Business Analytics

A Brighton Business Analytics degree prepares you for a range of rewarding career paths across sectors including roles such as data analyst, business analyst, data scientist and data engineer.

Studying here at Brighton, you’ll be part of a community that helps you grow, no matter what your background. This course is packed with opportunities to build real-world experience, including a paid placement after year two and hands-on learning with specialist facilities including Bloomberg trading terminals, CISCO-certified communications and a cyber security lab. Our inclusive approach to learning will help you go further; we’ll make sure you play to your strengths and learn in ways that suit you best.

Top reasons to choose this course

• Business analytics is a fast-growing business specialism, and graduates are in demand across business sectors globally.

• Taught by our School of Business and Law which is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) – a distinction held by fewer than 6% of business schools worldwide.

• Gain hands-on learning via specialist Bloomberg terminals that give you access to data used on trading floors around the globe.

• You’ll have the opportunity to work on live brief projects throughout your studies for real employers which replicate the way businesses operate.

• Learn with our experienced academic team and guest speakers who bring real-world knowledge into the classroom.

• Boost your CV with an optional paid placement year to apply your learning in a real-world setting. Our students have completed placements at companies including Bank of America, Home Office, Microsoft and American Express.

• Through guest lectures, placements and networking opportunities, you’ll gain valuable industry insights and connections to support your future career.

Why Brighton is a great place to study Business Analytics
Less than an hour from central London, Brighton is home to an active business hub, with large employers, innovative start-ups and specialist consultancies.

Named one of the best cities on the planet and third best city in the UK by Time Out, Brighton is also a bustling hub for technology and entrepreneurship.

Course Modules

Year 1
You’ll be introduced to cyber security and explore topics such as computing technologies and artificial intelligence. You will also learn techniques required for data acquisition, processing and analysis across a range of key computer packages.

Introduction to Cyber Security
Computing Technologies
Managing Systems and Operations
Introduction to Artificial IntelligenceYear 1
Core modules
Introduction to Cyber Security
Computing Technologies
Managing Systems and Operations
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Enterprise Project and Skills
Creative Problem Solving and Tech Confidence

Year 2
You will explore SQL database systems and gain practical experience in building database systems using this technology. You’ll cover more advanced topics in securing network and infrastructures and strategies for managing digital change in organisations, as well as the use of analytics tools in business decision-making.

Core modules
Database Management Systems
Network Security
Managing Digital Transformation
Secure Systems Analysis and Design
Applied Business Analytics

Options*
Cross-cultural Research
Working Across Cultures
Design and Innovation
Developing Business Start-ups
Managing Innovation in Start-ups

Optional Placement Year
You can gain valuable industry experience and earn money on an optional placement year, returning to your final year with confidence, hands-on experience and contacts.

Final year
You will examine topics such as data analytics, data mining, data warehousing, sentiment analysis and data visualisation. You’ll also develop your problem-solving, creative-thinking, analysis and project management skills by undertaking a consultancy project.

Core modules
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Usability Evaluation
Information Security Management
New Horizons in Computing
Developing Professional Practice in Business
Big Data and Business Intelligence

*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.
Enterprise Project and Skills
Applied Statistics

Year 2
Database Management Systems
Network Security
Managing Digital Transformation
Integrated Group Project
Design and Innovation
Applied Business Analytics

Optional Placement Year

Final year
Usability Evaluation
Fintech (Financial Technologies)
Developing Professional Practice in Business
Big Data and Business Intelligence
The Computing Project