Information Systems BSc (Hons)

Our Information Systems degree is ideal if you want to combine current academic knowledge and skills in information systems with leading industry practice. The additional embedding of the SAP Business Suite within the curriculum means that you’ll be suited to a wide range of careers within the public and private sectors when you graduate.
This course will help you to develop the skills you need to understand business, communicate effectively with others, organise, plan and develop computer systems. It introduces the SAP Business Suite and the concepts of enterprise application software.
The course sits within computing, but differs from computer science courses by providing you with a solid understanding of computer based information systems. Your focus will be on the four elements of information systems:
1. Data
2. Technology
3. People
4. Organisations
You’ll develop an understanding of how information systems fit into organisations and you’ll be able to work on the management and deployment of information systems at strategic levels within any organisation.
After completing this course, you will have a good understanding of many of the challenges facing corporate business and IT and how the latest SAP products provide solutions to these challenges.
We’ll support your personal, academic and professional development throughout your study, so you’ll have solid foundations for continuing professional development throughout your life.
You’ll be taught via lectures, problem-based tutorials, practical lab sessions, surgeries and group-based sessions. You’ll work on case studies, investigations, and independent reading. You’ll also get to use our virtual learning environment, supported by a teaching team with a strong research background and industry experience.
In addition to this course being offered as a BSc Honours undergraduate award, it will also be available, subject to validation, as an MSci Integrated Masters degree from September...