ObjectivesOffers knowledge and expertise to prepare you for a senior position in an industrial, commerical or government organisation; you will be equipped with the appropriate technical knowledge, management skills, business understanding, independence of thought and highly developed critical faculties which are needed by a modern information systems engineer.
Entry requirementsEntry Requirements:
The programme is open to applicants who have at least a Second class Honours degree, or equivalent professional qualification. A minimum of two years professional experience is normally required.
Academic titleStrategic Information Systems (MSc)
Course descriptionCourse Information:
The Diploma stage of the degree programme is organised around four compulsory modules,covering the whole spectrum of information systems engineering: Computer Architecture and Networks; Software and Data Management; Information Systems and their Environment; Management and Information Technology. In addition to these, a number of more specialised option modules are offered from which you will typically choose a further six modules for study, allowing you to focus on the areas which are of most interest and relevance for you.
You will complete your course by undertaking a substantial supervised individual project, which you will write up and submit as an 18-20,000 word dissertation.
Special Features:
* Particular emphasis is placed on the systems paradigm and systems thinking as fundamental to effective information systems engineering.
* A specially written work-pack is provided for each module.
* Exemption from Professional Graduate Diploma and PGD Project of the British Computer Society.