More companies are realising the powerful insights and competitive advantage they can gather from data analysis, making business analytics one of the most popular courses for students to undertake. With this skillset, you have opportunities to work in a range of fields including anything from Public Policy government departments to Management Consulting roles.

With the government’s plans to set up a new office called Digital Industry Singapore (DIG), some 10,000 jobs are set to be created over the next 3 years. Singaporeans should capitalise on this opportunity to take a Business Analytics degree and catch up with the industry’s needs. Afterall, you are set to earn anything from S$80,000 to S$180,000 yearly as a Business Analyst in Singapore, the moment you graduate.*

What’s stopping you from taking a step into the world of Business Analytics?

University of Southampton

Course: BSc (Hons) Business Analytics with Placement

Duration: 4 years (1 year placement)

When: September 2019

This degree is designed to meet a growing need for graduates with a sound education in business and the specialist skills to help organisations understand their customers, forecast future demand and use big data to make effective decisions.

As the only UK business analytics BSc course that includes a foundation in programming – a valuable skill for your future career, you’ll be able to put your knowledge into practice and gain crucial professional experience on a one-year industry placement, as well as by doing a final project on a real-world business issue.

Interested in this course?

If you currently hold an UK offer, this business analytics course has spots available for you if you wish to change your course.

However, students are encouraged to apply early as spots may run out.

Coventry University

Course: MSc Business Analytics

Duration: 1 year

When: September 2020

Who is this course for: Honours degree graduates in either Business, Finance, Economics, Management Science, Logistics, Engineering, Computing or Mathematics with GPA of 2.75/4.0 or 3.4/5.0

This 1-year intensive Business Analytics course is an innovative programme that trains you to interpret data in order to find new patterns and relationships in order to inform business decisions. As a highly practical degree, the course uses case studies and projects from industry to work on industry problems and propose tactically viable recommendations.

With state of the art facilities including 42 dual screen Bloomberg terminals, you can be confident that the course will equip you to be skill-ready for the data-driven world.

The University of Queensland

Course: Bachelor of Advanced Business (Honours) majoring in Business Analytics

Duration: 4 years

When: February / July

Where: Brisbane, Queensland

For those who want an all-rounded degree, this is the course for you. With only 2 compulsory units in Business Analytics and electives from 5 different majors to choose from, you have the flexibility, to choose a wide range of subjects, that is not typically available in an undergraduate degree.

Undertaking subjects such as Predictive Analytics in R and Cases and Strategies for Business Analytics, you will have the option of pursuing a business industry placement in Australia, to have a head start into the workforce before your peers.

Deakin University

Course: Bachelor of Business Analytics

Duration: 3 years

When: March / July

Where: Burwood, Victoria

Do you want to be a problem solver? In this course, students are actively encouraged to be problem solvers, by identifying and modelling problems and to articulate business analytics solutions. With a compulsory Work Integrated Learning subject embedded into the program, you will have the opportunity to connect with global companies like IBM and PwC.

Furthermore, you even have the possibility of combining this program with a Bachelor of Commerce, meaning that you can graduate with a double degree in just 4 years! Located in Burwood, Deakin University harnesses emerging technologies to facilitate innovative, borderless and personalised education.

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* Based on the Robert Half 2019 Salary Guide.