MSc Data Analytics and Project Management

This postgraduate course in Data Analytics and Project Management will equip you with knowledge of how data can help drive project management decisions, as well as to measure how a project is performing. Our flexible course offers the ability to work alongside your studies, giving you the edge to progress in your current career with the confidence to take on and manage business projects.

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Course Overview

The modern workplace relies on data, and those with the skills to handle and interpret an organisation’s data are in high demand. This MSc Data Analytics & Project Management programme is delivered by Arden University and combines your study of data analytics with the strategic and managerial skills to see projects through to completion.

Arden University’s online programme delivery makes it is easier to develop your data handling and project management skills alongside your existing commitments and responsibilities. This programme will help you take your career to the next level whilst you bring your organisation closer to its performance goals.

Course Modules

Data Design:

Understand how to approach data by addressing key questions about your intended business outcomes, and select the most appropriate data collection method. You will learn to design deployment approaches and implement instruments and systems for data collection to achieve valuable outcomes.

Data Handling and Decision Making:

With access to more data than ever, those equipped to handle and interpret this data can add real value to the workplace. The focus of this module is learning how to both interpret data, and make key business decisions shaping the future of an organisation.

Data Visualisation and Interpretation:

Gain the crucial data skills that give businesses their significant competitive advantage by learning to present this data in a universally engaging manner, which can be understood by specialists and non-specialists alike.

Project Management Techniques:

By breaking down the different types of project management, you’ll learn solid methods to control projects from beginning to end. This modules covers budgets, how to resolve complex issues, and coordinate the work of a project team.

Management of Projects:

Take charge of projects with all the necessary models, learning the ropes of effective leadership, how to match people to tasks, schedule, budget, and make risk assessments. You will also develop the ability to identify whether or not an investment will be worthwhile.

Project Analytics:

Use data to drive project management decisions, and maintain the health of a project through its entire duration. Discover the context in which these facts and stats are used to measure project performance, and become confident in the use of analysis to inform decisions.

Research Project:

This vital project gives you a chance to research an area of your choice, related to the programme theme, and develop your critical abilities. You’ll create a research proposal, choose between a conventional dissertation, or academic article and presentation, and then apply all of your knowledge from the programme, with the opportunity to link your research to your actual work needs.

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Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for this course you must normally have:

• A UK honours degree at a minimum of second class (2.2) or equivalent.
• For students whose prior learning was not taught in English: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent (no less than 6.0 in any element).

What if I don’t have academic qualifications?

We positively encourage and consider applications from those with substantial management experience (typically 5 years) able to demonstrate their motivation to study the programme. We will ask for your CV and references in support of your application.

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Our mission is to connect adult learners like you with higher education study opportunities that give you the tools you need to fulfil your career and life goals. We challenge conventional perceptions of degree study by providing flexible, vocational courses with timetables and learning options that fit around your life commitments.

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Regional Offer

We recently launched a special offer that allows residents and nationals of more than 115 countries to receive 25% off their undergraduate course fees, or 40% off postgraduate course fees when you choose to study online! Enquire below for full details.

Accreditations

As part of our commitment to excellence in teaching and continual quality improvement in the content we deliver on our courses, Arden University courses have achieved accreditation and certification from many of the UK’s most recognised and respected professional industry bodies. By involving alumni, industry experts and lecturers in the creation of our course materials, this means you’re learning key practical skills, highly valuable in the workplace.

All of our programmes are QAA approved and a wide range of our programmes are accredited by professional bodies such as the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), the British Psychological Society (BPS), and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), and more than 20 other accrediting professional bodies. These accreditations aren’t just a mark of quality; they are sought-after by employers, helping you get ahead in your career by standing out and maximising your future prospects.

Why Study with Arden?

Focus on employability

Our online programmes are designed with your career in mind. Our tutors are invested in your success both in and outside of our courses, and our programmes include opportunities to apply practical skills in individual modules and complete an independent research project. As an Arden student, you can take advantage of the resources in our dedicated Careers Portal:

• CV builder
• Interview simulator
• Global job search engine
• Employer advice
• Bonus business skills courses

Applied skills

When you graduate with your degree from Arden University, you will:

• Have shown your ability to learn and solve problems in your focus area
• Have an in-depth understanding of your subject matter
• Be able to make a decision about how to manage your career planning as a result of your modules
• Have transferable skills that will maximise your employability and career potential

Top-notch online programming

• Over half a million books and journals available in our online library
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