Business Analytics and Management with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons)

**About This Course**The world is full of data. It’s important for you to understand numbers, interpret data and communicate evidence in your future workplace. This degree will help you master the skills of data analytics to make effective managerial decisions. It is ideal if you want to become a business analyst. It’s also an excellent choice if you want to work as a business consultant, or if you want to start your own data-driven business. After exploring the essentials of modern business, you will learn about the underpinning information technologies, how to use them to manage data, and how to analyse it data using statistics and quantitative methods for business. You will be able to understand the importance of concepts such as risk and probability. You will also be able to choose to study specific aspects of business to provide vital context for your developing analytics expertise. As you progress, you will turn your focus to business analytics modules that are designed to prepare you for your future. You will build on your business analytics by knowledge by studying a range of current topics in business analytics. You will work on a major business analytics project during your third year and come up with your own ideas and insights. You will also widen your knowledge of the management optional modules according to your interests and aspiration**Overview**Prepare yourself for the future of data-driven decision-making in business and management. This course provides you with the tools to find, manage, analyse and interpret data to support business decisions. You'll develop a critical appreciation of the strengths and limitations of these tools. You’ll gain invaluable experience, working with others and presenting findings and ideas. In your final year of study you'll undertake a major analytics project. The degree develops graduates who can meet two overlapping sets of needs in the field of business analytics. The first is the industry standard, INFORMS, for technical specialists working in business analytics, and as such covers skills relating to data, ICT and analytical techniques. The second is the QAA benchmark guidance for Business and Management which allows you put you business analytics knowledge in a wider management context. **Disclaimer**Course details are subject to change. You should always confirm the details on the provider's website: **www.uea.ac.uk**