Degree structure and courses
If you are taking the four-year degree scheme, your third year is spent working with one of the sponsoring employers.
FIRST YEAR CORE MODULES
OWT.100 - Management and Organisation I
MNGT190 Disciplinary Perspectives of Information Systems
SCC 110: Software Development
SCC130 Information Systems
FIRST YEAR OPTIONAL MODULES
OWT.101 Management and Organisation II (24 Credits)
AC.F100 – Introduction to Accounting and Finance (40 Credits)
AC.F111 Introduction to Financial Accounting for Managers (16 Credits)
MKTG101 – Introduction to Marketing (40 Credits)
MSCI100 – Introduction to Business Analytics (16 Credits)
MSCI101 – Statistics and Computing for Management (16 Credits)
MSCI102 – Introduction to Operations Management (24 Credits)
MSCI103 – Introduction to Management Science/Operational Research (24 Credits)
SCC120 – Fundamentals of Computer Science (20 Credits)SCC140 – Media Technology (20 Credits)
SECOND AND FINAL YEAR COMPULSORY MODULES
Compulsory units for both three and four year degree scheme (120 credits)
AC.F 261 – Introduction to Financial Accounting for Managers (15 credits)*
ICTF 210 – IT Service Management * revised module (15 credits)
MSCI203 – Introduction to Business Information Systems (Systems Analysis) (15 credits)
MSCI204 – Developing Business Information Systems (Systems Design) (15 credits)
MSCI251 – Project Management Tools & Techniques (15 credits)
OWT.221 - Understanding the Individual in the Workplace (15 credits)
OWT 226 - Management and IT (15 credits)
OWT.320 - Organisational Studies and the Management of Change: key approaches (15 credits)
*If not already taken AC.F 111 - Introduction to Financial Accounting for Managers
FOUR YEAR DEGREE (270 CREDITS TOTAL)
In addition to the above:
Compulsory Modules
OWT.250 – Research@Work: Placement and Dissertation Preparation (15 credits)
OWT 350 – Dissertation (30 credits)
Optional Modules for the Four Year Degree Scheme
Optional modules (105 credits) (45 credits of optional modules must be at 3rd year level).
Modules (eqivalent to 105 credits, typically seven modules) are available for students to choose modules from across Lancaster University Management School and the School of Computing and Communications.
45 credits (typically three modules) of the optional modules must be at final year level.
THREE YEAR DEGREE (240 CREDITS TOTAL)
In addition to the above:
Compulsory Module
OWT391 – Management and Information Technology in Practice (15 Credits)
Optional Modules for the Three Year Degree Scheme
Modules (eqivelent to 105 credits, typically seven modules) are available for students to chose modules from across Lancaster University Management School and the School of Computing and Communications.
60 optional credits must be at final year level
