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Information Technology – (M.Sc.)
University of the West of Scotland
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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 12,600 - | ||
| Location: | Hamilton / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The programme is designed particularly for those who have a degree in a non-I.T. area, and who wish to develop modern I.T. skills and knowledge. This programme is available full-time, part-time, and by distance learning, enabling students to study at a time and place to suit work and other commitments.
Current business identifies the need for IT professionals who have excellent teamworking, analysis and project management skills, and who can design, deploy and utilise business-relevant IT systems and services. The postgraduate IT programme will help satisfy this need.
The programme seeks to widen and deepen students’ understanding of modern IT-based business systems; address related development, acquisition and deployment issues of such systems in modern organisations; and introduce business concepts that will enable them to appreciate and implement strategies by which information technology can be managed and utilised fully.
Successful postgraduate students are able to re-orient their career towards the IT industry or re-engage with the profession of their first undergraduate discipline having added relevant IT and business knowledge and skills.
Upon successful completion, students will be able to develop, acquire and deploy information technologybased systems in a variety of business settings. Understanding the business context and driving business case is key to the successful implementation of IT solutions in business organisations.
Contents
The option-rich postgraduate IT programme consists of a combination of core and option modules. (Options are offered subject to demand). The first trimester core modules broaden and deepen students’ understanding of the current IT field and enhance their skills base with modern, vocationally relevant skills. Students will study topics and develop skills in areas such as databases and networks for business organisations, and object-oriented analysis and design methods for modern IT systems development. The first trimester core provides a foundation from which each student can choose either technicallyoriented or business-oriented subjects as their area of specialism (theme) in the second trimester.
In the second trimester of studies diploma students can choose to follow technically-oriented themes such as Oracle database development including data mining and knowledge discovery, web technology development or business-oriented themes such as eBusiness including mobile business, management including strategic and project management.
Technically-oriented themes will enable students to focus on developing and fine-tuning technical skills such as programming, database design and developing and creating internet aware IT solutions for organisations.
Business-oriented themes will enable students to develop skills and strategies that will help business organisations put together and manage appropriate IT-driven solutions. All students, regardless of the theme they follow, will have the opportunity to use a variety of up-to-date software applications used in modern businesses.
Students can complete their Masters dissertation whilst working in industry.
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Applicants should have a degree from a non-computing background or equivalent professional qualification and experience. Students from an Arts, Business, Engineering or Science background are encouraged to apply to this IT conversion programme. Students possessing an Ordinary degree can apply to enrol on the Postgraduate Diploma and, on successful completion, transfer to the MSc programme.
English Language
It is essential that you have a good command of written and spoken English if you wish to excel in your studies. As a rough guide, a TOEFL score of 550 or above or an IELTS score of 6 or above (5 in each component) are acceptable as evidence of proficiency in English.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
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