Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
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Study Details: 1 year
Our unique program, jointly delivered by the School of Information, Journalism, and Communication and the Management School, prepares you to lead digital transformation in any organisation. You’ll master AI adoption, digital strategy, systems design, and organisational change.
You will develop comprehensive expertise in information systems and management, along with the professional competencies needed to address challenges and promote sustainable development. You will gain core knowledge in AI adoption and use, digital strategy implementation, systems design and development, organisational transformation, and essential management principles – while developing a deep understanding of the profound social impact of technology.
The program cultivates innovation skills for planning and coordinating technology initiatives within organisations, business competence for aligning information systems strategy with organisational objectives, and technical proficiency for evaluating the capabilities and constraints of digital technologies. You will strengthen your analytical abilities to solve complex problems and enhance your collaborative leadership skills to develop solutions effectively within teams.
To align with your career goals, you can tailor the course with specialisation options such as Digital Business, Information Governance and Ethics, Business Intelligence, and Information Systems and the Information Society.
Upon completion, your knowledge and skillset will be indispensable in today’s digital economy, preparing you for managerial and professional roles where you can apply these competencies as a valuable asset in any workplace.
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in any subject.
You'll be prepared for a management career while also developing skills in information systems and increase your awareness of the important role that systems play in organisational infrastructures. Management consultants are often required with skills in information and information technology and the course will provide you with skills in both areas.
Core modules:
Information Systems Modelling
Information Systems in Organisations
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Managing People in Organisations
Project Management
Strategic Management
Research Methods and Dissertation Preparation
Dissertation
You will take two modules from the following:
Digital Business
Information Governance and Ethics
Business Intelligence
Information Systems and the Information Society
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