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 degree is run in conjunction with e-skills UK - the government IT and telecoms skills council - and is supported by employers including BA, BT, Deloitte, Accenture, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, P&G, Morgan Stanley, Xerox, Peugeot, Land Rover, Glaxo and Unilever.
Our four-year degree option 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 subjects such as Introduction to Financial Accounting for Managers; Introduction to Business Information Systems (Systems Analysis), and our revised IT Service Management module. These modules are also available for your final year of study. You'll complete your degree with the study of Management and Information Technology in Practice alongside modules chosen from across The Management School and the School of Computing and Communications. If you follow the four-year variant of our MIT degree, you'll spend your third year in industry on placement.
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Career opportunities
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.
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.
Modules
Here are some of the current modules which are available during your studies at Lancaster:
PartI
- Creative Technology
- Disciplinary Perspectives of Information Systems
- Fundamentals of Computer Science
- Information Systems
- Introduction to Accounting and Finance
- Introduction to Business Analytics
- Introduction to Financial Accounting for Managers
- Introduction to Management Science / Operational Research
- Introduction to Marketing
- Introduction to Operations Management
- Management and Organisations I
- Management and Organisations II
- Software Development
- Statistics and Computing for Management
PartII (Year 2)
- Developing Business Information Systems
- Integrated Project Management
- Introduction to Financial Accounting for managers
- Introduction to Systems and Business Analysis
- Management and Information Technology
- Social and organisational psychology
- Understanding the individual in the workplace
PartII (Year 3)
- Key Approaches
- Management and Information Technology in Practice
For more detailed module information please visit the Organisation, Work and Technology department website.
Entry Requirements
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: Overall grades DDD/DDM
IELTS: 6.5
For details of how we evaluate international qualifications, please click here.
Financial Support
Lancaster University's priority is to support every student to make the most of their life and education. In addition to government maintenance loans, grants and national scholarships, Lancaster University offers a range of financial support for full time UK Undergraduate students from lower-income backgrounds. Many students each year will be entitled to bursaries or scholarships to help them with the cost of fees and/or living expenses.
The Lancaster Scholarship package is designed to reward the hard work and natural ability of full-time UK students applying to study with us regardless of their household income. Students achieving A*, A, A in their A-level examinations (or equivalent academic qualifications) will receive a £1,000 per year Lancaster Scholarship during their undergraduate studies if they place us as their firm choice institution. Continuation of the Lancaster Scholarship is subject to satisfactory academic progression.
Our combined £5,000 bursary package will help students from England whose household incomes are less than £25,000 per year with fees and living costs.
Students from England eligible for our £5,000 bursary package will also be awarded a £3,000 Lancaster Scholarship if they achieve A*, A, A in their A-level examinations (or equivalent academic qualifications). This totals £8,000 of support for students during their studies.
For full details of the University's financial support packages including eligibility criteria, please visit our
fees and funding page.
