MSc Business Informatics, Reading University

Informatics - Management and Utilisation of Information
Informatics Research Center

Business informatics focuses on information management and information processing in organisations to bring added-value to the business. Designed for aspiring business consultants and analysts, this program places an emphasis on the understanding of the critical role of information in relation to business strategies, business processes, and decision-making. The course develops students' knowledge and skills with specific focus on business intelligence and business performance analysis using information management and processing techniques.

This program should appeal to students from a wide range of subject backgrounds, including business and management, information systems, science, engineering, and humanities, and will prepare graduates to take on challenging information management and leadership roles in competitive business environments. Our employable graduates have gone on to pursue successful multidisciplinary careers for companies including: Accenture, Avaya, CapGemini, Citibank, Deloitte, IBM, etc. Job roles include business / management consultants, information specialists / advisors, researchers, software engineers, IT operations managers, systems analysts and developers.

A student is required to complete 6 taught modules and a dissertation project. The dissertation is normally relevant to a practical problem and may have a link with a commercial partner, allowing students to gain access to relevant employable skills.

Program Duration: Full-time 12 months / Part-time 36 months
Start Date: January or October

Entry Requirements: Applicants are generally expected to have obtained an upper second-class honours degree, or the international equivalent, in a related science field, or in a social science with basic IT knowledge and skills. Relevant industry experience is also acceptable, subject to the University of Reading's APEL rules. Applicants whose first language is not English are expected to have obtained IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 570. We provide a presessional English course for those who have achieved IELTS 5.5 with excellent academic results.

Fee, Expenses and Scholarships:

Details of tuition fees can be found at: www.reading.ac.uk/study/fees/pg-feestable.asp. For up-to-date information regarding living costs, please see: www.reading.ac.uk/life/life-livingcosts.asp. Studentships are available for all outstanding and non-EU applicants. For further details please see: www.reading.ac.uk/irc/irc-studentship.asp

Contact:
Miss Nicky Jones
irc.enquiries@reading.ac.uk
Tel.: +441183784417

Postal address:
Informatics Research Centre
The University of Reading
Ground Floor, Building 42
Reading, RG6 6WB, UK