University of Southampton, BSc, Business Analytics with a placement year

Year 1

Semester One

Core: 

• Ideas that Shaped the Business World 1: Government and Society, 
• Technologies that Shaped the Business World 1: Mechanical Age, 
• Business Analytics Foundation, 
• Management Analysis (if candidate doesn't have A level maths)

Compulsory: 

• Financial Accounting 1

Semester Two

Core: 

• Management Accounting 1, 
• Ideas that Shaped the Business World 2: Markets and Consumers, 
• Technologies that Shaped the Business World 2: Digital Age

Compulsory: 

• Key Skills for Business

Year 2

Semester One

Core: 

• SAS Base Programming

Compulsory: 

• Principles and Practice of Management Science

Optional: 

• Financial Management, 
• Information Systems Management, 
• Digital Business Models, 
• Strategic Marketing Decisions, 
• Programming 1, 
• A Language Module, 
• Curriculum Innovation Programme Module

Semester Two

Core: 

• Business Forecasting

Compulsory: 

• Business Simulation

Optional:

• Problem Structuring Methods, 
• Operations Management, 
• Innovation, Technology and the Environment, Programming II OR 
• Web Design A Language Module OR 
• Curriculum Innovation Programme Module

Year 3

Placement

Note: Students can refer but not repeat the placement year hence any student failing the placement will be offered a transfer to the BSc Business Analytics 3yr programme.

Year 4

Semester One

Compulsory: 

• Final Project,
• Knowledge Management,
• Data-Mining for Customers Relationship

Optional: 

• Managing Innovation,
• Customer Insight, Service and Organisation Innovation,
• Technological Innovation

Semester Two

Compulsory: 

• Optimization,
• Analytics in Action

Optional: 

• Risk Management,
• Project Management,
• Managing High Growth Business,
• Future Horizons for Enterprise