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Brief Description
Develop your business and quantitative analysis skills to solve complex business problems, communicate your findings and implement strategies.
±«³¢â€™s one-year, full-time Master of Science in Business Analytics programme gives you the skills and knowledge to engage with business problems using large data sets, statistical methods, optimisation techniques and predictive models.
The programme aims to develop your quantitative skills and to learn how to apply them successfully in business contexts and situations with our Innovation lab and business simulation modules.
During this programme, you will:
- Learn how to use business analytics to solve problems and make smart, well-rounded decisions that consider all areas of a business.
- Build critical thinking and decision-making skills using both numbers (quantitative tools) and context (qualitative insights).
- Develop leadership and teamwork skills, like emotional intelligence, curiosity, and strategic thinking, that are essential for managing people and driving change.
- Cultivate a strong sense of ethics and responsibility, encouraging graduates to make a positive impact on society and the business world.
Key Information:
- Complete full-time over one year
- Modules taught during autumn, spring and summer semesters
- In the first semester, you will develop strong quantitative skills
- In the second semester, you will learn how to apply these skills to real-world business contexts
- In the summer semester, you will apply your skills to complex scenarios with our innovation lab and simulation modules
- Option to exit with Graduate Diploma after spring semester
- Option to pursue a dual degree with a choice of five prestigious French business schools. For more information, please see here: Masters Dual Degree | ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ
You will learn through a blend of:
- Lectures, workshops, and hands-on activities
- Regular feedback from faculty and peers
Year 1
Autumn Semester
- will examine how data analysis technologies can be used to improve decision-making and the changing nature of decision making in an organisational context.
- is a module focusing on data collection, visualization, probability distributions, hypothesis testing, correlation, and regression models for predictive analytics.
- aims to introduce the relational data model alongside NoSQL data models with an emphasis on the development of practical skills for work with database management systems.
- equips students with an understanding of the key principles and methods in the field of Machine Learning.
- provides the knowledge, skills and understanding to apply project management principles, tools and techniques to deliver value to the organisation.
Spring Semester
- provides a conceptual framework relating to ethics, and governance, that informs data analytics activities and research.
- covers a range of techniques widely used in modern applied econometric work and demonstrates how they are applied to specific areas of economic enquiry.
- introduces you to the complexities and dynamics of digital markets, organisations and consumers.
- serves as an introduction to big data management and associated issues.
- examines the nature of leadership and how it is linked to organisational culture and change management.
Students have the option to exit with a Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics.
Summer Semester
- uses a design approach to address complex organisational and societal problems through mapping, analysis and creative thinking.
- provides an interactive, self-directed, experiential learning experience, engaging and developing students in strategic decision making.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on ±«³¢â€™s
- Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree ( Level 8) with at least a second-class honours, grade 2 (2:2) in a relevant discipline e.g. business, finance, economics mathematics, engineering, computer science, etc.
Other Entry Considerations:
We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet the standard entry requirements, as long as you can show that you have the knowledge, skills, and experience needed for the programme.
At UL, we value all kinds of learning and support different ways to qualify through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy.
International students:
- For details on country-specific qualifications visit postgraduate entry requirements for international students.
Checklist of Documents:
- *Academic transcripts and certificates
- UL graduates only need to provide their student ID.
- Copy of your birth certificate or passport
- English translation of your qualifications and transcripts
- Copy of your CV
English Language:
English Language Competency certificate
For details on accepted language qualifications visit English Language Requirements
Guidelines on Completing your Application
- To make sure we can review your application quickly, please:
- Upload all documents. Your application can’t be reviewed until we have all the documents on the checklist.
- Title the documents you are uploading. For example, "Personal Statement", "Undergraduate Transcript", "Postgraduate Transcript", "English Language Certificate" etc.
- *If you are waiting to graduate, submit your application with the documents you have to date, you don’t need to have finished final exams before applying.
EU - €12,200
Non- EU - €20,400
Annual fees are billed by semester. Once registered, students may be eligible to apply for a monthly payment plan.
Further information on fees and payment of fees is available from the website. All fee related queries should be directed to the Student Fees Office (Phone: +353 61 213 007 or email student.fees.office@ul.ie).
Funding
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This course can lead to the following sectors and careers:
- Business analyst
- Financial Analyst
- Quantitative Analyst
- Management Consultant
- Data Analyst
- Data Scientist
- Project Manager
- Supply Chain Manager
- Research Analyst
Graduate and Professional Studies
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