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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information
Technology and
Management
Overview
The growth in the application
of information technology has
increased the need for people
who have a comprehensive range
of skills required to analyse,
design, implement and manage
IT solutions in a modern business
environment. Information
technology management requires
a multidisciplinary skill set and
this innovative course will bring
together components from
both the School of Computing
and Mathematics and Keele
Management School.
If you have already acquired
some knowledge of computing,
it offers you the opportunity
to gain highly marketable IT,
business and management skills.
It is also suitable for those already
in the profession who wish to
improve and develop technical
and managerial skills, as well
as graduates at the start of
their career.
Additional information
The aim of this course is to
develop technical skills and also
to gain a critical understanding of
the management of information
technology in the context of
organisational/business issues
and challenges.
You will learn through a
combination of lectures, seminars
and workshop sessions and these
include a mix of group study,
discussion and presentations by
teams and individuals. A virtual
learning environment is used to
provide you with access to a wide
range of learning materials.
Module titles
This is a twelve month programme
starting in September, comprising
eight taught modules plus a
project or industrial placement.
During the first semester you
will take three core modules and
choose one elective module.
There is also one core module
which runs throughout the first
and second semesters. During the
second semester you will take
two core modules and choose
one elective module. From the
end of May to September you
will undertake a project or
industrial placement.
The following indicates the range
of modules that may be offered
and may be subject to change:
Core modules:
• Accounting for
Decision Making
Course type
MSc, postgraduate
diploma, postgraduate
certificate
Mode of study
Full-time
Entry
requirements
Applicants are expected
to hold at least a secondclass honours degree (or
overseas equivalent) in
Information Technology
or Computer Science,
or to have appropriate
professional qualifications
and work experience.
Overseas applicants
will also need to have
an English Language
qualification of IELTS 6.5
or hold a previous degree
which has been taught
and examined in English.
Contact email
[email protected]
• Operations Management
and Supply
• Problem Solving Skills
for Consultants
• Metrics Estimation
Analysis and Teams,
• Project Scope and
Portfolio Management
• Web Technologies
and Security
• Project/Industrial Placement
The following is a list of indicative
elective modules:
• User Interaction Design
• Systems Design
and Programming
• Entrepreneurship
• Cloud Computing
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Key Information
Good to know
Our MSc in
Information
Technology and
Management is
ideally suited to
those who must
stand astride the
division between IT
and business to make
both more effective
in the modern world.
If your first degree
is not Computing
related you can still
follow this course
by taking a
nominated set of
optional modules.