Applied Computing and Information Technology with Project Management MSc

Program Overview

This two-year MSc in Applied Computing and Information Technology with Project Management prepares non-computing graduates for careers in IT. It combines technical skills in computing and information technology with project management knowledge, enabling students to innovate within their areas of expertise and effectively lead projects from conception to completion. The program emphasizes research-informed teaching, practical experience, and ethical considerations in the IT field.

Program Outline

Applied Computing and Information Technology with Project Management MSc

Degree Overview:

This two-year Master’s course is designed for non-computing graduates who need to apply information technology in their current role or want to change career direction.

• Benefit from valuable experience of working on projects for real businesses.
• Learn from research-active staff whose expertise feeds directly back into their teaching creating a vibrant supportive learning environment and practice-based training.
• Access specialist facilities including up-to-the-minute computer networking suites and high-spec IT-security laboratories.
• Develop your analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving skills in relation to IT-based solutions and the effective management of projects.

Assessment:

You are assessed in a variety of ways. The majority of units are assessed through coursework, group and individual projects, portfolios, essays, presentations, or exams. Presentations are usually given and assessed in the context of a group seminar. You will also produce artefacts in the area of your specialism. Constant feedback and advice from a supervisory or unit team will be provided to support you in your work. You will progress from well-defined briefs to more open-ended and challenging assessments which culminate in your major project - the MSc Project where you will be given freedom to choose your area of work. The feedback on your submitted assessments will be provided within 15 working days. If you fail an assessment and need to retake or resit the assessment you can do so in the next available opportunity which is normally in the assessment week of the next block. If you fail a unit and need to retake this unit you can do so when the unit is run again.

Teaching:

Each taught unit is delivered in six-week block mode.

Careers:

The critical theoretical, analytical, and practical skills of this degree will prepare you for a range of careers. You could progress to a career in management, supervision, database/IT development, or system design/analysis. Specific roles might be IT consultant; IT manager; systems developer; and programming supervisor. Other careers include IT managers or practitioners within commerce; database and IT developers; or system designers/analysts. The course prepares you to work within industries that make substantial use of computers and IT as well as professional roles in companies where computers and IT take on a more support function. As a graduate of this course, you will also have the opportunity for further study at MPhil or PhD level.

Other:

• Block delivery gives you flexibility: you can choose to start the course when it most suits you.
• The course leader is Dr Wei Huang, who joined the University of Bedfordshire in November 2004 as a Lecturer (permanent position) and then became a Senior Lecturer in January 2007 and a Principal Lecturer in August 2012.
He is an academic member of the Institute of Research for Applicable Computing (IRAC) in the School of Computer Science and Technology.
• 100% of our Construction and Engineering students are in employment or further study 15 months after graduation (HESA Graduate Outcomes, 2023).