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Business Information Systems

  • 2 Study options
  • Undergraduate
Leicester Campus
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Course summary

This BSc-accredited course will enable you to develop a broad, industry-relevant understanding of information systems, with opportunities to specialise in your individual areas of interest. Throughout the programme, you ill build the skills and knowledge needed to operate as professionals in the field of information systems. During your studies, you will benefit from insight from DMU’s internationally-renowned research institutes, with ethics and the impact of computing and technology embedded within the modules.

Professionalism within an industry context is emphasized throughout, with strong links to BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. You are exposed to industry-standard concepts, tools and technologies and explore fundamental underlying principles. Our teaching staff contribute to the field either through internationally-recognised research or industrial consultancy, and many are members of centres that pioneer cutting-edge research.

On graduating from this course, our students are equipped with the skills needed for successful careers in industry or academia, as competent and independent lifelong learners. The programme will prepare you for careers in fields such as business information systems, intelligence analyst and developer roles, data and systems analysis and design, system, security, project and knowledge management and business consultancy.

  • The course is delivered to enable you to gain industry-relevant skills and benefit from a programme that develops both technical and soft skills, as well as preferred placement opportunities in industry.

  • Learn from our computing experience built over more than 50 years, a long-standing history allowing you to draw on a wealth of research and academic expertise.

  • Within the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, which lists the top 500 institutions in the world per subject, DMU was ranked within the 151-200 block of top universities in Computer Science. DMU is within the top 25 per cent of all UK universities for Computer Science – including subjects such as Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security.

  • Enhance your employability and gain industry experience by undertaking an optional work placement. Previous students have benefited from placements at leading organisations including Faurecia, HP, Microsoft, Intel Corporation, E.ON, IBM, GlaxoSmithKline and PepsiCo.

Modules

Course Modules

Year one

Block 1: Foundations of Computing

Block 2: Programming in Python

Block 3: Data Analytics and Statistics

Block 4: Information Systems Analysis and Design

Year two

Block 1: Social Computing and Data Analytics for Business

Block 2: Fundamentals of IT Management

Block 3: Introduction to Information Security

Block 3: Information and Database Development

Block 4: Integrated Project

Year three

Block 1: Practical System Thinking

Block 2: Business Systems Solutions

Block 3 / 4: Final Year Project

Year 3 optional modules (choose one):

Block 3 / 4: Privacy and Data Protection
Block 3 / 4: Advanced Database Management and Programming
Block 3 / 4: Digital Transformation
Block 3 / 4: Information and Communication Technologies for Development

https://www.dmu.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate-courses/business-information-systems-bsc-degree/business-information-systems-bsc-degree.aspx#what-you-will-study

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Leicester Campus

Study options

  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours) • Full-Time • 3 Years
  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours) • Full-Time • Placement (mandatory) • 4 Years

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Application codes

Institution code:
D26

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Application codes

Institution code:
D26

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

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Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

T Level
M

UCAS Tariff
Offer: 112

from at least two A-levels or equivalent.

Five GCSEs at grade C or above, including English and Mathematics or equivalent

Access to HE Diploma

Pass in the QAA accredited Access to HE.

English and Mathematics GCSE required as a separate qualification as equivalency is not accepted within the Access qualification.

We will normally require students to have had a break from full-time education before undertaking the Access course

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 24

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM

BTEC National Diploma / Extended Diploma

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Here at DMU we welcome all applications, no matter what your background. To make sure you get fair and equal access to higher education, when looking at your application we consider more than just your grades–we take into account any challenges that you may have faced in your education. Contextual Offers will be offered to candidates who are in receipt of Free School Meals, who are Care Experienced or who are deemed to live in areas of low HE participation neighbourhoods (POLAR Quintiles 1 & 2).

Learn more on the De Montfort University website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland£10050
EU & International£17300*

* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Please note, this fee is subject to parliamentary procedure and will also be subject to a compounded annual inflationary increase.

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