Our MSc Management and Business Analytics course introduces students to the world of ‘big data’ and the impact it is having within businesses across the globe. In the first semester, students will shape their leadership and management skills to become effective 21st century managers, gaining and excellent understanding of the core subjects, enabling them to put theory and contemporary thinking into practice. In the second semester, students will understand the value of business analytics within an organisation, its impact on decision-making and the problems faced in interpreting big data. Students will face practical challenges and focus on applying descriptive statistics to analyse real-world data. Student will be developing skills within: quantitative methods for data analysis; understand the business analytics process; and acquire the knowledge to identify machine learning models to predict uncertain events in a business environment.