Information Technology in Organisations,

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 9 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 13.3 k / Year(s) Deadline: Jan 15, 2025
127 place StudyQA ranking:3756 Duration:48 months

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Description

In a world where information technology plays a vital role in business operations, companies are looking for adaptable professionals who understand organisations as much as the systems they use.

Our distinctive MComp Information Technology in Organisations will build upon the BSc Information Technology in Organisations programme and give you a more advanced understanding of IT in organisations. Key outcomes include:
• a group design project
• an individual research project
• an e-business strategy

Graduates will be able to use their skills in any sector in which IT plays an important part, from finance to leisure and entertainment. We have strong relationships with employers, and our graduates are particularly in demand for their understanding of organisations and their practical abilities in the workplace.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline January 15 Tuition fee
  • GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
  • GBP 13290 Year (Non-EEA)
Start date October 2015 Duration full-time 48 months Languages Take an IELTS test
  • English
Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time More information Go To The Course Website

Course Content

Year 1

Semester 1

Compulsory Core Modules
  • COMP1202 Programming I
  • COMP1209 System Design
  • COMP1214 Systems & Platforms
Compulsory Modules
  • COMP1215 Foundations of Computer Science

Semester 2

Compulsory Core Modules
  • COMP1056 Web Design
  • COMP1208 Business Information Systems
Compulsory Modules
  • COMP1201 Algorithmics
  • COMP1216 Software Modelling and Design

Full Academic Year

Compulsory Core Modules
  • ELEC1028 TT Personal Tutorial

Year 2

Semester 1

Compulsory Modules
  • COMP2201 Groups, Teams and Leaders
  • COMP2202 Database and Database Applications
  • COMP2203 Application Scripting
  • COMP2204 Computer Networking in Organisations

Semester 2

Compulsory Modules
  • COMP2205 Commercial Aspects of IT
  • COMP2206 Integrative Project
  • COMP2213 Interaction Design
Optional Modules
  • UOSM2002 Design Skills for Presentations and Maps
  • UOSM2004 Global Health
  • UOSM2005 Living with Environmental Change
  • UOSM2007 Digital Humanities: Critical Thinking in the Information Age
  • UOSM2008 Living and Working on the Web
  • UOSM2009 Ethics in a Complex World
  • UOSM2010 Global Challenges
  • UOSM2011 The Management of Risk and Uncertainty
  • UOSM2012 Online Social Networks
  • UOSM2014 Piracy, Security and Maritime Space
  • UOSM2016 The Human Brain and Society
  • UOSM2017 Intercultural communication in a global world
  • UOSM2018 Understanding Modern China
  • UOSM2021 More or Less
  • UOSM2024 The Arab World in and Beyond the Headlines
  • UOSM2025 Tall Tales: Unpicking the Secrets of Buildings
  • UOSM2026 Jekyll and Hyde: an exploration of ethics in science
  • UOSM2028 How Musical Instruments Work
  • UOSM2029 Life in the Cosmos
  • UOSM2031 Engineering Replacement Body Parts
  • UOSM2032 Making Sense out of senses: How the Brain Works

Year 3

Semester 1

Compulsory Modules
  • COMP3201 Cyber Security
  • MANG3067 Engineering Management and Law
Optional Modules
  • COMP3203 Serious Games
  • COMP3207 Cloud Application Development
  • COMP3208 Social Computing

Semester 2

Compulsory Modules
  • COMP3202 Knowledge, Information & Society
Optional Modules
  • COMP3210 Advanced Computer Networks
  • COMP3211 Advanced Databases
  • ENTR3002 New Venture Development
  • MATH3082 Optimisation
  • PHYS3019 Communicating and Teaching and The Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme

Full Academic Year

Compulsory Modules
  • COMP3200 Part III Individual Project

Year 4

Semester 1

Optional Modules
  • COMP6204 Software Project Management and Development
  • COMP6205 Web Development
  • COMP6218 Web Architecture
  • COMP6219 Designing Usable and Accessible Technologies
  • MATH6134 Statistical Modelling for Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • MATH6148 Statistical Engineering
  • WEBS6201 Foundations of Web Science

Semester 2

Compulsory Modules
  • COMP6201 E-Business Strategy
  • COMP6228 Individual Research Project
Optional Modules
  • COMP6215 Semantic Web Technologies
  • COMP6216 Simulation Modelling for Computer Science
  • COMP6217 The Science of Online Social Networks

Full Academic Year

Compulsory Modules
  • ELEC6200 Group Design Project

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6.5

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

take an IELTS test.

Requirements

GCSE Mathematics and English at grade C or above

A Levels:

AAA in three A Levels, or DDD* in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in IT, or equivalent qualifications. A good grade at GCSE Maths is required.

English Language Requirements:

If English is not your first language, you will be required to pass an approved English test. We normally ask for a score of IELTS 6.5 with at least 5.5 in each competency.

Alternative Qualifications:

We welcome applications from candidates offering qualifications other than A and AS levels (including BTEC Higher National Diploma, European Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate, Irish Leaving Certificate and Scottish Highers). You will be expected to attain an equivalent standard (or higher) to an A level applicant.

International Qualifications:

We welcome applications from international students.

Mature Applicants:

We welcome applications from mature students. If you will be over 21 at the start of your proposed degree programme, you may beare eligible for exemption from our normal entry requirements. However, you will be required to provide evidence of having completed recent study (eg Access, Return to Study, Open University foundation courses) and of your capacity to pursue the course.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

  • Academic Excellence Scholarship

    "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

  • Access Bursary

    Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

  • Alumni Bursary

    Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of Southampton.

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