mandatory modules, there will be a number of optional modules available during the course of your degree. Although Royal Holloway will keep changes to a minimum, new options may be offered or existing ones may be withdrawn. For example where reasonable and necessary due to unexpected events, where requirements of relevant Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs) have changed and course requirements must change accordingly, or where changes are deemed necessary on the basis of student feedback and/or the advice of External Advisors, to enhance academic provision. There may be additional requirements around option selection; please contact the Department for further information.
All course information above was updated Autumn 2024 and all information was correct at that time. Please make sure you check our website course page or contact us directly for the very latest information if you are considering an application.
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
We have a range of scholarships available.
Accreditations
Program Outcome
On this MSc Business Analytics course, you will gain cutting edge knowledge of business analytics and put that into practice using industry leading software systems – enabling you to make qualified, real world business decisions (e.g., AWS Cloud Computing, Alteryx and Tableau). The course is designed with future business managers in mind and aimed at enhancing employability, providing you with highly sought-after digital skills.
Career Opportunities
On graduating with a Master's degree in Business Analytics from Royal Holloway, you will be graduating with an increasingly sought-after analytical skillset and an understanding of the accompanying software, highly applicable across a range of industries and analytical roles including business analyst, data scientist, quantitative analyst, market research professional and project management.
Postgraduate students from our School of Business and Management have gone on to roles in a variety of companies including Amazon, Tesco, Accenture, Ogilvy, KPMG, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bloomberg LP, Ocado Group, HSBC, Fuji film, Huawei, Deutsche Bahn and Qatar Airways.
This course is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). This means your qualification is recognised in the industry, giving you a competitive edge when applying for jobs.
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Program Admission Requirements
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