BSc Business Analytics (with a professional placement year)
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Business Analytics (with a professional placement year), an undergraduate degree exploring quantitative and data-led methods for commercial environments. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Accounting, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship. This four-year full-time course includes a compulsory professional placement year. The first year covers foundational concepts through Introduction to Business Analytics, Introduction to Economics, Introduction to Financial Accounting, and Introduction to Marketing. The second year focuses on applied quantitative skills via Consumer Behaviour, Introduction to Econometrics, Managing Operations, and Data Coding & Visualisation. The final year examines advanced economic and technical applications through Applied Econometrics, Entrepreneurship and Small Firms (ENT), Financial Econometrics, and Business Analytics for Decision Making. Optional modules in the final year allow students to study topics such as Digital Transformation and AI in Business, Research Methods for Managers, Strategy, and Digital Marketing.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB IB: 32 points
What students say
Based on about 239 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 79%
- Academic support: 87%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 240 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 97%
- Left higher education: 3%
What graduates do next
Based on about 72 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 67%
- Working and studying: 9%
- Further study: 6%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Information Technology Professionals: 60%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals: 7%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 5%
- Elementary occupations: 4%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 67%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 44%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 75 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 45%
- South East: 41%
- South West: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 155 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 57%
- Baccalaureate: 2%
- Access course: 1%
- Foundation course: 21%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 2%
- Other qualifications: 13%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Business Analytics
- Introduction to Economics
- Introduction to Mathematics for Finance and Economics
- Business School Career Preparation
- Introduction to Financial Accounting
- Introduction to Marketing
- Introduction to Statistics
- Microeconomics 1
- Consumer Behaviour
- Introduction to Econometrics (level 5)
- Managing Operations
- Mathematical Statistics
- Applied Statistics for Finance and Economics
- Corporate and International Finance
- Data Coding & Visualisation
- Marketing Analytics and Metrics
- Applied Econometrics
- Entrepreneurship and Small Firms (ENT)
- Financial Econometrics
- Business Analytics for Decision Making
- Economics and Data Science
- Digital Transformation and AI in Business
- Research Methods for Managers
- Strategy
- Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Business Ethics
- Digital Marketing
- Economics of Sports
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Business Analytics (with a professional placement year) at University of Sussex earn?
The median salary is £30,500 after 15 months, £32,500 after 3 years, £42,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £32,500 and £63,000.
What do graduates of BSc Business Analytics (with a professional placement year) at University of Sussex do next?
82% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Business Analytics (with a professional placement year) at University of Sussex?
85% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Business Analytics (with a professional placement year) at University of Sussex?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 116 UCAS points.
Does BSc Business Analytics (with a professional placement year) at University of Sussex include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BSc Business Analytics (with a professional placement year) at University of Sussex?
97% of students continued into their second year, and 3% left higher education.