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School of Informatics

MSc in e-Business Systems
Course structure

The course is available full time (12 months) and part time (up to 28 months; daytime study).

Students successfully completing eight modules and the dissertation will be awarded 180 credits and a masters level qualification. Alternatively, students who do not complete the dissertation but have successfully completed eight modules will be awarded 120 credits and a postgraduate diploma. Successful completion of four modules (60 credits) will lead to the award of a postgraduate certificate.

Each module is assessed through a combination of coursework and examination.


FULL-TIME study timetable: 2008-09 PART-TIME study timetable: 2008-09
Semester 1   YEAR 1, Semester 1
 
Databases Monday morning Object Oriented Programming in Java Monday afternoon
Object Oriented Programming in Java Monday afternoon Systems Specification Tuesday morning
Systems Specification Tuesday morning YEAR 1, Semester 2  
Research Methods and Professional Issues Friday afternoon Business Engineering with ERP solutions Wednesday morning
Semester 2   Information Systems Planning and Strategy Friday morning
Business Engineering with ERP solutions Wednesday morning YEAR 2, Semester 1  
Software Systems Design Thursday morning Databases Monday morning
E-commerce Thursday afternoon Research Methods and Professional Issues Friday afternoon
Information Systems Planning and Strategy Friday morning YEAR 2, Semester 2  
    Software Systems Design Thursday morning
    E-commerce Thursday afternoon

Note: The University reserves the right to make changes to syllabuses, programme options and modules as necessary.