Study MSc Operations Management and Business Analytics from St John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Build the skills to make better decisions, improve processes and turn data into insight—without leaving St John's. The MSc Operations Management and Business Analytics is offered online by the University of Salford in exclusive partnership with Robert Kennedy College. Its ideas and methods can be applied across industries and internationally.

Earn an internationally recognised British degree

Graduate with a British degree awarded by the University of Salford. It is a qualification you can take into conversations about your career at home and abroad.

By combining operations management with business analytics, the programme helps you develop a way of thinking that is valuable wherever organisations need to use evidence, manage resources and improve performance.

Study 100% online in as little as one year

Complete the programme entirely online, with the possibility of finishing in as little as one year. You can work towards a postgraduate qualification while continuing to live in St John's.

Whether you are building momentum in your current role or preparing for a new direction, online study lets you make progress without putting the rest of your life on hold.

Learn without fixed online attendance times

You do not need to be online at specific times or dates. That flexibility can make postgraduate study more practical alongside work, family commitments and a changing schedule.

Choose when to engage with lectures and study materials, and plan your learning around the times when you can give it your best attention.

Take your studies wherever you go

Study from St John's, elsewhere in Antigua and Barbuda, or anywhere else your plans take you. Your learning does not have to stop when you travel.

With the mobile app, you can download study materials and watch lectures offline. A journey or a period away from your usual workspace can still be an opportunity to move forward.

Show what you know through open-book assessments

The programme uses open-book assessments rather than classical question-and-answer exams. This approach gives you the opportunity to work with learning resources as you develop and present your responses.

For a subject centred on analysis and decision-making, it is a chance to focus on understanding ideas and applying them thoughtfully, rather than relying solely on recall.

Learn from internationally educated faculty

Study with tutors and faculty whose academic backgrounds include world-renowned institutions such as Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel and Washington University in St. Louis.

Their varied academic experiences can bring fresh perspectives to your studies and encourage you to examine business challenges from more than one angle.

Join a truly international learning community

Learn alongside students from more than 130 countries. Different professional and cultural perspectives can broaden discussions and help you see how operations and analytics matter in many settings.

You will also become part of a wider alumni community whose members have worked for international organisations including the United Nations, Google, ICRC, The World Bank, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Tencent, Siemens and Sony.

Plan your payments with interest-free instalments

The programme's fees can be paid in up to 18 monthly interest-free instalments. Spreading payments over time may help you plan your studies alongside your other commitments.

With a clear payment schedule, you can focus on the opportunity ahead: gaining skills that may support your next professional step.

Put your learning to work in St John's

Tourism and hospitality are important parts of Antigua and Barbuda's economy. In St John's, the programme's approaches to forecasting, service quality and operational planning could help graduates think through challenges faced by hotels, visitor services and businesses serving cruise passengers.

As a port city and commercial centre, St John's also depends on goods moving efficiently between suppliers, businesses and customers. Skills in process improvement, supply chain thinking and data analysis could be useful in logistics, retail and other organisations managing stock, demand and delivery.

Graduates working in financial services, professional services or public administration could apply analytical and operational thinking to resource planning, performance measurement and service delivery. These skills offer ways to ask sharper questions and support more informed decisions, both locally and internationally.

Ready to explore what you could achieve from St John's? Request our course catalogue.