MSc Information Systems - e-Business Technology: The University of Manchester

Course description

e-Business Technology is one of the four pathways on the MSc Information Systems course.

The explosive growth of the internet has created many opportunities for business. You can help companies take advantage of these opportunities and shape future innovation and performance improvement in e-business and e-commerce.

You gain an understanding of the critical relationship between different business models and the internet technologies and network architecture that support them. As well as looking at internet-enabled transactions and communications, you learn to manage internal and external business processes, support knowledge creation, and develop and maintain relationships.

You investigate internet and distributed systems development, human-computer interaction approaches to web applications design, and patterns for e-business applications.  This course appeals to students with a background in science, engineering or technology.

Module details

The course consists of two taught semesters followed by the dissertation.

You are required to study the following core options:

• IT Leadership Forum
• Research Methods and Practice

Plus three core units:

• Distributed Systems and Internet Technology
• e-Business
• Human Computer Interaction and Web User Interfaces

You then take three optional course units  from a range of subjects available on the course.

Having completed the taught element of the course you will carry out an original piece of research. You will have a supervisor, who will discuss your choice of research project with you and advise and guide you through the process.

Career opportunities

Successful completion of the course provides an entry platform into a variety of career paths in e-business analysis and solutions development, and in web service development and website design. The course equips you to be the technical specialist for web and internet systems.

Entry requirements

Academic entry qualification overview:

They normally look for a UK bachelor degree with upper second class honours, or the overseas equivalent, in a science, engineering or technology related subject.

When assessing your academic record hey take into account; your grade average, position in class, references, and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification. They particularly welcome applications from institutions of high ranking and repute.

English language: If English is not your first language, you are required to take an English language test to prove your level of proficiency.

They accept the following tests and minimum scores:

• IELTS: 7.0 with no individual element below 6.0
• TOEFL Paper-based: 623
• TOEFL Internet-based: 100 with no individual element below 20
• Cambridge Proficiency Examination (CPE): Minimum grade C. Please note Cambridge First Certificate is not accepted.
• Cambridge Advanced Examination (CAE): Minimum grade B. Please note Cambridge First Certificate is not accepted.
• English for Academic Purposes (EAP): Minimum grade A with no element below C.