Information Systems and Data Management for Business Middlesex University

Award	Attendance	Study	Duration	Start	Domestic fees	International fees
MSc	On-Campus	Full-time, Part-time	1 - 2 years	September	find out	find out

Course fee notes

Fees vary for UK, EU and International students. Please check your chosen course page on the Middlesex University website for up to date fees and available funding options.

Course overview

On this course, full-time students will complete four taught modules, and after a research project module.

You'll learn the technical skills you'll need to introduce, manage and improve information systems and knowledge management programmes within an organisation to increase its profitability.

You'll look at how information systems benefit an organisation, how to assess a company's IT needs and choose appropriate technologies and methods for setting up a system. You'll also explore business, management and decision-making theory, recent developments in information systems, and the legal, regulatory, ethical and professional issues surrounding the sector such as consumer protection, privacy, and intellectual property, copyright and trademarks.

Why Study Information Systems and Data Management for Business at Middlesex?

You will graduate from this course with excellent career prospects for roles such as - IT manager, project manager, business analyst, quality assurance engineer, information systems auditor, or web developer, due to the high demand for well-qualified IT professionals.

We work with companies such as Microsoft and Siemens, and we are a Cisco local academy and a Xilinx university partner - hence providing you access to industry-standard software/hardware, in our award-winning technology centre.

Recent graduates have gone on to work for companies such as Dell International Services, Microsoft, Transport for London, Verizon Media and more.

What Will You Learn?

On our Information Systems and Data Management for Business MSc you will learn how to:

• Manage systems and strategies, including quality management

• Use models to evaluate processes and products and their impact on an organisation

• Apply relevant regulatory frameworks that govern electronic commerce

• Apply concepts/methods and technologies to develop business strategies for Internet enterprises

• Apply concepts/theories (decision-making, data analytics) to manage large amounts of data

• Apply theories/practices in knowledge management.

• We will encourage you to publish your research and present your work at public conferences.

The course offers an optional 12-month long work placements that are directly applicable to your studies, encouraging you to engage in critical reflection on their learning through hands-on experience. Additionally, it seeks to develop your intellectual and interpersonal abilities, thereby deepening your critical comprehension of real-world applications.