Computer Science with Management (ITMB)

An IT Management for Business programme, which combines the expertise of computer science and business academics, with the needs of industry.

Why study this course?

Developed with TechSkills, to ensure you gain the skills required to meet the needs of employers in tech and digital industries.
Build the business, technology, interpersonal and project management skills sought after by employers.
This course meets the academic requirements for registration as a Chartered IT Professional.

What you'll study
You’ll develop theoretical understanding and gain hands-on experience in programming, software, web technologies and information systems. Alongside this, you’ll be taught the vital skills for success in business, such as management, marketing and accounting.

Industry involvement is fundamental to this programme. As a Tech Industry Gold learner, you'll become part of a community with regular access to employers, through industry-supported events, talks, competitions, awards and more.

This programme holds the Tech Industry Gold accreditation, the only industry accreditation recognising high-quality pathways into digital and tech careers.

The Tech Industry Gold accreditation means that this course has met the standards set by the industry for both content and delivery and includes the balance of technical, business, project and professional skills employers most value. It also means that real-life learning is embedded in your course and the gold tick tells employers you hold the skills needed to help them succeed.

This programme is also accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional.

This programme is also accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, on behalf of the Engineering Council, for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

YEAR 1
Semester 1
ECS401U - Procedural Programming (15 credits)
ECS404U - Computer Systems and Networks (15 credits)
ECS427U - Professional and Research Practice (15 credits)
BUS001 - Fundamentals of Management (15 credits)

Semester 2
ECS414U - Object Oriented Programming (15 credits)
ECS417U - Fundamentals of Web Technology (15 credits)
ECS419U - Information Systems Analysis (15 credits)
BUS017 - Economics for Business (15 credits)

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Taught modules are usually assessed through a combination of exams and coursework. Lab-based modules are often assessed through practical coursework, while more theoretical modules may be assessed through in-class tests, exercise sheets or written assignments.

Group and individual project work forms a significant component of assessment. Project modules are assessed on the basis of a written report, oral presentation and demonstration of the concrete outcomes of the module, e.g. developed software.