Business Data Analytics (Honours) Bangor University

Overview

This degree in  Business Data Analytics (Honours)  combines a solid grounding in business operations and strategic management with the practical and technical skills to extract, analyse and report on business data.

The digital revolution has disrupted business as we knew it, data is now the lifeblood of modern enterprises.

Key Facts:

You’ll learn to interrogate complex datasets and generate valuable insights needed to make informed decisions to drive business success. From identifying cost savings and efficiencies to tailoring customer experiences or maximising the value of the supply chain.

At Bangor University , you’ll join a welcoming, close-knit community, which makes your learning experience more personal. Studying alongside students of different nationalities also offers international perspectives of the global economy.

In our trading room, you’ll have access to current and historical financial data for the UK and overseas markets, and the same tools and software used by the world’s leading banks, corporations, governments, and government agencies.

At Bangor Business School, we regularly work with international institutions such as the European Central Bank (ECB), Bank for International Settlements (BIS), and policymakers in government, regulators, and financial sector. You will be taught by staff with real data analytics industry project experience.

Career opportunities:

There is a huge demand for skilled graduates who can apply data analytics and statistical methods to business problems. As a graduate of this degree in Business Data Analytics, you can put your skills to use in industries as diverse as business, finance, insurance, marketing, health, government, telecommunications, the media, or manufacturing.

In both private and public sector settings, employers need graduates who understand how businesses and the public sector work, how to model data using the latest advanced tools and languages, and how to communicate insights in ways to promote meaningful change.

You will be comfortable presenting evidence-based data and complex information to technical and non-technical audiences. You’ll also be encouraged to develop key strategic and people management skills, as well as analytical and entrepreneurial thinking. We’ll help you become a dynamic leader with the tools, knowledge, and expertise to understand and have a positive impact on the changing world of business on a local, national, and global scale.

Furthermore, you’ll gain a broad range of transferrable skills, which will enhance your employability upon graduation. These include decision making, communication, critical thinking, analysis, problem solving, time management, project management, multitasking, and organisation.

Typical roles may include:

• Data analyst

• Quantitative analyst

• Data scientist

• Business intelligence analyst

• Systems analyst

• Enterprise analyst

• Business architect

• Project manager

• Data security management

• Management consultant

• Process analyst

• Product manager

• Data architect

• Data consultant

• Business consultant