Business Analytics MSc Scholarship
Xi an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Tuition: 60,000-93,3340-93,334
Accommodation: 48-78RMB per day
Living Expense: around 1,500 RMB/ month
1. ALUMNI DISCOUNT: Graduate of XJTLU will receive a discount of 20% tuition fee. 2. MASTERS ENTRY SCHOLARSHIP: 30%-50% tuition off. 3.MASTERS ‘FRIENDSHIP’ SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS FROM RUSSIA/ THAILAND/ INDONESIA/ MALAYSIA/ NIGERIA/ GHANA: up to 30% of total tuition fee. 4. CHINESE GOVERNMENT TSP (Talent Selection Program) scholarship: waive full tuition fee for students applying for MSc. Sustainable Construction.
1. Academic requirement: UK upper second class honors known as 2:1 (60%-69%) or equivalent. 2. English language requirements: Depending on program, IELTS score required is either 6 or 6.5 or 7 *If you miss the English requirements by 0.5 to 1.0 of an IELTS band, or a similar number for other English language exams, you still can be admitted to the program after successful completion of a summer Pre-sessional English course.
Personal statement
Full academic transcripts of university studies and grading system
University degree certificate or enrolment statement (if you are a graduating student)
Certificates of English language qualifications (IELTS，TOEFL or equivalent)
Two letters of academic reference
CV (optional, but recommended )
A copy of your passport (for international students only)
1. Academic requirement: UK upper second class honors known as 2:1 (60%-69%) or equivalent. 2. English language requirements: Depending on program, IELTS score required is either 6 or 6.5 or 7 *If you miss the English requirements by 0.5 to 1.0 of an IELTS band, or a similar number for other English language exams, you still can be admitted to the program after successful completion of a summer Pre-sessional English course.
The rapid growth of available data is transforming the way managers, accountants, investors, and marketers are working. The ability to integrate big data into their analyses, business plans and decisions is becoming essential if firms are to maintain their competitive advantage.
The MSc Business Analytics programme is a response to these changes in the economic and technological environment. It aims to transform business students into multi-talented professionals, standing in-between their core field of expertise (such as management, finance, and marketing) and information technologies.
In addition to advanced modules in finance, marketing and management, the programme offers a deep understanding of the most up-to-date methods for data-processing (such as machine learning, data mining) and data management. Our teaching philosophy is practice-oriented. With this in mind, after an intensive 12-month period of study you will have the opportunity to complete your training with a six-month internship within a company.
You will benefit from the Big Data Analytics and Technology Centre that has been set up at XJTLU in collaboration with IBM and the Suzhou International Science-Park Data Centre (SISDC). Business analytics training will be available, utilising IBM software, and you will have the opportunity to apply for internships or projects at SISDC.
Graduates of this programme, as with all XJTLU masters degrees, earn a University of Liverpool degree that is recognised by the Chinese Ministry of Education.
International Business School Suzhou (IBSS) is one of an elite group of institutions worldwide to be accredited by the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) in 2016 and 2018 respectively. AACSB accreditation is a globally recognised standard for the highest quality in business education. Only five per cent of business schools worldwide have been awarded the accreditation. The EQUIS accreditation is a quality certification system for business schools set up by the EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development). It has become the most global authoritative and select business school certification body in the world with its comprehensive and rigorous review process. IBSS becomes the youngest business school in the world to have received both EQUIS and AACSB accreditation. There are only less than 100 business schools that have received both AACSB and EQUIS accreditation. This is an important milestone in becoming a world class business school and highlights the strength and significant influence of IBSS at the international level.
Access the Big Data Analytics and Technology Centre
Acquire skills of practical processing and exploration of big data
Learn about some of the latest data analysis techniques making use of AI, such as machine learning and data mining
Have opportunities to complete internships
Take advantage of industry links with local companies
The MSc Business Analytics programme will equip you with:
A rich understanding of the opportunities and threats posed to organisations by the current increase in data availability
An ability to analyse, model and investigate large networks of peoples and companies.
An appreciation of the ethical issues and risks related to the advent of interconnected databases
Knowledge and understanding of current practices, theories and issues in a traditional field of business studies
Skills in data processing (descriptive statistics, econometrics and machine learning), problem solving and decision-making (using statistical and data analyses to resolve organisational problems)
Proficiency in the use of a wide variety of statistical packages suitable for analysing large data sets.
Core modules
Modelling and Simulation of Operations.
Introduction to Business Analytics
Contemporary Issues in the Ethics of Business Analytics
Econometrics
Databases and Data Management
Data Mining and Machine Learning
Social Network Analysis
Big Data-Applications in Business
Internship report/dissertation.Specialised pathway modules
Finance pathway: Financial Analysis, Portfolio Management
Marketing pathway: Social Media Marketing, Marketing Management
Management pathway: Strategic Business Analysis, Strategic Operation Management, Modelling and Simulation of Operations.
Specialised pathway modules
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Finance pathway: Financial Analysis, Portfolio Management
Marketing pathway: Social Media Marketing, Marketing Management
Management pathway: Strategic Business Analysis, Strategic Operation Management, Modelling and Simulation of Operations.
Additional learning activities
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The completion of additional learning activities is required to obtain your Masters degree. Normally, required ALA hours will be distributed evenly across each semester, amounting to 200 hours per semester. Part-time programmes will normally require 100 to 150 hours per semester.
The additional learning activities on MSc Business Analytics include:
Introduction to Research Methods
Personal and Employability Skills
Postgraduate English
Chinese Language
Graduate Teaching Assistantship
Graduate Research Assistantship
Independent Study with an IBSS Tutor
Participation in IBSS research seminar series
Writing of Scholarly Research Paper
Presentation of Scholarly Research Paper
Thomson One Certificate Achievement
EIKON Certificate Achievement
Datastream Certificate Achievement
Professional Software Skills
Volunteer Work for University and School Projects and Events
In-Company Project
Field Trip/Company visit
Career Development Activities
Graduate Work Placement
SAP TERP10
Business analytics skills are in high demand in every sector of the economy, particularly within the fast-growing service sectors (e.g. finance, retail, marketing, and information technology). The typical positions our graduates target include data or information analyst, technical consultant, IT-related project manager and customer relationship management (CRM) analyst.
Fees
RMB 120,000 for the entire 18 month full-time programme.
University tuition fees cover the cost of your study with us.
Alumni discount
If you are a graduate of XJTLU, the University of Liverpool or Xi’an Jiaotong University, you will automatically receive a discount of 20 percent of the tuition fee.
Payment options
Masters students have the option to pay tuition fees in instalments each semester. You can also choose to pay the fees upfront at the time of registration, in this case a discount of five percent of the total fees will be offered.
You will be asked to indicate how you would like to pay the fees when you confirm your acceptance of the unconditional offer.