Course Details 
A degree in Business Information Systems will help you develop the skills to design and develop IT systems to solve real-world problems.
You'll learn how to analyse the requirements for new or replacement systems, and then gain hands-on experience in designing and implementing them.
Both the theoretical and the practical skills that you need to design and build software systems to solve real commercial problems will be explored.
Alongside practical elements you'll learn about legal requirements and ethical questions associated with the profession, meaning you’ll enter your career with a wide-ranging understanding of the subject.
| Qualification title: | BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems with Foundation Year |
| Level: | Undergraduate |
| Awarding body: | Canterbury Christ Church University |
| Duration: | 4 Years |
| Mode of study: | Full Time |
| Delivery: | Weekdays, Weekend, Evening |
| Intakes: | January, May, September |
| Campus: | Manchester |
| Tuition fees | £9,250/Year |
Almost every modern business is reliant on information technology to perform and succeed: from the Amazon-sized businesses to the smallest ebay-traders. Information systems allow businesses to co-operate with their suppliers and customers to provide mutual benefit. You will develop specialist skills and in depth knowledge, so that you can play a key role supporting a wide range of businesses and sectors.
After completion of your second year you will have the opportunity to undertake year in industry to allow you to develop your knowledge and skills in a business or industrial setting. This allows you to build up the practical skills desired by employers and to demonstrate your capabilities on your CV.
During the degree you'll develop your understanding of how an organisation, its people and its technology can improve business sustainability. As you learn about these three areas, you'll be building your knowledge and putting it into practice through project work. A key feature of this course is learning how to talk the language of IT and Business, bringing both sides of an organisation together.
Throughout the course, you'll experience hands-on learning on and off campus, and online. This will develop your practical agile problem-solving abilities, enabling you to create IT solutions to real-world problems. You will undertake group projects, typically sourced from industry or akin to problems in industry. Your groupwork will be supported through the use online tools and online project management solutions. During the course, you will also:
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| Qualification type | Grades |
|---|---|
| A Levels | BBC |
| BTEC | BMM |
| Access | 15 Distinctions and 30 Merits |
| International Baccalaureate | 29 Points |
| Combinations | A combination of qualifications totalling 32 UCAS points |
Your Future Career By blending classroom learning and hands-on tasks, this degree is ready to help you chase many different job choices.
Our past students have stepped into exciting and tough jobs in both private and public areas, in the UK and other countries.
They’ve found work in managing projects, handling shipping, working in banks, overseeing production, and teaching.
They’ve joined big-name companies like Google, Apple, KPMG, HSBC, and the NHS. Also, if you’re looking to study more, this degree makes a strong starting point for diving into more advanced business-related courses at the Master's level.
Through working together with a known university, we aim to help you move towards a bright work future
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