BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology at Canterbury Christ Church University

Bridge the gap between technology and business innovation with a degree in Business Information Technology. Learn how to use technology to drive business success and build the skills top employers are looking for in digital transformation, IT strategy, and tech-driven entrepreneurship. Whether you’re aspiring to be a digital lead in an organisation or build your own tech-driven enterprise, this IT and business degree will prepare you for a thriving future.

Faculty: School of Business, Law, and Policing  |  Department: Engineering and Computing  |  Duration: 3 years (Full-time)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2026, September 2027  |  Location: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Develop the skills to design and develop IT systems to solve real-world problems. Master digital strategy as you grasp how to adopt new technologies, research their impacts, build a business case. Core modules include Year 1: Software Development, Introduction to Computing, Computer Systems, Emerging Technologies, Student Success Modules; Year 2: Web Programming and Databases, Social Media Marketing, Employability Modules, Interdisciplinary modules; Year 3: Intelligent Human-Computer Interaction (i-HCI), Research Informed Practice, Growing Sustainable and Ethical Organisations, Computing Major Project.

Career pathways

The UK is experiencing a shortage in professionals who can bridge the worlds of IT and Business, with Sales and Marketing and IT and Technology being in the top five skills shortages (OU Business Barometer Report 2024). Business Information Technology specialises in these two areas due to this very real demand, and is aimed at providing you with the capabilities required to enter the following types of roles upon graduation: Business Analyst, IT Project Manager, IT Business Change Management, Systems Architect.

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