Study location	United Kingdom, Luton campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 Years
Study language	English
Awards	BSc Hons
Course code	G500

Tuition fee	To be confirmed

Entry qualification

High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. Upload documents in original language and translations. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL, Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 (with no skill level below 5.5) CAE: C

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application.

More information	Expenses, accommodation, working etc. beds.ac.uk/..next-year/information-systems

Overview

COURSE SUMMARY

The skills and knowledge you will acquire on this course will make
you highly employable in a range of organisations. Graduates in
Information Systems have found work as systems architects, systems
analysts, business analysts, systems developers, database
administrators and project managers.

During the course you will:

• Develop information systems for real clients through the Academic
  into Business Computing (ABC) Centre
• Use the latest software in state-of-the-art laboratories
• Develop skills in practical and professional project management
• Experience a course that is virtually programming-free
• Explore advanced IT concepts, typically taught by internationally
  recognised experts in the field
• Have the opportunity to work with, or in, industry as part of the
  course

Areas of study you may cover on this course include:

• Advanced IT strategies and paradigms
• Systems development
• Modern database systems and web practices
• Decision support systems and data mining
• Aspects of security and networking
• Social and professional IT project management

BSISD-S

Career opportunities

CAREER MANAGEMENT SKILLS

This forms a consistent thread progressing through each year with
opportunities of engaging with industrial and business projects or
through engagement with an employer during a sandwich year placement.
Students will also be encouraged to engage with the Careers
Development unit (Job Shop) in order to assess the skills that they
possess against positions within the current market. Any skills
deficiencies can then be identified and students can begin to address
these in order to progress to their chosen career.

CAREER/FURTHER STUDY OPPORTUNITIES

Career:

Graduates of this degree will be able to go into any of the following
positions:

• Data Intelligence and Decision-Making Analysts

• Data and Information Systems Architects

• Systems Analysts and Developers

• Business Application Developers

• Web based Systems Developers

• Data and Information Modellers and Managers

• Information Systems Managers

• Project Managers

and many other information systems related positions

Further study:

MSc in a Information Systems, Information Management, Internet
Applications, Security, Networking, or any other related topic; MSc by
Research; MPhil / PhD