MSc Business Information Technology (Part Time)

The MSc Business Information Technology at Southampton Solent University is an enriching course designed to ensure that you'll meet the needs of today's managers in a business and organisational context.

The focus is on your understanding of information technology within commercial business practice and the information systems that support it.

For graduates and professionals looking to propel skills in informational systems and management, this course provides you with an integrated approach to strategy, process, information and enterprise effectiveness.

You'll develop a sound theoretical and practical understanding of web and business information systems, as well as technology and associated strategies.

Our flexible approach means your own learning style won't be compromised. On our system of individual and team-based practical assignments we'll work through enquiry based, problem driven activity, a learning method with positive results.

The multicultural student cohort on this programme means you'll benefit from a stimulating and richly rewarding learning environment. Our dedicated staff will also encourage you to combine your project choices with your first degree and/or work experience, to reflect your unique personal profile.

Course content

The programme comprises the Taught Postgraduate component and the Masters' Dissertation:Taught Component:

• Effective Business Information Systems
• Enterprise Process Management
• Systems Project Management
• Business Analysis and Requirements Frameworks
• Systems for Enterprise Effectiveness
• E-Business Systems and Strategy
• Quality, Standards and Process Improvement
• Strategic Information Management.

Masters' Dissertation

The dissertation is expected to be an original, independent and critical piece of work exploring a current issue in Business Information Technology drawn from the topics within the course.

You'll be encouraged to co-operate with industrial, commercial or professional establishments.

Assessment

The course is assessed solely by coursework and dissertation.

Attendance

Part-time attendance would be two or three days within a four-week block, spread equally throughout the year. The remainder may be undertaken via distance learning or by attending the University one afternoon per week.

Special facilities

You would have exclusive access to IT facilities of nearly 100 fully Novell networked PC's. These run specialist software and applications required for the course, and in business.