Why ITMOC?
Many business schools offer an Information Systems (IS) or E-Business type masters degree. So what’s different about the MSc in Information Technology, Management and Organisational Change (ITMOC) programme?
"I realised ITMOC would equip me with the right tools to become a 'hybrid manager' – at home with the technical functions and also well-informed on the management of resources."
Ruth Badoo
MSc ITMOC, 2008
Such programmes often focus primarily on technical approaches to systems analysis and design, programming, telecommunications and database analysis and design. These technical skills are then augmented by management-oriented modules. Yet, paradoxically, students often leave with insufficient technical skills to enter the more specialist careers and, having covered only limited management content, they are not adequately equipped to begin a management career either.
The ITMOC advantage:
Holistic approach to IT
What is special about the MSc ITMOC is that it is based on the explicit recognition that information technology has become a strategic and organisational change issue, rather than one which is only – or even primarily – technical.
ITMOC therefore gives you a firm grasp of the key concepts, debates and issues in the areas of change management, IT management and strategy, knowledge management, and systems analysis and design – and combines this with an exploration of the technologies and organisational designs that underpin new and future organisational practices. Such knowledge can then be applied to many different types of organisation.
Practical focus
Through its interactive style of learning and challenging tasks such as client projects, ITMOC also sets you up for the future by helping you develop important process skills that employers will value. These include problem structuring, project management, group working, presentation skills and report writing.
Employer recognition and involvement
ITMOC's very distinctive focus on information technology and organisational change is what has made the programme a market leader in preparing information systems professionals for future careers. It's one reason why, for many years, the programme has worked closely with major employers who are well aware of Lancaster University Management School’s reputation as a centre of academic and teaching excellence.
The ITMOC programme will undoubtedly change your perspectives and enhance your marketability. See our Careers page and our graduates profiles to find out what those leaving the ITMOC programme go on to do, and how they are helped in that process.
