Information Technology for Business BSc (Hons) (Final Year Entry)

BSc (Hons)

Start dates

September 2023 / September 2024

Course length

Full time: 1 year

Part time: 2 years

Location

Wheatley

Department

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

This top-up year is for people with a higher diploma in a business and I.T. subject. By studying this course, you will graduate with a BSc in Information Technology for Business awarded by Oxford Brookes University. You will study this course at the Oxford Brookes Wheatley Campus.

This course has been designed to meet the needs of the industry. You will investigate the vital role of computing in a Business environment.

You will develop the high level technical abilities and knowledge needed to solve complex problems using computing technologies. You will have access to highly specialised computer laboratories where you will learn cutting-edge theoretical skills and techniques. You will also study specialist business modules to further understand what businesses require from their computing and I.T.

The modules you will study will equip you with a good mix of technical, business and project-based skills. This will enable you to play a key role in the application of computing
technology to tomorrow’s businesses.

Specific entry requirements

This top-up year has been designed as a progression route from a Foundation Degree in Business and Information Technology.

In order to progress onto the top-up year, Foundation Degree students will need to achieve a Merit in a Foundation Degree in Business and Information Technology.

It will also be open to students from other Computing related programmes that possess the following qualifications:

– At least Merit (55%) in a Foundation Degree in Computing or a Business and IT subject.
– Direct entry after having completed level 5 at university level in a computing related subject.

Students for whom English is not their main language also need to show that their English is at a high enough level to succeed in their studies.