Overview

Competitive advantage and innovation in the digital world involve the accurate analysis and insights offered by big data – huge data sets that are constantly being generated – in order to improve effectiveness and efficiencies across several business areas, such as operations management and marketing.

The Business Analytics and Big Data programme is offered at University of Liverpool . In order to exploit the insights provided by big data, business analytics and the effective use and understanding of data is crucial. This is a rapidly developing field, which is exhibiting massive demand from industry for qualified individuals in this area to take up roles in management globally.

Careers

The Management School’s master’s programmes have been designed from the ground up to prepare you for success in your chosen career. We have close ties with local, national and international organisations and constantly review the content of our programmes to meet the demands of top graduate employers.
From the moment you start your master’s programme, you’ll have access to a specialist, in-house careers team and one-to-one careers guidance, workshops, seminars and employability initiatives.
Through exposure to strategic initiatives in the management of Big Data, as well as case-based workshops and practical application developments for data mining, analysis and visualisation using industry-leading software, graduates of the programme shall find themselves well-equipped to meet the many challenges associated with strategic, operational and technological adaptation in the digital enterprise.

Alumni have secured jobs with the following companies:

Hampshire Bank Trust
Ericcson UK
Amazon
Liverpool Association for Space Engineering Research
Future

In roles such as:

PCB engineer
Reward Analyst
Lead Commercial Analyst
Business solution architect

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Data Mining And Machine Learning

Digital Business Technology And Management

Big Data Management

Operations Modelling And Simulation

Service Operations Management

Project And Portfolio Management In Organisations

Global Maritime Logistics

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-25 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-29 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Business Intelligence Data Science & Big Data Data Analytics View 408 other Masters in Data Science & Big Data in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

Normally a Physics, Mathematics, Computing, Engineering, Management or related disciplines at 2:1 standard from a UK university, or an equivalent academic qualification from a similar non-UK institution is required.
Those with a 2:2 honours degree will be considered on an individual basis.
Non-graduates with very extensive professional experience and/or other prior qualifications may also be considered.
School or college transcripts/certificates (international applicants only)
University transcripts
Degree certificates
English language certificates (international applicants only)
Personal statement
Official, authenticated translations of these documents if they are not in English.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

30000 GBP / year

≈ 30000 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

14250 GBP / year

≈ 14250 GBP / year

Living costs

Liverpool

United Kingdom

556 - 1035 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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