Business Computing and Data Analytics BSc (Hons)
About This Programme
Data analytics and business intelligence: machine learning for business, enterprise modelling, databases and IS strategy.
Course Highlights
- Focused on data analytics and business intelligence for real enterprise decisions.
- Machine learning for business, enterprise modelling and database design.
- A professional development portfolio and strategic IS project in the final year.
- A UK Middlesex University honours degree completed in three years at the Dubai campus.
What You'll Study
Taught on campus, full-time over three years, totalling 120 credits per year.
Year 1
- Foundations of Information Systems (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- Introduction to Business and Organisations (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- Information in Organisations (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- IT Applications (30 Credits) – Compulsory
Year 2
- Statistics and Machine Learning for Business Data Analytics (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- Data Analytics for Enterprise Modelling (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- Information Systems Analysis and Design (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- Database Systems: Design and Implement (30 Credits) – Compulsory
Year 3
- Business Intelligence (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- Strategic Information Systems (Enterprise Project) Management (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- Independent Professional Development Portfolio in Business Computing and Data Analytics (30 Credits) – Compulsory
- Technology, Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship (TIME) (30 Credits) – Optional
- Interaction Design and User Experience (30 Credits) – Optional
- PROGRAMME CONTENT
- Why Study BSc Honours Business Computing and Data Analytics?
- Learn how to manage data and develop information systems in response to different business needs
- COURSE OVERVIEW
- INTAKE
- DURATION
- ATTENDANCE
- COURSE LEADER
- HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
Entry Requirements
CBSE / ISC / State Board: minimum 65% overall. Applicants holding only GCSEs can progress via the one-year International Foundation Programme.
Careers
The programme will prepare students for a range of careers in the field of Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Database, Information Management, System Analysis and Design and IT Project Management as well as a postgraduate study in Business Information Systems Management, Information Security Management, and Data Science. Graduates are likely to follow career paths in roles such as business intelligence expert, data and information analyst, ICT project manager, business consultant and ICT consultant.
Accreditation & Professional Recognition
Licensed and accredited by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR) through the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA), and by Dubai's KHDA. The degree is awarded by Middlesex University in the UK (QAA-reviewed).
Programme Details
Award
Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc Hons)
Start Date
January, September
Typical Offer
BBC at A Level, or 65% overall in CBSE/ISC
Duration
3 years
Qualification
BSc (Hons)
Subject Area
Computer Science
Study Pattern
Full time
Delivery Format
In person
Tuition Fee
AED 64,557/yr
Annual tuition is AED 64,557 (inclusive of VAT), around AED 193,671 for the full three-year degree. All students receive a minimum 10% academic scholarship, with further scholarships and grants available.