Course summary
Our BSc Business Analytics degree is a flagship programme with active links to CORMSIS, our leading UK research centre for Operational Research, Management Science and Information Systems. Gain the specialist skills needed to help organisations understand their customers. You'll learn how to use data to make effective business decisions and spend a year abroad studying at one of our international partner institutions. This is a fantastic way to broaden your cultural horizons, take on new challenges, and add international experience to your CV. It's also an opportunity to learn new skills and enhance your employability within the global marketplace. You'll develop the mathematical skills needed to gain insights from a range of data sources, including the internet and social media. With this BSc Business Analytics course you can: • Gain experience of industry-standard analytics software, including the most commonly used SAS (Statistical Analysis System) package. • Explore possible career paths by studying interdisciplinary modules, including languages and web design. • Learn the fundamentals of programming. • Put your knowledge into practice by working on a project to address a real-world industry issue. • Benefit from the expertise of our research-focused academics, as well as input from industry. The course is very flexible because you can choose some of the modules you'll study. For example, you can deepen your accounting and finance knowledge or study relevant business and management topics. Your A level subjects will determine which core or compulsory modules you'll need to take. You can also take this course with a paid industrial placement year and gain valuable industry experience.
Modules
On our Business Analytics course you'll learn how to use data to make effective business decisions with the specialist skills needed to help organisations understand their customers. Some of the modules you may study include Business Analytics Programming; Financial Management; and Digital Business Models.
Assessment method
We'll assess you using essays; individual and group projects; written exams
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- N110
- Institution code:
- S27
- Campus name:
- Main Site - Highfield Campus
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - AAB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDD
Access to HE Diploma - D: 39 credits M: 6 credits P: 0 credits
Scottish Higher
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DD
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016) - D
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF) - DDD
Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF) - DD
Pearson BTEC Subsidiary Diploma (QCF) - D
Scottish Advanced Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 34 points
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015) - B
Extended Project - A
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H1, H2, H2, H2, H2, H2
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal - D3, D3, M2
GCSE/National 4/National 5
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - DDD
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma - DD
OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma - D
OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate - Not accepted
AQA Level 3 Technical Level (720 glh) - Not accepted
We welcome applicants with other qualifications eg. European Baccalaureate. You will be expected to attain an equivalent standard to the A level applicant. For more details on the suitability of your qualifications please contact the Faculty of Social Sciences Admissions Team at [email protected]
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
English language requirements
English Language proficiency for international students: All programmes at the University of Southampton are taught and assessed in the medium of English (other than those in modern foreign languages). Therefore, all applicants must demonstrate they possess at least a minimum standard of English language proficiency. For more information on the University of Southampton’s English Language entry requirements, please see the English Language Proficiency webpage at http://www.southampton.ac.uk/studentadmin/admissions/admissions-policies/language.page.
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/studentadmin/admissions/admissions-policies/language.page.
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/studentadmin/admissions/admissions-policies/language.page.
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
International | £22300 | Year 1 |
EU | £22300 | Year 1 |
England | £9250 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ