MSc Information Systems at University of Sheffield

The MSc Information Systems is aimed at graduates from any discipline and teaches the design and implementation of information systems, project management and practical computing skills including programming. It is accredited by CILIP and can be studied full-time over one year or part-time over two or three years.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Information, Journalism and Communication  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 or 3 years part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

180 credits: 75 credits of core modules (Professional Issues, Information Systems in Organisations, Information Systems Modelling, Information Systems and the Information Society, Project Management, Research Methods and Dissertation Preparation), 45 credits of options (a programming module plus two from Digital Business, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Governance and Ethics, AI in Organisations, Database Design) and a dissertation.

Career pathways

Roles such as data analyst, management consultant, cybersecurity manager or entrepreneur; graduates have worked as product managers, civil servants, risk associates, senior analysts, IT project managers and information system auditors.

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