Taught course
Information Technology
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Entry requirements
A good 2.1 Honours undergraduate degree.
Months of entry
September
Course content
The MSc in Information Technology develops students' critical understanding of the issues associated with using information technology systems and their impact on business processes and project management.
This is a one-year taught programme run by the School of Computer Science. The course consists of two semesters of taught modules followed by an 11-week project leading to the submission of a 15,000-word dissertation in August.
Highlights
- The course is flexible and offers students a wide choice of modules covering many aspects of information technology, including key business practices. It complements the more specialised MSc programme in Computing and Information Technology.
- Students undertake a significant project, including a wide-ranging investigation leading to their dissertation, which enables them to consolidate and extend their specialist knowledge and critical thinking.
- Students have 24-hour access to modern computing laboratories, provisioned with dual-screen PC workstations and group-working facilities.
Fees and funding
UK students
£9,900
International students
£24,240
There are a variety of funding options available for postgraduate students. For more details visit our website.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MSc
- part time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Postgraduate Secretary
- msc-admin-cs@st-andrews.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)1334 46 3253