BSc (Hons) Business Analytics and Management with a Year Abroad

Course Overview

Are you interested in getting to the bottom of why things happen the way they do in the business world? Data analysis, the process of studying past results in order to make predictions about the future, has become critical in the business world. If you’re a curious, detail-oriented and analytical person, this course may be for you.

On our Business Analytics and Management with a Year Abroad course, you’ll learn to manage, analyse and interpret data, alongside gaining an understanding of other key management disciplines. This degree will give you a unique combination of skills which is highly valued and sought-after by employers.

After exploring the essentials of modern business, you’ll be introduced to information technologies. You’ll learn how to manage data, and how to analyse it using statistics for business. You’ll discover the importance of concepts such as risk and probability. You’ll also have the freedom to study specific aspects of business to which interest you or which contribute to your career goals. This course option gives you the opportunity to experience a year abroad where you’ll immerse yourself in a different culture as you continue to develop your impressive analytics and business skillset.

Norwich Business School, in collaboration with UEA’s Career Central Service, holds a yearly Employability Week, providing you a unique opportunity to network with industry contacts, explore different career paths, and brainstorm how to tailor your university experience to your ideal post-graduation life. Our business school was also ranked 14th overall for research quality in Business and Management Studies in the Times Higher Education REF 2021 Analysis.

After the course, you’ll be equipped to enter a career in data analysis or other kinds of business analysis. The combination of skills and experience you gain during your time at UEA will prepare you well for work at a major international corporation. You’ll also be well placed to enter an MSc program in business analytics or a related field.

This course is open to

UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.

We welcome and value a wide range of qualifications, and we recognise that some students might take a mixture of different qualifications. We have listed typical examples that we accept for entry.

You should hold or be working towards the specified English and Mathematics requirements and one of the examples of typical entry qualifications listed below. If your qualifications aren’t listed, or if you are taking a combination of qualifications that isn’t specified, please contact Admissions.

English and Mathematics

All applicants must hold or be working towards GCSEs in English Language and Mathematics at minimum grade 4 or grade C.

We accept a wide range of English Language qualifications, please see our English Language equivalencies page.

Typical International Entry Requirements

We accept many international qualifications for entry to this course. For specific details about your country, view our information for International Students.

A levels

ABB

General Studies A Level is not accepted.

BTEC

Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM

Combinations of BTEC and A levels

Extended Diploma: DDM

Diploma: DD plus B at A level.

Extended Certificate: D plus BB at A level.

BTEC in Public Services, Uniformed Services and Business Administration are all excluded from our BTEC offers

International Baccalaureate

32 points overall

INTO UEA

If you do not meet the academic and/or English language requirements for direct entry our partner, INTO UEA offers progression on to this undergraduate degree upon successful completion of a preparation programme. Depending on your interests, and your qualifications you can take a variety of routes to this degree.

English Foreign Language

Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading): 

• IELTS:  6.0  overall (minimum  5.5  in all components) 

We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.

Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.

  If you do not yet meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the English skills necessary for successful undergraduate study.

Deferred Entry

We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year. We believe that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. You are advised to indicate your reason for wishing to defer entry on your UCAS application.

Admissions Policy

Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all undergraduate applicants.

Employability

After graduating you could go on to work at major international companies such as McKinsey & Company, JPMorgan Chase, Deloitte, HSBC, and IBM, in roles such as business analyst, data analyst, or global digital operations analyst.

Alternatively, you might continue your studies with a Master’s degree such as MSc Business Analytics, MSc Operations and Logistic Management, or MSc Operations Research and Analytics. To get your career off to the best start, Norwich Business School holds Employability Week annually together with the Career Centre to get you engaged with a wide range of sectors, including retail, commerce, operations, banking, and government.

Examples of careers that you could enter include:

• Business Analyst
• Data Scientist
• Business Intelligence Analyst
• Database Administrator
• Data Engineer

Discover more on our Careers webpages.