Management and Information Technology (4 years including placement) Degree Courses (GN52)

Course Overview

Lancaster's MIT degree has been created in partnership with business professionals to give you the ability to apply IT to business situations, evaluate technical knowledge and confidently take on project and team management in IT-related business scenarios.

You will gain an understanding of the concepts, debates and issues in the areas of change management, project management, Information Technology management and Information Systems development. The programme has been designed in partnership with e-skills UK - the government IT and telecoms skills council - as part of their IT Management for Business undergraduate degree initiative (ITMB). It is supported by over 70 employers including BA, BT, Deloitte, Accenture, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, P&G, Morgan Stanley, Xerox, Peugeot, Land Rover, Glaxo and Unilever.

The degree includes a one-year industry placement. E-skills UK support us in finding placements among employers who endorse the programme.

You'll begin your degree with the study of core modules that include Management and Organisation; Disciplinary Perspectives of Information Systems; Software Development, and Information Systems.

In your second year, you'll move on to compulsory subjects such as Introduction to Financial Accounting for Managers; Management and IT; Managing People; Managing Change; Developing Business Information Systems, Business Analysis, and our revised IT Service Management module. These modules are also available for your final year of study. You can then choose your options from across the Management School and the School of Computing and Communications. You'll spend your third year in industry on placement.

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Modules

Lancaster degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to compliment their degree. The following is an example list of modules which our previous students have studied. For a full list contact the Organisation, Work and Technology department.

Year 1

Preparation for Placement
Disciplinary Perspectives of Information Systems
Management and Organisations I
Software Development
Information Systems

Year 2

Developing Business Information Systems
Research@Work: Placement Dissertation Preparation
Introduction to Financial Accounting for managers
IT Service Management
Introduction to Systems and Business Analysis
Project Management Tools & Techniques
Understanding the individual in the workplace
Management and Information Technology
Network Communications
Introduction to Business Analysis
Social and organisational psychology
E-Business Management
Business Ethics: Contemporary issues in management

Year 3

Research@Work: Placement Dissertation Preparation
Management and Information Technology
Business Ethics: Contemporary issues in management
Organisation Studies and the Management of Changes: Key Approaches
Organisations Studies and the Management of Changes : Contemporary theory and key practical issues
Comparative and international HRM
Technology and Organisation: society and risk

Year 4

Year 4 Dissertation
Project Management Tools & Techniques
Management and Information Technology
Organisation Studies and the Management of Changes: Key Approaches
Organisations Studies and the Management of Changes : Contemporary theory and key practical issues
Multimedia Computing
Managing Projects
Technology and Organisation: society and risk

Lancaster University offers the chance to follow a structured study programme or the option to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into 2 sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). In Part 1 you will take three modules of study which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects, a higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years. For more information about our teaching methods at Lancaster visit our Teaching and Learning section.

For further information about the department, staff and courses please visit the Organisation, Work and Technology department website.

Entry Criteria

A-level: AAB

General Studies: Accepted as one of 3 A-levels

Preference: Three A levels

Key skills: Not included in offer

GCSE: English Language and Maths (min. grade C in both)

Scottish Highers: Normally ABBBB

Irish Leaving Cert: Offers will be made on the basis of 5 or 6 Higher level subjects. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office (01524 592028) for further information

International Bacc: 35 pts overall with 16 pts from best three HL courses

Mature students: Applications are encouraged; interviews wherever appropriate. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office (01524 592028) for further information

BTEC: DDD/DDM

IELTS: 6.5

Careers

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Lancaster's world renowned academic credentials, coupled with MIT's close contacts with industry and emphasis on employability, means you will stand out in the competitive job market. Students who spend their third year in industry have an added advantage.

An MIT degree opens the door to a wide range of careers. Lancaster's MIT graduates are recruited as business consultants, software engineers, IT consultants, IT managers, business analysts and project managers or go on to graduate management schemes with large organisations. Many students are employed by organisations endorsing the e-skills programme, such as Deloitte, Land Rover, IBM and Fujitsu.

Lancaster University is dedicated to ensuring you not only gain a highly reputable degree, you also graduate with the relevant life and work based skills. We are unique in that every student is eligible to participate in The Lancaster Award which offers you the opportunity to complete key activities such as work experience, employability awareness, career development, campus community and social development. Visit our Employability section for full details.

Lancaster Management School has an award winning careers team to provide a dedicated careers and placement service offering a range of innovative services for management school students. Our high reputation means we attract a wide range of leading global employers to campus offering you the opportunity to interact with graduate recruiters from day 1 of your degree.

Studying

Teaching and Learning Methods

At Lancaster we offer a broad range of learning environments which include the traditional lecture-tutorial , interactive workshops, laboratory and practical activities, student-led seminars and web-based delivery.

The modules which make up a programme of study are assessed using a variety of different methods, enabling students to demonstrate their capabilities in a range of ways. Typical coursework assignments include laboratory reports, essays, literature reviews, short tests, poster sessions, group work assessment and oral presentations. Formal examinations include short answer questions, essays and data analysis. Students are supported in the production of final year project reports and dissertations. Details of the assessment methods for individual modules can be accessed via the university's online module catalogue.

In addition to these learning and teaching methods we encourage independent study, meaning you take responsibility for your own learning. For more information visit our Teaching Approach page.

Assessment Methods

We offer you a variety of stimulating and effective approaches to teaching, learning and assessment. This enables you and your tutors to explore the very latest thinking within your subject and develops your skills in problem solving, analysis and critical reflection, communication, application of knowledge and modern technologies.

As a University, we commit to providing all our undergraduates with a minimum number of contact hours per week, providing you with timely feedback on your work and a maximum number of 15 students per seminar group.

Funding

Lancaster University has committed £2.7m in scholarships and bursaries to help with your fees and living costs. Our financial support depends on your circumstances and how well you do in your A-levels (or equivalent academic qualifications) before starting study with us.

Lancaster University's priority is to support every student to make the most of their life and education. For students starting their study with us in 2014, over 600 each year will be entitled to bursaries and/or scholarships to help them with the cost of fees and/or living expenses. For UK students entering in 2014 we will have the following financial support available:

An Academic Scholarship of £2,000 for the first year of study to any student from the UK entering with A*, A*, A or equivalent academic qualifications
An Access Scholarship of £1,000 per year for all UK students from households with an income of less than £42,600 who achieve grades of A*, A, A or the equivalent academic qualifications
A Lancaster Bursary of £1,000 per annum for all students from England with a household income of more than £25,000 but less than £42,600
As part of the National Scholarship Programme, a £1,000 Bursary, a £1,000 Fee Waiver and a £1,000 Accommodation Discount in the first year of study, for students from England with a household income of less than £25,000. Plus a Lancaster Bursary of £1,000 in subsequent years.

*All of the financial awards above are subject to approval by the Office for Fair Access July 2013.

For full details of the University's financial support packages including eligibility criteria, please visit our fees and funding page

View details of our current Undergraduate fees.

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