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MSc Management of Information Systems & Digital Innovation course entry details Start date: Sept 2023
Duration: 1 year, full-time
Web: wbs.ac.uk/go/misdi
Fees & funding: For further information on the most up-to-date course fees, and our scholarship offering, please visit our MSc Management of Information Systems & Digital Innovation web page.
Entry requirements: 2:i (or international equivalent) achieved at Undergraduate level. We welcome applications from a broad range of disciplines and do not require you to have prior knowledge of information technology. If English is not your first language, please note that you must meet a minimum overall standard in a recognised test of English. Further details of these tests and minimum overall scores are available on the MSc Management of Information Systems & Digital Innovation web page.
Career destinations All of our MSc students benefit from our dedicated CareersPlus service whilst at WBS. Our MSc Management of Information Systems & Digital Innovation graduates are highly employable, and go into a range of industries and roles.
Class of 2022 profile
Why MSc Management of Information Systems & Digital Innovation? Designed for the information systems managers of the future, develop your management and consultancy skills to prepare yourself for a career helping businesses to thrive in the digital age. You’ll gain an important foundation in management theory and the practical use of information systems, all whilst considering how to manage digital innovation to achieve business value. You’ll get the opportunity to tailor your options to your own interests, giving you the opportunity to specialise in IT consultancy or programming/analytics, or gain an understanding of both disciplines. Hands-on experience with industry leaders We have close relationships with many IT and consulting organisations including EY, Barclays, PA Consulting, Fetch.ai, Google, and Deloitte. All these firms value the WBS focus on developing managers with a creative mindset to integrated IT and digital innovations in business. Assessment and modules Over three terms you will complete six compulsory modules, before choosing modules that make it possible to specialise in IT consultancy or programming/ analytics, or to combine modules in these areas. Assessment of these modules will vary, and you could be assessed by group presentation, peer assessment, individual assignment, or examination. Your studies will be completed by either two further optional modules and the Business in Practice module, or a module on Research Methodology followed by your dissertation.
Within the dissertation option there are two possible approaches:
■ A company-based project with a sponsoring organisation, producing both an academic dissertation and a management report for the company ■ A piece of research which will see you develop more specific, detailed knowledge in a particular area of the management of information systems or digital innovation. Compulsory modules for 2023 entry ■ Programming Solutions for Enterprise ■ Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence ■ Cybersecurity in Business ■ Digital Business Strategy ■ Managing Digital Innovation ■ MIS: Foundations & Critical Perspectives.
Number of students: 112
Number of nationalities: 23
Optional modules Please note that this is a sample range
Average age: 23
and may be subject to change: ■ Digital Finance, Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies
■ Programming for Data Analytics ■ Digital Marketing Technology & Management ■ Global Sourcing & Cloud Technologies. Example open optional modules (Business in Practice route only) ■ Business, International Finance & Economics ■ Entrepreneurship & Business Venturing ■ Governance & Corporate Responsibility ■ Information Systems Consultancy
■ International Business ■ Leading for Innovation.
Discover more about CareersPlus and our alumni destinations on page 66.
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