Business Analytics (BSc)

at Southampton Business School

You must study the following modules in year 1:

• Analytics Implementation I: Spreadsheets and Databases
• Business Analytics Programming I: SAS Base Language
• Introduction to Accounting and Finance
• Introduction to Management
• Introduction to Marketing
• Predictive Analytics I: Regression and combinatorial techniques
• Prescriptive Analytics I: Fundamentals of Management Sciences

You must also choose from the following modules in year 1:

• Foundations of Business Analytics
• Management Analysis

You must study the following modules in year 2:

• Analytics Implementation II Visualising Data for Effective Communication
• Business Analytics Programming II: Algorithmic Thinking
• Consulting: Context, Concepts and Practice
• Predictive Analytics II: Business Forecasting
• Prescriptive Analytics II: Simulation Business

You must also choose from the following modules in year 2:

• Digital Business Models
• Financial Accounting 2
• Financial Econometrics 1
• Financial Management
• Innovation, Technology and the Environment
• Making Successful Decisions
• Management Ethics
• Operations Management
• Portfolio Theory and Financial Markets
• Problem Structuring Methods
• Research Methods in The Social Sciences

You must study the following modules in year 3:

• Analytics Implementation III: Knowledge Management, Methods and Ethics
• Analytics in Action I
• Analytics in Action II
• Final Project
• Prescriptive Analytics III: Optimisation
• You must also choose from the following modules in year 3:
• Applied Regression Analysis
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Business
• Managing High-Growth Businesses
• Marketing in the Digital Age
• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Strategic Operations Management
• Technological Innovation

A-levels

AAB

A-levels additional information

Offers typically exclude General Studies

The below subjects are considered as restricted. This means that we can accept one subject from the following list if combined with other academic subjects

Applied subjects

• Art; including Design, Fine Art, Photography, Textiles
• Communication Studies
• Communication and Culture
• Creative Media
• Creative Writing
• Critical Thinking
• Dance
• Drama
• Film Studies
• Health &Social Care
• Home Economics
• Hospitality and Supervision
• ICT/IT
• Leisure Studies
• Media Studies
• Music Technology
• Outdoor Education
• PE
• Performing Arts
• Public Services
• Sports Studies/Science
• Theatre Studies
• Travel & Tourism
• World Development

Please note; Computing, Computer Studies, Product Design and Applied Business (single and double awards) are not considered to be restricted subjects

A-levels with Extended Project Qualification

If you are taking an EPQ in addition to 3 A levels, you will receive the following offer in addition to the standard A level offer:

ABB and grade A in the EPQ

A-levels contextual offer

We are committed to ensuring that all applicants with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise an applicant's potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience.

Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme, as follows:

ABB

or

International Baccalaureate Diploma

Pass, with 34 points overall with 17 points at Higher Level

International Baccalaureate contextual offer

We are committed to ensuring that all learners with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise a learner’s potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme.

International Baccalaureate Career Programme (IBCP) statement

Offers will be made on the individual Diploma Course subject(s) and the career-related study qualification. The CP core will not form part of the offer. Where there is a subject pre-requisite(s), applicants will be required to study the subject(s) at Higher Level in the Diploma course subject and/or take a specified unit in the career-related study qualification. Applicants may also be asked to achieve a specific grade in those elements.

or

BTEC

• D in the Business BTEC National Extended Certificate plus AA from two A levels
• DD in the Business BTEC National Diploma plus A from one A-level
• DDD in the Business BTEC National Extended Diploma

RQF BTEC

We are committed to ensuring that all learners with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise a learner’s potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience.

Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme.

Additional information

BTEC qualifications should be in Business, please check with us if your BTEC qualification is in a different subject before applying.

QCF BTEC

• D in the Business BTEC Subsidiary Diploma plus AA from two A levels
• DD in the Business BTEC Diploma plus A grade from one A-level
• DDD in the Business BTEC Extended Diploma

We are committed to ensuring that all learners with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise a learner’s potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme.

English language requirements

If English isn't your first language, you'll need to complete an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) to demonstrate your competence in English. You'll need all of the following scores as a minimum:

IELTS score requirements

overall score

6.5

Fees for a year's study:

• UK students pay £9,250.
• EU and international students pay £19,300.

Business analytics skills are in demand. Your technical skills will be valued by organisations that collect and use large amounts of data, including:

• government

• manufacturing

• healthcare

• defence

• consultancy firms

You'll be prepared for roles such as:

• risk analyst

• data analyst

• data scientist

• business analyst

This degree could also be the foundation for postgraduate study. It meets the entry criteria of many Masters courses that require quantitative or mathematical study.