BSc Management &
BSc Information Systems & Management

Introduction to the degree

Each degree consists of 12 units that are classified as either ‘foundation’ or ‘further’. The number of foundation units and further units differs for each degree but all have at least four Foundation units. All units are marked at the same level. The Foundation units are taken into account for classification purposes but your results in the Further units are more important

Some Further units as prerequisites (i.e. units which must first have been passed) but some have no prerequisites . The prerequisites are shown in the structures for each degree and are represented by the number that comes after the title of the unit.

You can take the Foundation and Further units in any order, provided you satisfy any prerequisites. Most students, however, would normally take the Foundation units first because (as their name suggests) they are the ‘building blocks’- the foundation- for the units that follow.

For all the degrees you have a certain amount of choice in the units that you take. On the structure you will see that you can choose from a variety of Selection groups. You have control, within certain guidelines, over the number and choice of examinations you take each year. In any year that you enter an examination, you may attempt:

• A minimum of two new full units and a maximum of four new full units, or
• Any number of units that you have failed in a previous year(‘resits’) plus a minimum of one new full unit and a maximum of four new full units, or
• Any number of resits only or
• Five new full units in your final year provided that you are not carrying any fails, or
• One new half unit alone in your final year to complete the requirements of the degree.All units are full units except where indicated in the structures that follow.

You may complete your studies in a minimum of three years ( or two years if you are given a maximum exemption), but you have up to eight years to complete your degree.

Transferring between degrees

The degrees have been designed to make it easy for you to transfer between them should you wish to. If you are registered for one and realise that another would be better suited to you, then you may be able to transfer to that degree.

Entry-Flexible Entry Levels

• Route 1 - Access Route
  • Be 17 years old before 1st September, 2004
  • 4 CXC passes at Grade 111 General proficiency including Mathematics & English.
• Route 2- ″A″ Level Rout
  • Any 2 ″A″ Level passes

How long will the degree take?

• Route 1-Access Route : 4 years
• Route 2- ″A″ Level Route: 3 years

BSc Management

The degree in management gives students the opportunity to study the activity of management, and the environment in which the manager operates, in an intellectually rigorous fashion. The degree has a strong emphasis on social science theory and practice.

Who is it for ?

• The degree may suit you if you are interested in a career in management consultancy, banking, accountancy or general management.
• It will also be useful if you want to go on to pursue further training in management and corporate disciplines

Features of the degree 

• This degree provides an opportunity for critical and theoretical study, particularly in economics. You will receive an intellectually demanding, broad preparation for management that draws on a wide range of social science disciplines.
• The degree will be relevant to your experiences and local environment, but will also give you a knowledge and understanding of a range of issues in international management
• The aim of the range of subjects available is to look analytically and critically at management issues.

Core Courses:
Foundation Units:

1. 02 Introduction to Economics
2. 04a Statistics 1 (half unit) and 05a Mathematics 1 (half unit)
3. 10 Introduction to Sociology
4. 19 Elements of Accounting and Fin
5. 107 Introduction to Business & Management Selection Groupings

Further Units :

6. 28 Managerial Economics
7. 77 Management: International & Comparative Perspectives
8. 33 Organisational Theory or 78 Analysis of Strategic Management
9. One unit from selection groups E,M or S
10. One unit from selection groups E,M or S
11. One unit from selection groups E,M or S
12. One full unit(or two half units) from any selection group other than F(i),F(ii) or L

Selection Groupings

Selection Group E

14. Monteary Economics
15. Labour Economics
16. International Economics
18. Public Sector Economics
19. Elements of Econometrics
20. Managerial Economics or
66. Microeconomics
44. Economics of Development
65. Macroeconomics
92. Corporate Finance
95. Further Mathematics for Economists
99. Industrial Economics

Selection Group IS

37. Computer-Based Information Systems
61. Software Engineering
62. Information Development & Management
63. Information Systems Project
103. Elements of Information and Communication Technologies
104. Information Systems Evaluation & Policy
106 Sociology and Ethics of Information Systems.

Selection Group M

27. The Law of Business Organisations
28. Managerial Economics
32. Management Science Methods
33. Organisation Theory 35. Production and Operations Management
36. Marketing
37. Financial Management or
92.Corporate Finance
75. Human Resource Management
76. Management Mathematics
77. Management : International & Comparative Perspectives
78. Analysis of Strategic Management
79.Elements of Social and Applied Psychology
87. Public Choice and Public Management
97. Management Accounting

Selection Group S

33.Organisational Theory
53.Sociological Theory
54. Methods of Social Research
55. Sociology of Development
56. Comparative Social Structures & Institutions
57. Social Policy
58. Demography
68. Society and the Environment
79.Elements of Social and Applied Psychology
106. Sociology and Ethics of Information Systems
303. Criminology

BSc Information Systems & Management

The study of information systems relates to how organisations and societies use and exploit new information and communication technologies (ICT). Emphasis is on the organisationl and social aspects of the efforts organisations make in order to accommodate ICT, change their practices, and achieve benefits.

Who is it for ?

• Students interested in a career in information systems management.
• The degree is likely to give you a distinct advantage with all kinds of public and private organizations.
• It would be useful if you want to work for any of the software houses or in systems management.
• Successful graduates could also consider a career in management consultancy specializing in IT and IS.

Features of the degree This degree is particularly focused on how computers areused within a business and administrative organizations. It is natural, therefore, to combine the study of information systems with the study of management.

Foundation Units:
1.10 Introduction to Sociology
2. 60 Introduction to Information Systems
3. 107 Introduction to Business and Management
4. One full unit from:02 Introduction to Economics or 04a Statistics 1 (half unit) and 04b Statistics 2 (half unit) or 05a Mathematics 1 (half unit) and 05b Mathematics 2 (half unit) or 04 Statistics 1 (half unit) 05a Mathematics 1 (half unit)

 Further Units:

1. 33 Organisation Theory
2. 61 Software Engineering
3. 62 Information Systems Development and Management
4. 63 Information Systems Project
5. 103 Elements of Information and Communication Technologies
6. One unit form selection groups E, M, IS or S
7. One unit from selection groups E, M, IS or S
8 .One full unit(or two half units) from any selection group other than L.

Selection Groupings

Selection Group E

14. Monteary Economics
15. Labour Economics
16. International Economics
18. Public Sector Economics
19. Elements of Econometrics
20. Managerial Economics or
66. Microeconomics
44. Economics of Development
65. Macroeconomics
92. Corporate Finance
95. Further Mathematics for Economists
99. Industrial Economics

Selection Group IS

37. Computer-Based Information Systems
61. Software Engineering
62. Information Development & Management
63. Information Systems Project
103. Elements of Information and Communication Technologies
104. Information Systems Evaluation & Policy 106 Sociology and Ethics of Information Systems.

Selection Group M

27. The Law of Business Organisations
28. Managerial Economics
32. Management Science Methods
33. Organisation Theory
35. Production and Operations Management
36. Marketing 37. Financial Management or
92.Corporate Finance
75. Human Resource Management
76. Management Mathematics
77. Management : International & Comparative Perspectives
78. Analysis of Strategic Management
79.Elements of Social and Applied Psychology
87. Public Choice and Public Management
97. Management Accounting

Selection Group S

33.Organisational Theory
53.Sociological Theory
54. Methods of Social Research
55. Sociology of Development
56. Comparative Social Structures & Institutions
57. Social Policy 58. Demography
68. Society and the Environment
79.Elements of Social and Applied Psychology
106. Sociology and Ethics of Information Systems
303. Criminology