Course description

With information technology at the heart of modern-day business enterprises, this MSc paves the way to an influential career where you can add genuine and lasting value to any organisation. This course will:

• Develop theoretical knowledge and gain practical skills using our dedicated computing laboratories
• Learn how to use IT intelligently to tackle the real-world challenges faced by the industry today
• Build your skills in a wide range of cutting-edge and emerging business technologies, such as cloud computing and data mining
• Draw on the expertise of our research-active teaching team as well as IT experts from industry
• Balance your studies with your other commitments: you can study full-time or part-time, starting in September
• Prepare not only for a high-level career in the field of information technology but also for further research leading to a PhD

An ever-evolving field

The world of information technology is advancing at a remarkable pace, with emerging technologies and developments with smartphones, personal navigation systems and widespread access to broadband Internet. It means there are exciting career opportunities ahead for professionals who can harness IT in new ways to create tangible, business advantage.

Vital to industry

Our far-reaching MSc Information Technology prepares you to tackle work-based challenges using IT practically and intelligently. By the end of this programme, you will be able to analyse, synthesise and evaluate both the human and technology factors that are required to apply IT in the industry successfully.

How you will learn

You will learn through lectures, seminars, discussion groups, practical sessions, presentations and blended learning. Using our dedicated computing laboratories, you will develop both theoretical and practical skills in applying information technology.

Assessment includes a range of methods such as analytical essays, reports on lab-based problems, assignments using case studies, multi-task practical portfolios and presentations.

Your teaching team

You'll be taught by passionate academics who have an interest in a wide range of areas within the sector. They include:

• Dr Ovidiu Bagdasar – Ovidiu, an Associate Professor in Mathematics, has research interests in applied/computational mathematics, number theory and optimisation.
• Richard Self – Richard’s area of expertise covers the broad area of governance and the issues raised by Big Data Analytics. His projects have included location services and the accuracy of GPS on smart devices, including most recently the success of Covid-19 contact tracing apps.