About the Programme
Learn from experts about the airline industry and its operations! With an MSc. Business Analytics with Specialisation in Aviation Management, you will gain both the theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience required to maintain competitiveness in the aviation industry. You will become proficient in the analysis of data to guide the pricing, marketing and operations of aviation services.
This programme is expected to begin from Academic Year 2023-2024 (August).
What Will I Study?
- The different types of data sources.
- How to store, retrieve and report data.
- How to prepare, visualise and make sense of data to support business decision-making for competitive advantage.
- The models, techniques and technologies of big data analytics.
- How to write the algorithms that will cause the most meaningful data insights to emerge.
- How to manage the day to day operations of the aviation industry.
- How to identify and resolve contemporary and emerging aviation industry issues and challenges.
Facilities and Resources
Graduate Studies Lab - This new Graduate Studies Lab equips students with hands-on experience in using data analytic and research tools and technologies to improve the practical experience and the real-world feel of their programme curriculum.
Laptop, Software and Textbook Package - Textbooks (printed or electronic) in addition to a new laptop loaded with contemporary business analytics software are provided for all registered students. The package fee is included in the programme cost, and students are allowed to keep the laptop and all of the course materials on completion of the course of study.
Research
Our Faculty for this programme includes two international researchers who are renowned experts in business analytics. Areas of specialisation include financial econometrics and healthcare simulation modelling.
Professor Sally Brailsford – Professor Sally Brailsford is Professor of Management Science within Southampton Business School at the University of Southampton, UK. Professor Sally Brailsford is also currently one of the leading experts in her field. Professor Brailsford’s research has been chiefly in the area of health care modelling with the aim to evaluate treatments and screening programmes, to allocate resources, to redesign processes and to improve systems.
Dr. Terry Harris – Dr. Terry Harris is an Assistant Professor in Accounting at Durham University Business School, Durham University, UK. Some of his research interests include financial econometrics, financial engineering, machine learning and big data analytics. Dr. Harris has engaged in extensive theoretical and applied research, publications, and scholarly and professional activities. In particular, he has published in Association of Business Schools (ABS) rated journals.
Career Opportunities
Career opportunities include:
- Business Analyst
- Data Analyst
- Risk Analyst
- Management Consultants
- Supply Chain Analyst
- Airport Operations Manager
- Air Traffic Controller
- Airline Manager
Apply now if these career paths interest you!
We accept applications from November 1 to June 30. However, expressions of interest are accepted throughout the year.
Why Study in Barbados
The best business schools anticipate the needs of global firms and lead the market through programme innovation. As industries grasp the power of information to deliver competitive advantage, the demand for big data expertise continues to grow. To ensure that our MSc. Business Analytics graduates are ready for the global marketplace, the Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management has revamped its MSc. Business Analytics programme suite, though less than five years old. We have introduced concentrations in Aviation Management, Logistics Analytics, Tourism and Hospitality Analytics, Risk Management and Financial Engineering alongside the concentrations in Finance and Marketing.
Our students are also getting opportunities to utilise their skills prior to graduation. The research component of the 2021 National Seek and Save Programme was a collaborative effort between our undergraduates, who went from door-to-door collecting key household information and our Business Analytics graduate students who mined the data to uncover lifesaving information. Every MSc. Business Analytics student is required to undertake a comprehensive project involving data preparation, mining and visualisation for a Caribbean business looking to up its know-how.
Be a part of the data driven business revolution and save money by completing your graduate degree in 18 months rather than 24 - 30 months.The best business schools anticipate the needs of global firms and lead the market through programme innovation. As industries grasp the power of information to deliver competitive advantage, the demand for big data expertise continues to grow. To ensure that our MSc. Business Analytics graduates are ready for the global marketplace, the Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management revamped its MSc. Business Analytics programme in 2021, though less than five years old. We have introduced concentrations in Aviation Management, Logistics Analytics, Tourism and Hospitality Analytics, Risk Management and Financial Engineering alongside the concentrations in Finance and Marketing.
Our students are also getting opportunities to utilise their skills prior to graduation. The research component of the 2021 National Seek and Save Programme was a collaborative effort between our undergraduates, who went from door-to-door collecting key household information and our Business Analytics graduate students who mined the data to uncover lifesaving information. Every MSc. Business Analytics student is required to undertake a comprehensive project involving data preparation, mining and visualisation for a Caribbean business looking to up its know-how.
Be a part of the data driven business revolution and save money by completing your graduate degree in 18 months rather than 24 - 30 months.