Digital Business

Entry requirements

Applicants should normally hold a first degree from a relevant discipline including business studies, economics, geography, management and operation research (minimum Lower Second Class Honours or international equivalent).

aAlternative professional qualifications with at least three years' relevant professional experience will also be considered.

Students with qualifications in other disciplines such as engineering, environmental sciences, the humanities and languages are also encouraged to apply.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This Digital Business MSc is aimed at aspiring digital business professionals who want to enhance their skills and career prospects by becoming business oriented, but with sufficient understanding of the latest technology to envisage, plan and manage digital initiatives successfully.

The course will prepare you to manage digital business challenges and lead at the forefront of digital transformation, drawing on the University’s established expertise in the area of digital business. This includes the university's dedicated Centre for Digital Business Research, which conducts cutting-edge research into the theory, methods and technologies underpinning the digital transformation of modern 21st century enterprises.

The focus for the Digital Business MSc is very much on experiential learning. Students will be taught by staff with direct experience of developing a variety of digital solutions for business and commerce. Industry experts will present real-world case studies and scenarios, focusing on various aspects of digital business, such as emergent technologies, encryption theory and digital transformation.

Students will also work in groups on live projects aimed at designing digital solutions, for example, developing enterprise architectures, business process maps or prototype software applications in collaboration with industrial partners.

Information for international students

If your first language is not English you should have an IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.0 in writing.

Fees and funding