Business Analytics Loughborough University

Overview

Join us on this Business Analytics programme from Loughborough University to develop a firm grounding in key modelling skills and managing data sets of all sizes. You’ll get to grips with managerial decision making, delivering consultancy projects and using analytics to understand customers and improve business operations.

Importantly, you’ll also learn to communicate and present your findings and recommendations to stakeholders across a business – a skill that will make you invaluable as an analytics expert.

Learn from real-world insights and expertise

Working with our internationally recognised management scientists and active researchers, you’ll gain real-world insights into tackling routine, strategic and policy challenges across business, government and non-profit organisations.Guest lectures and workshops with practitioners from companies such as IBM as well as UK government departments give the programme an industry-relevant practical focus.

Hone your skills on your own in-depth project

Put your skills into practice during the final term on a supervised consulting or research project with organisations such as npower, Dstl and Defra. It’s a chance to apply powerful tools such as data mining, forecasting, optimisation, simulation and decision analysis to a particular area of business or policy you’re interested in.

By the end of your time with us, you’ll be armed with a sought-after mix of modelling, consultancy and communication skills – ready to excel as a management consultant, business analyst, policy analyst, marketing researcher, operations researcher, or in other data scientist roles.

Careers 

Business analytics is a new and fast-growing field and there's a recognised shortage of skilled modellers across industry.

This master’s will equip you with a sought-after combination of specialist analytics, consultancy and communication skills, so you’re ready to make an impact whatever sector you go into.

Graduates of this programme have taken their skills into wide-ranging roles including:

• Data Analyst
• Data Scientist
• End User Service Analyst
• IT/Data Technical Consultant
• IT Auditor
• Management Information Analyst
• Network Management Information Analyst
• Product Lead
• Senior Associate Auditor

Some of the employers they're now working with include:

• Ascot Insurance
• Deloitte
• Department for Work and Pensions
• EPAM
• Hermes
• Leicestershire County Council
• NHS
• PwC
• Raketech Group plc
• Sichuan Institute of Industrial Technology
• TAP London

(Graduate Outcomes Survey, 2018-2021 graduates, 15 months post-graduation)