Academic titleBusiness Information Technology, BSc Hons
Course descriptionThis degree programme seeks to develop IT skills and their application to business organisations. It is a practically based degree covering both technical and theoretical issues.
Students learn how to build applications for the Internet; use industry-wide commercial software; develop solutions to business problems; learn how to use IT tools and techniques; model different business situations; apply modern principles of design and analysis; and develop personal skills in communication and teamwork.
Year 1
-Business Systems Modelling
-Systems Analysis at Work
-Programming, Databases and Business Software
-Internet Business Applications
Year 2
-Information Systems Development
-Web Database Systems
-IT Organisation & Deployment
-Building IT Applications
Optional Sandwich Year (Work Placement)
Final Year
-Individual Project
-Information Engineering
-Information Systems Planning and Management
Option from:
-E-Technology
-Knowledge Management
Professional recognition
This degree is accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS). The programme can lead to full exemption from the BCS Certificate, Diploma, Professional Graduate Diploma and PGD Project, as well as partial Chartered Engineer (CEng) status
Career options
Career opportunities exist as business analysts, systems designers, database developers, database administrators, and website developers in a wide range of organisations.
In addition, graduates of the programme may find career opportunities in information systems security, IT management roles and network service administrators