Business Information Technology - BSc (Hons)

at University of Kent

Program structure

Stage 1

Compulsory modules currently include

• BUSN3120 - Introduction to Management (15 credits)

• BUSN3690 - Financial Accounting, Reporting and Analysis (15 credits)

• COMP3200 - Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (15 credits)

• COMP3220 - Foundations of Computing I (15 credits)

• COMP3230 - Databases and the Web (15 credits)

• COMP3280 - Human Computer Interaction (15 credits)

• COMP3370 - Computers and the Cloud (15 credits)

• COMP5200 - Further Object-Oriented Programming (15 credits)

• WCOMP101 - Project Week Stage 1 - Unix and LaTeX (0 credits)

Stage 2

Compulsory modules currently include

• BUSN6120 - New Enterprise Development (15 credits)

• BUSN6770 - Financial Management for Decision Making and Control (15 credits)

• BUSN7500 - Project Management (15 credits)

• COMP5320 - Database Systems (15 credits)

• COMP5390 - Web Development (15 credits)

• COMP5480 - Software Engineering Process (15 credits)

• COMP5570 - Computer Systems (15 credits)

• COMP5590 - Software Development (15 credits)

Stage 3

Compulsory modules currently include

• COMP5440 - Networking (15 credits)

• COMP6000 - Group Project (30 credits)

Optional modules may include

• BUSN5200 - Service Management (15 credits)

• BUSN6770 - Financial Management for Decision Making and Control (15 credits)

• BUSN6780 - Contemporary Management Challenges (15 credits)

• BUSN7510 - Psychology of the Contemporary Workplace (15 credits)

• BUSN7880 - Technology-Driven Business Innovation (15 credits)

• BUSN5013 - Human Resource Management (15 credits)

• BUSN7440 - Creativity and Innovation in Organisations (15 credits)

• BUSN7330 - Business Ethics and Sustainable Management (15 credits)

• BUSN7860 - Operations Management (15 credits)

• BUSN6130 - Entrepreneurship (15 credits)

• COMP6360 - Cognitive Neural Networks (15 credits)

• COMP6440 - Semantic Web (15 credits)

• COMP6460 - Computing in the Classroom (15 credits)

• COMP6560 - Computational Intelligence in Business, Economics & Finance (15 credits)

• COMP6590 - Computational Creativity (15 credits)

• COMP6620 - Signal Analysis for Computing (15 credits)

• COMP8160 - eHealth (15 credits)

• COMP8320 - Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery (15 credits)

• DIGM6390 - Video Games Development (15 credits)

GCSE

Mathematics grade C

Access to HE Diploma

The University welcomes applications from Access to Higher Education Diploma candidates for consideration. A typical offer may require you to obtain a proportion of Level 3 credits in relevant subjects at merit grade or above.

BTEC Nationals

Distinction, Distinction, Distinction - Distinction, Distinction, Merit

International Baccalaureate

30 points overall or 15 points at HL including HL or SL Maths at 4 or SL Maths Studies at 5

International Foundation Programme

Pass all components of the University of Kent International Foundation Programme with a 50% overall average and 50% in LZ013 Maths and Statistics (irrespective of whether GCSE Maths or equivalent has been obtained in pre-foundation studies).

T level

The University will consider applicants holding T level qualifications in subjects closely aligned to the course.

• Home full-time£9250

• EU full-time£15900

• International full-time£21200

Graduate destinations

Graduates who have both IT knowledge and business skills can expect excellent career prospects. Our graduates have gone on to work in:

• software engineering

• mobile applications development

• systems analysis

• consultancy

• networking

• web design and e-commerce

• finance and insurance

• commerce

• engineering

• education

• government

• healthcare.

Recent graduates have gone on to develop successful careers at leading companies such as:

• BAE Systems

• Cisco 

• IBM

• The Walt Disney Company

• Citigroup 

• BT.