This course enables recent graduates and early career professionals to understand the content, importance and relevance of big data problems facing businesses and will be familiar with a variety of statistical, operation research and machine learning techniques needed to solve them. Combining academic rigour and practical relevance, you will learn from experts in our leading faculty how to apply the latest academic thinking and analytical and computing tools to help make business decisions. There is a careful balance of teaching, hands-on coursework and training in data analysis and business intelligence tools, plus regular seminars by expert external speakers. You will be supported by our Careers and Professional Development Service to gain employment, primarily as a business analyst, across a range of industries including digital media, financial services and healthcare. Our graduates have also pursued roles in analytics expertise at strategy consultancies and marketing agencies. Our MSc Business Analytics graduates have joined a wide range of employers, including: Deloitte, JP Morgan, KPMG, Tesco and United Nations.