Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation (Taught)

MSc Management of Information Systems & Digital Innovation develops your management and consulting skills for a professional career in which you help businesses to thrive in the digital age. Warwick Business School aims to create managers with a creative mindset to integrate IT and digital innovations in business.

You will develop your management and consulting skills for a professional career in which you help businesses to thrive in the digital age. This course is about how to better manage, strategise, and use digital technology for business purposes.

You will get the opportunity to tailor your options to your own interests, giving you the opportunity to specialise in IT consultancy or programming/analytics, or gain an understanding of both disciplines. There is a choice of Dissertation or Business in Practice route. If you are considering further academic study (PhD) and you would like the opportunity to research a topic relating to digital innovation, the dissertation enables you to test and apply the techniques and theories you have gained.

If you would like to develop further applied skills to suit your career aspirations, you can complete your studies with two optional modules and our applied Business in Practice module.

Skills from this degree

• Develop your management and consulting skills in the Information Systems and Digital Innovation sector

• Become a specialist in IT consultancy or programming and analytics

• Show that you can step straight into industry with hands-on experience learning from industry experts, using real-life case studies in your modules

• Develop your industry acumen by accessing our CareersPlus service with specialist careers coaches.

This information is applicable for 2026 entry. Given the interval between the publication of courses and enrolment, some of the information may change. It is important to check our website before you apply.

Core modules

• MIS: Foundations and Critical Perspectives
• Managing and Leading Digital Innovation
• Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
• Cybersecurity in Business
• Programming Solutions for Enterprise
• Digital Business Strategy
• Research Methods and Dissertation or Business in Practice.

Optional modules
Optional modules can vary from year to year. Example optional modules may include:

• Creating Digital Communities
• Information Systems Consultancy
• Digital Finance, Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
• Programming for Data Analytics.

Assessment is a mix of individual assignments, group work and exams.

Choice of Dissertation or Business in Practice route:

Dissertation route

If you are considering further academic study (PhD) and you would like the opportunity to research a topic relating to information systems and digital innovation, the 8,000-word dissertation will enable you to test and apply the techniques and theories you have gained.

Business in Practice route

If you would like to develop further applied skills and specialist knowledge to suit your career aspirations, you can complete your studies with our applied Business in Practice module. You will develop deep functional and industry expertise with practical insights from our faculty and our CareersPlus and Corporate Relations team.

In total, you will study six core modules, two specialist optional modules, two open optional modules, and also complete the Business in Practice capstone module.