Our MSc Data Science for Business online equips you to make strategic business decisions rooted in big data.

Data scientists are becoming increasingly valued by companies who understand that good data analysis can help them to improve customer service identify problems or opportunities in their workflows and achieve sustainable growth.

To make sure you’re ready to meet the challenges businesses are facing the course focuses on giving you:

An understanding of the diversity of organisations their process systems and opportunities for the application of data science.
Knowledge and skills of data analytics tools and techniques for business decision making.
An ability to design and apply business research methods.
The ability to understand the impact of global environmental forces on organisations including: legal and political systems; demographics; ethical social and technological change issues on data driven organisations.
Enhanced personal critical analytical interpersonal leadership and entrepreneurial skills.
The course is delivered entirely online through our intuitive learning platform. You’ll have access to a wide range of resources including:

Video lectures
Live webinars
Day-to-day support from online tutors
Collaborative activities with fellow students
Core module materials documentation and reading lists
Journals ebooks and software
An internet connection is required to study this course and our learning platform is accessible via desktop laptop and mobile devices. See more details on the specific modules you'll study below.

Modules
The module information below provides an example of the types of course module you may study. The details listed are for the current academic year (September 2022). Modules and start dates are regularly reviewed and may be subject to change in future years.

There are four options for this course:

Starting October part time (Online learning)
Year 1 Autumn semester
Compulsory module

Module Credits
Flying Start Leadership Programme (MANPFSL) 0 credits
Compulsory module

Module Credits
Business Analytics (MANP001) 20 credits
Compulsory module

Module Credits
Statistics with R (MRMP007) 10 credits