International Business with Data Analytics MSc

This career-expanding 22-month course provides a comprehensive understanding of core business areas such as accounting and finance, cross-cultural competencies and brand management, all viewed through the lens of the global marketplace. It additionally focuses on building your data-analysis skills in specialist units designed with non-computing graduates in mind. You apply your knowledge to real-life issues, thanks to our industry collaborations, so you are fully prepared to use data and management skills on the international business stage.<br/><br/><strong>Facilities and specialist equipment</strong><br/>• High-tech business suite complete with £500K of industry-standard hardware and software, uniquely tailored to essential management practices such as data analytics, digital marketing and ‘big data’ mining<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Access to immersive simulations and learning resources from Harvard Business Publishing<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Reuters trading room offering live ‘stock-market’ data for a realistic investment experience<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Business pods, boardroom areas and IT suites designed to simulate a professional office environment <br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>Your student experience</strong><br/><br/><strong>Block delivery, year-round entry points</strong> and <strong>intermediate qualifications</strong> help you fit study around your other commitments.<br/><br/><strong>Our business and management courses rank 4th overall in their subject field</strong> in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2024, with top 3 rankings for teaching, engagement, learning community and course organisation.<br/><br/>Study with <strong>a team of highly qualified academics</strong>, actively involved in cutting-edge consultancy and research.<br/><br/>Benefit from a practice-led curriculum that uses <strong>case studies, projects and industry collaboration</strong> to prepare you to tackle real-world business challenges.<br/><br/>Undertake <strong>assessments linked to live projects</strong> where you engage with industry professionals and find real business solutions.<br/><br/>Learn to <strong>evaluate and synthesise complex data</strong> using practical exercises grounded in everyday experience and specifically designed for those without a computing background.<br/><br/>Solve real-life business problems with the University’s Research and Innovation Service (RIS), where you can <strong>assist businesses, from start-ups to established corporations, to up-skill and innovate</strong>.<br/><br/>Our faculty’s <strong>on-going industry interaction</strong> shapes course delivery and ensures you keep up to date with the latest trends and developments.<br/><br/>Engage in our <strong>Global Guest Speaker series</strong>, which draws in high-profile experts and business leaders from organisations such as TUI, the European Commission and the Association of Project Management (APM).<br/><br/>Take part in <strong>field visits</strong> to subject-relevant sites and exhibitions.<br/><br/>Develop <strong>key vocational skills</strong> such as strategic and analytic thinking; communication and negotiation; self-management; and effective leadership.