If students hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, but don’t meet the entry requirements for a master’s, a Pre-Master’s can help them gain a place on a postgraduate degree. NTU's MSc Management and Business Analytics course introduces students to the world of ‘big data’ and the impact it is having within businesses across the globe. In the first semester, students will shape their leadership and management skills to become an effective 21st century manager, gaining and excellent understanding of the core subjects, enabling them to put theory and contemporary thinking into practice. During the second semester, students will understand the value of business analytics within an organization, its impact on decision-making and the problems faced in interpreting big data. Students will face practical challenges and focus on applying descriptive statistics to analyze real-world data. Students will be developing skills within:

• quantitative methods for data analysis;

• understand the business analytics process; • acquire the knowledge to identify machine learning models to predict uncertain events in a business environment;

Finally, in the third semester, students will choose an experiential project. With the opportunity to use their skills in a real-world setting, students can choose from completing a consultancy experience project, an internship experience project, a business research project or a global experience project.