BSc (Hons) Information Technology Management for Business
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Bachelor's degree
In Ormskirk
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Ormskirk
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Duration
3 Years
This is an innovative degree that produces graduates capable of making a real contribution to their employer within a few months of graduation. You will develop a combination of the key business, technology, interpersonal and project management skills identified by employers as vital. Integrating these means you will be able to contribute rapidly within an organisation providing problem-solving and modelling skills appropriate to IT business operations and IT management. Practical work-based learning will support your knowledge and skills.
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About this course
You can pursue a career in IT business management, consultancy, telecommunications and many other roles within IT departments. Alternatively, you may wish to train to teach.
112 UCAS Tariff points on the new UCAS Tariff, for which no specific subjects are required, plus evidence of numeracy.
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Course rating
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Subjects
- Project
- Full Time
- Design
- IT Project Management
- Technology
- Business
- Management
- IT
- Networks
- Computer Architecture
- Databases
- Computer networks
- Project Management
- Strategic Management
Course programme
Level 4 (Year 1 of Full-Time Programme)
BUS1013 Introduction to Accounting and Statistics (20 credits)
BUS1014 People and Organisations (20 credits)
CIS1108 Digital World: Information Systems and Design (20 credits)
CIS1109 Digital World: Computer Architecture and Networks (20 credits)
CIS1110 Web Design and Development (20 credits)
CIS1111 Programming: Concepts to Construction 1 (20 credits)
Language modules in French, Spanish or Mandarin, delivered at the Edge Hill Language Centre, are available to study as an integral part of this degree. A single Language module can be studied instead of either CIS1109 Digital World: Computer Architecture and Networks or CIS1110 Web Design and Development.
Level 5 (Year 2 of Full-Time Programme)
BUS2007 Culture and Change (20 credits)
CIS2143 Databases (20 credits)
CIS2145 Computer Networks (20 credits)
CIS2154 E-Commerce for Business (20 credits)
CIS2170 Project Management (20 credits)
You will select one of the following modules:
BUS2020 Graduate Enterprise (20 credits)
CIS2162 Employability (20 credits)
Level 6 (Year 3 of Full-Time Programme)
BUS3024 Strategic Management (20 credits)
CIS3140 Research and Development Project (40 credits)
CIS3150 IT Management (20 credits)
CIS3161 Research and Development Methods (20 credits)
You will select one of the following modules:
CIS3148 Big Data (20 credits)
CIS3151 Internet Security (20 credits)
CIS3155 Advanced Databases (20 credits)
Optional modules provide an element of choice within the programme curriculum. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by timetabling requirements.
Additional information
How will I be assessed?
Assessments are varied and designed to ensure you acquire a range of skills, particularly those required by future employers. You will design and write programs, write reports and essays, critically analyse documents, deliver oral presentations and undertake examinations. We want you to develop an ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Who will be teaching me?
You will be taught by staff who are passionate about student learning and development. The programme team are specialists in computing, information systems, accountancy, human resource management, e-commerce and small and medium sized enterprises, among others. The team includes active researchers who publish in academic journals.
Course Length:3 Years Full-Time, Typically 4.5 Years Part-Time
BSc (Hons) Information Technology Management for Business