About the Programme
Do you thrive under pressure? Do you have an interest in advancing in the financial industry? Consider our face to face MSc. programme in Business Analytics with Risk Management and Financial Engineering - the only programme of its kind in the Caribbean region.
We will give you the tools to help organisations interpret data and navigate risks and financial crises in this dynamic economic environment. The skills you gain will position you on a viable career trajectory.
What Will I Study?
- The different types of data source
- 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 identify risk across industries and create appropriate coping and management strategies
- How to make ethical and robust financial decisions
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 three researchers who are renowned experts in business analytics or finance.
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 individuals 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.
Professor C. Justin Robinson has published extensively on banking, finance and investments in the emerging market context. His research included investigations on stock price behaviour, dividend policy and monetary integration in the Caribbean. Professor Robinson also serves on the Board of Directors for the Central Bank of Barbados.
Career Opportunities
Career opportunities include:
- Business Analyst
- Data Analyst
- Risk Management Analyst
- Management Consultants
- Supply Chain Analyst
- Data Visualisation Engineer
- Financial Analytics Engineer
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 revamped its MSc. Business Analytics programme suite 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.