Information Technology with Business and Management - MSc

Explore the many ways in which information technology supports and enables business and management activity and processes.

You have the opportunity to organise your studies around a range of themes:
-Business and management
-Human systems
-Managing innovation
-Software engineering

How will I study?

You will study a number of core modules and options. In the summer term you will undertake a supervised dissertation, based on a substantial research project.

Taught modules are assessed by a variety of methods including:
-Coursework
-Presentations
-Literature review
-Programming projects
-Unseen examinations
-Term papers

The MSc project is assessed by a 12,000-word dissertation.

MSc project

On our Masters courses, you’ll complete a substantial MSc project, which is often practical as well as theoretical. The project is designed for you to excel in your personal and professional development and to consolidate the material covered in your modules. It demands individual responsibility and exposes you to issues of:
-Project management
-Resourcing
-Planning
-Scheduling
-Documentation and communication
-Critical awareness and creative thinking

In Informatics, you are encouraged to seek a project with a commercial or industrial flavour. Finding an industrial sponsor or host is fine, though you will still need an academic supervisor.

Scholarships

Our aim is to ensure that every student who wants to study with us is able to despite financial barriers, so that we continue to attract talented and unique individuals.

Chancellor's International Scholarship (2017)
-25 scholarships of a 50% tuition fee waiver
-Application deadline: 1 May 2017

HESPAL Scholarship (Higher Education Scholarships Scheme for the Palestinian Territories) (2017)
-Two full fee waivers in conjuction with maintenance support from the British Council
-Application deadline: 1 January 2017

USA Friends Scholarships (2017)
-A scholarship of an amount equivalent to $10,000 for nationals or residents of the USA on a one year taught Masters degree course.
-Application deadline: 3 April 2017

Careers

Our students are highly employable, with 95% of recent graduates’ job roles being at professional or managerial level.

Many go on to careers in the banking and energy sectors. Others pursue careers as IT consultants, project managers, software professionals and in other IT sector roles. The MSc also opens up the opportunity for PhD-level study.

Employers of our graduates include:
-HSBC
-Bangkok Bank
-KPMG
-G4 Analytics
-RDF Group

Visit the Information Technology with Business and Management - MSc page on the University of Sussex website for more details!