2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MSc Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation

Total credits: 180

Entry requirements:

An undergraduate degree in Business/Management or relevant subject with a minimum requirement of 2:1 (or equivalent).

Applicants must satisfy an IELTS score of 6.5 overall, 6 in each band. TOEFL 92 overall, 21 in listening, 21 in reading, 23 in speaking, 22 in writing.

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

Leeds University Business School

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Leeds University Business School Examination Board

Programme specification:

Effective and innovative use of digital technologies is essential for any contemporary business to remain competitive and thrive in the digital economy. The MSc Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation aims to equip students with vital skills to manage and drive opportunity through information systems, as well as providing a critical understanding of the associated complexity and challenges. These capabilities are in high demand and current trends look only to increase this as businesses and governments seek to capitalise on rapid technological advancements.

This course will provide in-demand digital skills for the current and future labour market. We strive to be ahead of the technology curve as we anticipate future oriented technology use and digital change. The core of the programme is a focus on sustainability and human centred technology for the benefit of individuals, businesses, and society to overcome critical global issues and build digital resilience. To achieve this, we aim to educate graduates who are systems thinkers and confident innovators. Our students are proactive, able to think laterally and holistically, and work in dynamic environments with strong critical thinking skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
Students taking this programme will be exposed to a range of emerging and future technologies which are revised continuously in collaboration with our Industrial Advisory Board. The programme has a strong engagement with industry to provide students with cutting-edge tools and techniques that are used in practice to solve business problems. At the same time, the course is underpinned by management theory and project management approaches. Students join us from both technical and business backgrounds and take advantage of the opportunity to tailor the course to their needs and interests through our optional modules.

Programme Aims

Upon graduation our students will:

PA1: Be knowledgeable and confident graduates prepared to lead and manage organisations and information systems/innovation initiatives through project management

PA2: Be enquiring and critical researchers able to synthesise information from a range of sources

PA3: Be independent and articulate problems solvers able to demonstrate knowledge concerning information systems problems facing organisations in the global environment

PA4: Be knowledgeable of the sustainability issues and threats around information systems and digital innovation

PA5: Effectively comprehend and select methods and tools to design, innovate, implement, evaluate and manage information systems solutions

PA6: Be knowledgeable graduates with a theoretical and applied understanding of the socio-technical issues surrounding the management of information systems and digital innovation

PA7: Develop learning, self-analysis and the integration of feedback skills as the basis for on-going personal development beyond the duration of the degree

PA8: Be effective and confident communicators in individual and multi-cultural team environments

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[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students are eligible for the award if they pass the 150 credits of modules (including any pass for progression modules) and achieve an overall average mark of 50 or above, calculated across the 180 credits of modules.

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following 165 credits of compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Students will be required to study 15 credits from the following optional modules:

Last updated: 18/10/2024 11:43:22

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