MSc Business Analytics

These entry requirements are for the 2026/27 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2027/28 academic year will be published on 01 July 2026.

Entrance to our MSc programmes is strongly competitive. You can increase your chances of a successful application by exceeding the minimum programme requirements.

Important points to note when applying for this programme

A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent in an area related to management science, operational research, statistics, econometrics, mathematics, physics, computer science, engineering, or business and management with a distinct quantitative content.

Your background should ideally include courses and/or experience gained in topics such as linear algebra, calculus, probability, statistics, and computer programming.

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Semester 1
September–December
Compulsory courses
Predictive Analytics and Modelling of Data
Prescriptive Analytics with Mathematical Programming
Principles of Data Analytics
Python Programming
Semester 2
January–May
Option courses*
Choose 3, 4, or 5

Analytics of Decision Making under Multiple Criteria
Industrial Organisation
Large Language Models: Principles and Applications
Performance Analytics with DEA
Prescriptive Analytics with Stochastic Programming
Simulation Modelling and Analysis
Soft Computing
Web and Social Network Analytics
Please Note: Some courses have co-requisites.

Summer
June–August
Dissertation (MSc in Business Analytics)
Details of the Dissertation