MSc Applied AI and Business Analytics with a Placement Year

University of East Anglia UEA

Our cutting-edge MSc Applied AI and Business Analytics equips you to move beyond data interpretation, preparing you to drive strategy and influence business decisions. You’ll learn to use advanced analytics and AI not only to answer questions but to identify the right questions, uncover market opportunities, and shape the future of business. You’ll gain the skills to spot trends, predict market shifts, and guide businesses with data-driven confidence, combining human insight, analytics, and AI to drive transformative change. On this course, you’ll learn by doing. From day one, you’ll work on real-world data and AI projects, mastering advanced technologies while developing future-focused skills, navigating ethical challenges, and communicating powerful insights from data. This hands-on approach equips you to tackle complex problems and unlock your full potential. You’ll master the full data and AI process, from discovering valuable data to building intelligent models that uncover insights. Through live projects with our business partners, you’ll use real data to solve real problems—learning not just to make business cases, but to create evidence-based solutions that drive impact. Our vibrant campus offers state-of-the-art facilities, whilst the city of Norwich serves as a thriving tech hub. We have strong partnerships with local and global businesses which provide excellent networking opportunities and real-world projects for you to engage with. Our course equips you with the advanced analytics and AI skills that employers demand, while our business partnerships provide access to a highly valuable professional network, ensuring you'll graduate ready to excel in your future career.