MSc (Information Technology Management)

by Sheffield Hallam University Claim Listing

The course enables you to develop your professional management skills in the context of digital innovation and transformation projects. You’ll develop your wider interdisciplinary understanding to create value for key stakeholders while maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. You’ll be prep

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1 Year

Course Details

The course enables you to develop your professional management skills in the context of digital innovation and transformation projects. You’ll develop your wider interdisciplinary understanding to create value for key stakeholders while maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. You’ll be preparing for a range of careers in leading global organisations.

Develop your knowledge and skills in hybrid management and information technology, preparing to facilitate digital transformation journeys for modern businesses.

Course summary

  • Understand contemporary enterprise systems for modern organisations. 
  • Study disruptive technologies in digital innovation and transformation. 
  • Gain practical and theoretical knowledge of management and leadership.
  • Explore sustainability and stakeholder optimisation within an enterprise.     
  • Develop soft skills through academic and professional practical learning.  

How you learn

  • All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on the application of knowledge. You’ll engage with the Hallam community and beyond, collaborating with experts in your areas of interest, and being challenged to think in new ways – all in a supportive environment in which you can thrive. 
  • This course builds your fundamental knowledge by learning how an organisation structures itself around functional areas and digital technologies. You’ll develop project management skills – from different planning frameworks like Agile and SCRUM, to the kinds of enterprise system projects they’re most suited to. You’ll also develop your professional responsibility and understanding of accountability in IT projects.
  • We’ll explore interactive case studies in different modules, critically evaluating company performance from various theoretical levels of analysis, accompanied by innovative methodologies.
  • Your dissertation project gives you an opportunity to further tailor your course by specialising in a particular area of the discipline, supported by a supervisor. In preparation you’ll also develop your research, academic writing and business reporting skills.

You learn through:  

  • Lectures 
  • Tutorials and workshops 
  • Flipped-classroom, project-based learning 
  • Enquiry-based learning 
  • Problem-solving activities  
  • Practical projects  
  • Teamwork  
  • Reports  
  • Demonstrations  
  • Discussions  
  • Presentations  
  • Structured walk-throughs  

Key themes 

  • You’ll explore functional areas including human resource, accounting and finance, material management and production planning. Through business process re-engineering (BPR), you’ll learn how to evaluate and optimise those functional areas to maximise process efficiencies – through better design, implementation, automation, and integration enabled by digital technologies. 
  • You’ll use industry-based case studies to analyse enterprise management projects using tools such as SAP S/4 HANA. Here you’ll learn how to view business architecture and transformation from different perspectives – analysing key layers of an organisation’s strategy, culture, infrastructure, digital platforms and data modelling. You’ll also learn how to identify areas of digital transformation through the Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics, Blockchain and generative AI – plus their applications to real-world tasks.   
  • Crucially the course develops professional skills through both academic and practical learning, preparing you to lead transformational projects that create sustainable competitive advantages. 

Applied learning
Work Experience 

  • This course also has a work experience route that offers a placement in industry of up to 12 months. For further information, please see MSc Information Technology Management (Work Experience)

Networking Opportunities 

  • You’ll be able to develop your career through career fairs and workshops, employer presentations and visits, and by seeking guidance from professional advisers. 
  • You’ll have numerous opportunities for networking – including engagement with the SAP University Alliance. They share practical case studies to help you advance your knowledge of management within enterprise system application and transformation. 

Future careers

  • The course prepares you for computing employment by integrating technical content that’s aligned with industry demands, ensuring relevance. We continuously adapt to industry advancements, collaborating with subject matter experts and industry connections to keep up to date with the latest industry trends and requirements.

You’ll bridge the information technology and management disciplines, preparing for careers in: 

  • IT consultancy 
  • Project management 
  • Business, data and research analysis 
  • FinTech 
  • Change management
  • Digital marketing 

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for: 

  • Amazon 
  • SAP 
  • Capgemini 
  • Sopra Banking Software SA 
  • YourTalent Consultancy  
  • Barnsley Council 
  • Capita 

Where will I study?

  • You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.

Equipment and facilities

  • You’ll learn across our Extended Campus of flexible physical and digital spaces, which support applied learning, working, teaching and collaboration. On campus, the Computing Department will be your home space, with areas to engage in course activities and meet students, staff and employers. 

On the course you work with: 

  • SAP technologies like S/4 HANA Fiori, BTP, SAC
  • Planning frameworks like Agile and SCRUM
  • Sheffield Branch

    City Campus, Howard Street, Sheffield

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