BSc (Hons) Information Technology Management for Business (ITMB) with Industrial Experience

at Alliance Manchester Business School

Course unit details

You take courses totalling 360 credits over the duration of your studies in order to graduate with Honours; 120 credits in each year of study. Generally, one semester courses are worth 10 credits and full year courses are worth 20 credits. As your studies progress you have increasing flexibility in choosing courses which suit your personal interests and career aspirations.

Course content for year 1

Project work integrates business and IT throughout the degree. Our current first-year project is supported by Credit Suisse and involves developing an application to solve a real business problem.
 

In addition to foundation-level course units in IT, you will also study marketing, economics and work psychology. By the end of your first year you will have presented your team project to employers at two employer showcases and participated in skills sessions delivered by companies such as KPMG, Fujitsu, and Bank of America.
 

Course units for year 1

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
 

Title

• Economic Principles
• Marketing Foundations
• Integrative Team Project 1
• Introduction to Work Psychology
• Software Application Design and Development
• Academic and Professional Practice
• Fundamentals of Data Analytics
• Database Design and Development
• Fundamentals of Information Systems
   

Course content for year 2

During your second year of study you will undertake core course units in Business Analysis, Digital Strategy, User Experience Design and Data Analytics.
 

What sets the ITMB programme at Manchester apart is our ability to provide you with the opportunity to customise your programme of study to ensure that it fulfils a learning experience that meets your individual goals.
 

Our current second year Integrative Team Project is supported by Procter and Gamble, where you will be tasked with the undertaking of a yearlong team consultancy project, the result of which will be showcased to employers at the end of both semesters.
 

Course units for year 2

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
 

Title

• Business Data Analytics
• Business Analysis
• Digital Strategy
• Integrative Team Project 2
• User Experience Design
• Fundamentals of Finance
• Fundamentals of Financial Reporting B
• Fundamentals of Management Accounting
• Consumer Behaviour
• Technology, Strategy and Innovation

Course content for year 3

Your final year provides an in-depth view of big data and business analytics, IT risk and architecture. You will gain practical skills in the design and application of business IT architectures through a core unit developed with IBM, which applies a case study from the global technology giant.
 

You will also undertake your own final year research project - the development of an IT solution to a business problem which will encompass; investigation, requirement analysis, design and evaluation of your proposed solution.
 

Previous ITMB students have studied a variety of topics including; how large corporations use technology to manage teams across geographic locations and time zones, IT provision in the treatment of diabetes in the NHS, and investigated the implications of the rise in social networking on management.
 

Course content for year 3

Industrial experience can be a significant component of the ITMB experience, offering real-world experience with innovative organisations.
 

Previous students have completed placements with Adobe, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Deloitte, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Medallia, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, PepsiCo, PwC and Vodaphone amongst others. Our students have worked in placement roles spanning business analysis, e-commerce, digital marketing and project management.
 

Course units for year 3

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
 

Title

• Data Analytics with Progamming Tools
   

Course units for year 4

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
 

Title

• ITMB Final Year Project
• Business IT Architecture
• Data Analytics with Progamming Tools
• IT Risk, Cybersecurity and Governance
• Marketing Strategy
• Services Marketing Management
• Retail Marketing
• Marketing and Society
• Advanced Strategic Management
• Economic Analysis II: Corporate Development, Growth and Strategy

A-level

Grades AAA. Native language A-Levels are accepted. General Studies is normally accepted if one of four A-Levels passed in the same sitting. In most circumstances we will expect candidates to complete three A-Levels in one sitting to demonstrate the ability to manage a high level and volume of study.
 

Preferred A-Level subjects
 

We will consider the subjects you have taken in addition to your individual grades. Due to the popularity of our courses we may prioritise applicants based on the number of preferred subjects that they are studying. We may also take into consideration the combination of subjects taken. Please use the list below to check our preferred subjects for BSc (Hons) IT Management for Business:
 

Accounting, Business Studies, Computer Science, Economics, English Language/Literature, Geography, Government and Politics, Information Technology, Law, Mathematics/Further Mathematics, Politics, Psychology, Quantitative Methods, Sociology, Software Systems Development and Statistics.
 

AS-level

AS level results are not considered as part of the standard admissions process at The University of Manchester.
 

Unit grade information

The University of Manchester welcomes the provision of unit information where available.  Like all other information provided by applicants this may be taken into consideration when assessing your application.  Unit grades will not normally form part of an offer conditions.
 

GCSE
 

Applicants must demonstrate a broad general education including acceptable levels of Literacy and Numeracy, equivalent to at least Grade B or 6 in GCSE/iGCSE English Language and Mathematics. GCSE/iGCSE English Literature will not be accepted in lieu of GCSE/iGCSE English Language.
 

Please note that if you hold English as a second language iGCSE qualification, we require you to achieve a higher grade in your iGCSE than the one stated above or to offer one of our  acceptable equivalent qualifications .
 

International Baccalaureate

• 36 points overall. 6,6,6 in Higher Level subjects.
• Students without GCSE/iGCSE Maths at grade B (or 6) will need to achieve 5 in any one of the following SL subjects; Maths, Maths Studies, Maths: Analysis and Approaches or Maths: Applications and Interpretation. Alternatively we can accept grade 5 in Middle Years Programme Maths.
• Students without GCSE/iGCSE English Language at B (or 6) will need to achieve 5 in SL Language A: English Language and Literature or Language A: Literature. If Language B: English is offered at SL we would need you to achieve a 6.
• Applicants studying the International Baccalaureate Career Related Programme (IBCP) should contact the academic School prior to applying so that their academic profile can be considered.
   

English language
 

All applicants to the University (from the UK and Overseas) are required to show evidence of English Language proficiency.  The minimum English Language requirement for this course is either:
 

• GCSE/iGCSE English Language grade B/6,   or;

• IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6 in any individual component, or;

• An acceptable equivalent qualification.

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies  will be £9,250 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be £26,000 per annum.

What jobs do our ITMB graduates go into?  Examples of jobs recent ITMB graduates have gone onto include: IT consultant, trainee marketing manager, technical analyst, IT first line analyst and finance test analyst.
 

Who employs them?  A wide range of companies including Credit Suisse, eBay, Bank of New York Mellon and IBM.
 

All examples are taken from the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey.