Business Computing Systems
DO YOU WANT TO HELP BUSINESS GET IT RIGHT?
Businesses need computing professionals with both technical skills and business knowledge.
A degree in Business Computing Systems from City will help you enter, a career as a computing professional for tomorrow's business.
With our Business Computing Systems degree you will gain:
- The technical and managerial background to implement computer solutions to business challenges.
- The skills to design computer systems that meet business needs.
- Paid professional experience in the IT industry.
Whilst at City, you will learn to analyse organisational problems and design appropriate IT solutions. You will develop commercially valuable skills in our laboratories and work with colleagues on business-related software projects. You will spend time in industry gaining experience and getting paid for it. For your project, you can work with an organisation to develop real-world business solutions.
Topics covered include 'systems theory' which provides the tools to analyse organisational systems. The development of IT strategies as well as techniques for risk assessment and methods for operations management are covered. Electronic commerce in all its various forms is explored indepth to develop an understanding of how computer-based systems are changing the very nature of many industrires and businesses.
As a Business Computing Systems graduate, you can expect to find employment improving the way organisations operate through the innovative use of IT. Your career can encompass designing business-critical computer systems, providing consultancy on computer development, or a managerial role with responsibility for an organisation's computing resources.
This degree is suitable for you if:
- You want to build the businesses of tomorrow with computer technology.
- You have the breadth of mind to tackle both computer and management science.
- You want to enter the graduate marketplace with professional experience under your belt.
This degree is one of the longest running of its kind, benefiting from City's excellence in business and computing education. Industrial experience is an essential part of this four-year degree, either as a one-year placement or with our Professional Pathway scheme.
Applicants should note that this course is primarily technical in nature, and may not be suitable for those seeking a business major.
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