MSc (Business Analytics)

Course details

The MSc. in Business Analytics provides students with the skills and knowledge to manage and develop business analytics within organisations. The programme is designed as a specialist course, which assists students in blending their existing talents with the technological skills and business knowledge needed to use and manage big data and business analytics in modern knowledge-based organisations. The programme is 12 months in duration commencing in September each year.

Key facts

Entry requirements

Applicants should normally hold a qualification from a university or other internationally recognised academic institution or authority, corresponding to Level 8 of the Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), to a minimum standard of Second Class Honors (or equivalent). The qualification must include an element of quantitative techniques, for example, graduates of Business Studies, Engineering, Computer Science, other Sciences, Mathematics or other courses that have some quantitative content.

Course outline

The programme is a taught Masters programme and consists of lectures, workshops, guest lectures from industry experts, and hands-on technology tutorials. Modules are assessed via continuous assessment, written assignments, applied projects and written examinations.

• The programme is comprised of the following modules:
• Database Systems (5 ECTS)
• Business Applications Programming (5 ECTS)
• Strategic Management (5 ECTS)
• Decision Systems & Business Analytics (5 ECTS)
• Statistical Techniques for Business Analytics (5 ECTS)
• Decision Theory & Analysis (5 ECTS)
• Advanced Applications Programming (5 ECTS)
• Enterprise Systems (5 ECTS)
• Information Systems Security & Ethics (5 ECTS)
• Information Systems Strategy & Innovation (5 ECTS)
• Applied Customer Analytics (5 ECTS)
• Data Science & Big Data Analytics (5 ECTS)
• Business Intelligence with SAP (10 ECTS)
• Project (20 ECTS)

Requirements and assessment

Semester One exams: December. Semester Two exams: April/ May. A range of assessment methods are integrated and assessed throughout the programme. These include projects, reports, presentations, and case studies.