Management and Business Analytics (with placement year) BSc (Hons) at University of Bradford

Overview

Business Analytics is utilised on a daily basis for organisations of all sizes and has become a must-have skill for graduates and employers. However, applying appropriate analytics techniques, managing technical staff, aligning business analytics to organisational strategy, managing data analytics projects and interpreting analytics remains a key challenge.

With all this in mind, this programme has been uniquely designed to equip students with the necessary technical and non-technical skills to succeed as business managers of the future.

Through invaluable inputs from leading industry professionals, we have tailored modules on this programme to offer a balance between the mechanics of business analytical methods and the dynamics of business and management decision making processes. Therefore, students on this programme will be thoroughly grounded in management and business analytics and relevant topics, underpinned by the main concepts, theories, and latest techniques in the field.

Apart from the general business and management topics, you will develop your understanding of topics such as:

• Fundamentals of Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
• Big Data Analytics for Business
• Business Law and Ethics
• Business Forecasting and Analysis
• Applied Business Analytics and Simulation

Learning and assessment

Teaching on the programme will be directed, supported and reinforced through a combination of formal lectures, staff/student led group discussions, personal research and guided self-study, tutorials, seminars and directed reading.

Teaching content and learning material will be informed by timely research and underpinned by case studies of real organisations, which will aid you in acknowledging the opportunities and challenges associated with Management and Business Analytics from practical, real-life perspectives. More specifically, business scenarios will be used during the inclass tutorials and specialist software workshops offer practical, contextual learning.

The School of Management has a long tradition of ensuring that students develop academically with knowledge, understanding and personal skills that are relevant and fit the needs of contemporary business. Together, the exploration of leading research ideas and the application of knowledge and skills to real business problems pose interesting and appropriate challenges to our students.

Career prospects

Throughout this course, you will have the opportunity to familiarise yourself with specialist analytics software SAS.

SAS are considered one of the world’s leading industry standard data analytics software providers and are widely used in the business world. They are one of our strategic partners and acknowledge our degree programme. Our students gain experience with the software, which is used widely in the business world.

In addition to this, our research-focused academics will facilitate your learning throughout the duration of this degree programme, ensuring you remain up to date with the latest trends in the area of Management and Business Analytics, preparing you for when you step into the world of work.