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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    The University of Edinburgh

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    09-SEP-24

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

Given the ever-increasing volume of data that businesses have access to today, there is a demand for employees who have computational and analytical skills and who can help inform business decisions to increase efficiency and ultimately build a competitive edge. Our MSc in Business Analytics has been developed with just that in mind and aims to train you to understand: the variety of business environments; the importance and relevance of decision-making problems facing organisations; ways of solving these using a variety of techniques.

What will I learn?

You will learn how to apply descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics of big data concepts and techniques to generate valuable insight that can assist with decision-making.

Our MSc will provide you with hands-on experience in applying these concepts and using these techniques, as well as most of the popular analytics software, and through your projects, including industry projects.

In sum, the programme aims to equip you with the skills required to interpret, conceptualise and convert Big Data into useful information, thus enabling you to make better informed decisions as future business managers.

Tuition fees

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£ 31,300per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

The University of Edinburgh

  • University League Table

    12th

  • Campus address

    University of Edinburgh, Student Recruitment and Admissions, 33 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City Of, EH8 9JS, Scotland

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    15th out of 121

    8th out of 115 11

  • Entry standards

    / Max 214
    197 89%

    6th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    75.0 75%

    33rd

    22
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.71 74%

    110th

    15
  • Entry standards

    / Max 235
    220 97%

    3rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    96.0 96%

    9th

    24
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.59 72%

    101st

    4

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