Information Technology Management for Business, BSc Hons
KEY FACTS
UCAS code
GN52 M BSc/ITMB
School
Centre for Business Information Technology & Enterprise (BITE)
Location
Attendance
3 years full-time / 4 years sandwich
Entry requirements
Applicants should have:
240 UCAS points
PLUS at least three GCSEs (including English and mathematics) or equivalent qualifications.
Assessment
Students are assessed through exams, coursework, projects, presentations and dissertation.
Career options
Graduates can enter a variety of business careers. Many of the employers linked to the degree offer graduate recruitment schemes. These can give you an idea of the kind of role that a successful ITMB student could progress into.
This degree has been designed around criteria established by e-skills UK, the Sector Skills Council for IT and Telecoms, and is supported by some of the leading businesses in this country. It provides a mixture of IT, business and personal development that makes it a combination of traditional degree and graduate training programme.
As a key part of the degree, students spend around 25 per cent of their time working on real business problems. They spend another 25 per cent on IT, and a further 25 per cent working on the business side. The remaining time is spent in developing interpersonal and other transferable skills that will make the students invaluable members of any business they choose to work in.
The uniqueness and relevance of the ITMB programme is recognised by over 50 international and national companies, many of which are household names.This number is continuously growing as new companies learn about and join the programme.
The employers are responsible for setting the strategy for the ITMB programme and are committed to maintaining its quality and relevance to their respective industries. They also play a key role with the universities by providing structured onsite support to the ITMB lecturers and students.
In this way they help the ITMB students develop the skills and knowledge required to enable them to secure good jobs in the IT world - hopefully within one of their companies.At time of going to press some of the employers involved are: Accenture, BA, BBC, CA, Capgemini, Cisco, Delooitte, Ford, Fujitsu, HP/EDS, IBM, ITV, Logica, Micro Focus, Morgan Stanley, Network Rail, Proctor & Gamble, Sainsbury's, SAS and Unilever. Throughout the programme, representatives from the supporting companies visit to share their experiences in the form of 'Guru lectures'.
Content
Year 1
Year 2
- Data, Information and Knowledge (30 credits)
- People and Organisations (30 credits)
- Operations and Information Technology (30 credits)
- Business Project 2 (Value Chain Management) (30 credits)
Optional Sandwich Year (Work Placement)
Final Year
- Dissertation Project (60 credits)
- Management and Communications (30 credits)
- Enterprise Information Architectures and Networks (30 credits)