MSc Information Systems for Business Performance

at University College Cork

• Part I of this programme consists of taught modules to the value of 70 credits.

• Part II consists of a collaborative industry research project to the value of 20 credits.
   

PART I

• IS6152 Business Analysis Requirements, Skills, and Techniques

• IS6137 IT Sourcing and Project

• IS6155 Database Analysis and Design

• IS6154 Storage Technology

• IS6150 Electronic Business Models & Systems

• IS6139 IS for Organisational Performance

• IS6121 Leveraging IT Seminar Series

• IS6153 Application Design

• IS6138 IT Governance and Compliance

• IS6156 Databases for Management Information Systems

• IS6135 Optimising the Business Value of IT

• IS6151 Business Models for Disruptive Technology

• IS6140 Enterprise Business Intelligence

• IS6136 Professional Practice Skills
   

PART II

• IS6122 Collaborative Industry Research Project 
   

Part II consists of an industry research project that allows for practical experience of a research project in a business context. This collaborative project will allow groups of students to specialise in an assigned industry sector (e.g. financial services, technological, pharmaceuticals, government, retail/distribution) in the context of a research project carried out under the supervision of an industry expert and an academic specialist. Groups will develop a proposal and carry out fieldwork in order to produce a report on their topic.

To be eligible for the MSc in Information Systems for Business Performance candidates must hold at least Second Class Honours Grade II in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) or equivalent, except graduates holding a degree in business information systems or equivalent.
 

Candidates who do not meet or achieve the Second Class Honours Grade II in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) standard may be admitted to the programme on the basis of extensive practical or professional experience as deemed appropriate by the Professor of Business Information Systems and the School of Commerce, under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). 
 

Minimum Requirements and Accepted English Language Tests & Examinations

The minimum English language entry requirements for admission onto a postgraduate programme at UCC are outlined below. These requirements are for postgraduate applicants whose first language is not English. If Gaeilge (Irish) is your first language these requirements do not apply to you.
 

There are a small number of programmes with a higher minimum English language entry requirement and we list these below under Programmes with a Higher Minimum English Language Requirement.

IELTS*    

• 6.5 Overall

• 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
   

TOEFL iBT    
 

• 90 Overall

• Listening 20

• Reading 19

• Speaking 21

• Writing 20

The EU fee for this course is €10,630.
 

The Non-EU fee for this course is €18,500.

Our MSc ISBP graduates are employed nationally and internationally as business analysts, programmers, managers, web and database developers, project managers, auditors, researchers, business intelligence consultants, marketing managers and consultants in industry sectors reliant on IS. In recent years our graduating classes have achieved virtually 100% employment.