This course teaches you both the technical aspects of systems development and the skills in business analysis that you'll need to work in the field. Modern organisations need to manage huge amounts of digitised information to operate successfully, so graduates trained in systems design are highly sought after. You’ll develop an understanding of contemporary approaches to analysis and design, set in the wider context of project management and modern business practices. A number of taught modules give you the chance to customise your degree to suit your particular educational background, and you’ll complete a Masters-level dissertation in a topic that really interests you. The design, development and management of large-scale computerised information systems are critical to organisations in the 21st century. Managing, analysing and understanding the huge volumes of data that these systems generate are critical to the success of many organisations. This course focuses first, on systems development and business analysis: the technical and social issues involved in building and maintaining large systems. The second focus of the course is on business intelligence: the techniques and tools for evaluating, understanding and analysing information systems and the data they generate. The MSc Information Systems offers you a programme of study that allows you to develop an understanding of the issues in designing and developing information systems; understanding of contemporary approaches to analysis and design; exposure to key areas of knowledge for developing, analysing and understanding systems; a broad understanding of the context and success factors for successful information systems projects.