Business Analytics, BSc (Hons)

The BSc (Hons) in Business Analytics, delivered by Bayes Business School—a top-six UK institution per Financial Times rankings—combines rigorous academic teaching with practical industry elements to enhance employability. The curriculum features experiential learning through five bootcamps for technology skills, two Data Olympics for dissemination, five knowledge integration modules for analytical thinking, and opportunities for work experience via micro-placements, internships, and industry projects. The program follows a modular structure: Core Development in Year 1 and early Year 2 builds foundational knowledge; Core Specialisation in mid-Year 2 applies concepts to complex problems; and Deployment Specialisation in Year 3 develops advanced skills, potentially culminating in a final-year project.Core modules span finance, economics, data visualization, machine learning, and analytics methods across the years, with electives like spatial analytics and change management. Assessment methods include coursework, examinations, class tests, online quizzes, presentations, and individual or group projects. Modules are subject to change.

Year 1 Core modules:

• Finance and Investment

• Introduction to Management

• Mathematics for Business Analytics

• Data Visualisation

• Business Economics

• Statistics for Business Analytics

• Unsupervised Machine Learning

• Data Wrangling and Exploratory Data Analysis

• Applied Business Intelligence

• Applied Natural Language Processing

• Regression Analysis

• Supervised Machine Learning

• Predictive Analytics Knowledge Integration

• Scalable Analytics Methods

• Frontiers of Business Analytics

• Deep Learning

• Data Management Systems

• AI-Powered Analytics

• Consulting Research Methods for Business Analytics

• Explainability of Analytics Methods

• Network Analytics

• Embedding Innovation

• Final Year Applied Research Project Applied Research Project

• Spatial Analytics

• Business in Society

• Micro-placements

• Summer Internship

• Network Analytics

• Change Management

• Behavioural Decision Making

• The Role of Environmental, Social and Governance in Banking and Finance