About the Courses
Why study Information Technology?
Technology is an essential part of most modern businesses, giving organisations the tools they need to work better, smarter and more efficiently. Studying information technology at this advanced level opens up an incredible number of career options for graduates, enabling you to enter technology-related roles at a higher level, with a higher salary and greater responsibility.
An MSc is the perfect next step for graduates from other disciplines looking to move into a career in business IT, or industry professionals looking to boost their career prospects. This programme will equip you with the vital technical knowledge, practical business skills and personal capabilities you need to move seamlessly into the working world of business IT.
Why study Information Technology?
Technology is an essential part of most modern businesses, giving organisations the tools they need to work better, smarter and more efficiently. Studying information technology at this advanced level opens up an incredible number of career options for graduates, enabling you to enter technology-related roles at a higher level, with a higher salary and greater responsibility.
An MSc is the perfect next step for graduates from other disciplines looking to move into a career in business IT, or industry professionals looking to boost their career prospects. This programme will equip you with the vital technical knowledge, practical business skills and personal capabilities you need to move seamlessly into the working world of business IT.
Modules
Why study MSc Information Technology at UWS London?
Learn from business IT professionals and academics
Our teaching team will prepare you for a range of business IT careers.
Study in one of the world’s favourite university cities
London is consistently voted one of the best international study destinations.
Develop IT skills without previous experience
This course has been designed for students with degrees in a non-computing subject who are looking to develop highly sought-after business IT knowledge and skills.
Take your career to the next level
97% of UWS graduates are in work or further study within 6 months of graduation (DHLE 2016/17).
Areas of Study
For the Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) stage, you will study the following core modules:
Business Computer Networks (core, 20 credits)
Database Design (core, 20 credits)
Object-Oriented Analysis & Design (core, 10 credits)
Technologies for Business Intelligence (10 credits)
Mobile Business Technology & Design (20 credits)
Project Management Fundamentals (20 credits)
Ethics for the IT Professionals (10 credits)
Research Design and Methods (core, 10 credits)
Successful completion of the PgDip allows you to proceed to the master’s module:
MSc IT Project Dissertation (60 credits)
Teaching & assessment
Our MSc Information Technology course employs face to face large and small group delivery and activities supported by the use of Moodle. Small group tutorials are favoured as they are key to the development of behavioural and effective competencies. These are the competencies needed by employers, to develop reflective IT practitioners engaging in purposeful activity for the benefit of the business or organisation.
Teaching is through a mixture of lectures, tutorials and hands-on laboratory sessions.
Your assessment will take the form of:
Coursework
Formal examinations
Dissertation
Course structure
Find out more about the structure, learning outcomes, compulsory and optional modules in this course.
MSc Information Technology course structure