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Business Analytics MSc
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Find out more about our Business Analytics taught Master's degree at Warwick
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MSc
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1 year full-time
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23 September 2025
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Warwick Business School
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University of Warwick
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Build your quantitative consultancy skills on the MSc Business Analytics course. One of the world’s first business analytics courses, Warwick Business School will help you gain an understanding of the role of business analytics within an organisation, improve your business acumen and communication skills, and develop commercial research experience.
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Ranked 3rd in the UK and 17th in the world in the QS University Rankings 2025 for MSc Business Analytics, the course features a broad range of theory and applications in analytics.
The course offers you the opportunity to gain in-depth theoretical and applied knowledge of business analytics, and to provide insights on how to analyse business problems and solve them using a variety of operational research, statistics and machine learning techniques.
You will also gain a cross-disciplinary training in business models, quantitative methods and data science by covering descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics, and be prepared for working in complex data-driven environments through building up quantitative consultancy skills and developing programming skills.
You will also be guided in optionally obtaining certification as Associate Certified Analytics Professional. This globally recognised certification is offered by the INFORMS (USA) and The OR Society (UK), and the required knowledge to pass the certification exam is closely aligned with the core content of this course.
You will cover a balance of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics, involving visualisation (Tableau), forecasting and data mining techniques, and optimisation.
Skills from this degree
- Learn how to gain business insights from large data sets through a range of cutting-edge techniques
- Cover a diverse set of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics modules, aligned with industry trends
- Continue developing your programming skills in SQL, R, and Python
- Prepare to step directly into business by conducting an external consultancy project with a real client or putting your learnings into practice with the applied Business in Practice module
- Develop your industry acumen by accessing our CareersPlus service with specialist careers coaches.
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You will complete seven core modules, alongside two optional modules. Your studies will be complete by either a Dissertation, or one extra optional module and the Business in Practice module.
Please note that availability and delivery modes may vary.
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The class size for this course is around 200 students.
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Students will typically receive between 27 and 30 contact hours per module via a mixture of virtual and in-person support. Some modules are taught over the course of a 10 week term, whilst others are delivered in an intensive block of up to 10 days.
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Assessment is usually a mix of exams, group projects and coursework.
Choice of Dissertation or Business in Practice route:
Dissertation route
If you are considering further academic study (PhD) or develop your theoretical and practical understanding of current business problems and you would like the opportunity to research a topic relating to business analytics, the 10,000-word dissertation will enable you to test and apply the techniques and theories you have gained. Your dissertation project will either be as a consultant to an organisation or as applied research.
Business in Practice route
If you would like to develop further applied skills and specialist knowledge to suit your career aspirations, you can complete your studies with our applied Business in Practice module. You will develop deep functional and industry expertise with practical insights from our faculty and our CareersPlus and Corporate Relations team.
Your timetable
Your personalised timetable will be complete when you are registered for all modules, core and optional, and you have been allocated to your lectures, seminars and other small group classes. Your core modules will be registered for you, and you’ll be able to choose your optional modules when you join us.
There may be events taking place in the evenings. Classes may run up to 7pm and other events, such as careers presentations may take place later or on weekends. Occasionally, classes and exams may be held on weekends. We will notify you in advance if this is the case.
This is a full-time course, so there are no holidays as such. However, the two weeks covering Christmas and New Year are guaranteed to be free from lectures. There may also be weeks free over the Easter period (check with your programme team). Resit exams may take place outside of standard teaching periods.
Reading lists
If you would like to view reading lists for current or previous cohorts of students, most departments have reading lists available through Warwick Library on the Talis Aspire platform.
You can search for reading lists by module title, code or convenor. Please see the modules tab of this page or the module catalogue.
Please note that some reading lists may have restricted access or be unavailable at certain times of year due to not yet being published. If you cannot access the reading list for a particular module, please check again later or contact the module’s host department.
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At least a 2:1 degree at Undergraduate level or equivalent. We consider applications from a wide range of degrees including economics, business, engineering, psychology, geography, sociology, and politics. The course requires demonstration of strong numeracy, IT and statistical ability at undergraduate level.
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- IELTS overall score of 7.0, minimum component scores of two at 6.0/6.5 and the rest at 7.0 or above.
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There are no additional entry requirements for this course.
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You will choose one of the following modules: