BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology (Full Time)

Linking the world of business and IT, this established degree offers students flexibility, choice and good career prospects.

Course overview

The Business Information Technology degree is Solent's longest-running computing course and focuses on the way businesses use computers to undertake functions that are vital to achieving a competitive advantage.

Highly vocational in content, this degree offers you flexibility and choice. From marketing and sales to finance and production, you'll gain the knowledge that industry requires. The course covers computerised methods, their impact on people and how to apply computer applications to business.

To enhance your employability, you will undertake themes in decision making and strategic issues in your final year. The impact of computers on the way people work is also explored, giving you a sound knowledge base of business, analysis and IT.

Through a lively and varied mix of teaching methods and assessment, you will be challenged in both theoretical and practical areas. Special emphasis is placed on developing your presentation skills to boost your value in today's workplace.

In addition to the full-time mode, students may study this course on a flexible part-time basis.

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Industrial focus

You can also benefit from our successful optional Industrial Placement Year scheme. This occurs after Year 2, and before choosing your area of specialism for your final year. You will be given help and support for careers and placement preparation. 

Course content

Year 1

Six core units:

• Systems Analysis and Design
• Introduction to Databases
• Internet Technology
• Introduction to Programming
• Business Problem Solving
• Group Project.

Year 2

Six core units:

• Information Systems Design
• Database Application Development
• Developing for the Internet
• Human-Digital Interaction Design
• Business and Financial Analysis
• Graduate Development. 

Year 3

Three core units and two option units:

• Project (double unit)
• Business Operations
• Decision Support Systems.

Options:

• Human Computer Interaction
• Advanced and Distributed Databases
• e-Business
• Computer Law and Intellectual Property
• Curriculum Plus. 

Why choose this course?

• Accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS) as fully meeting the educational requirement for Chartered IT Professional registration.
• Dedicated technology and networking laboratories.
• Specialist Usability Laboratory available for research and analysis.
• External speakers are invited for regular BCS meetings.

Assessment

Presentations, practical work, written assignments and group work. There are few formal exams. 

Key career skills

Communication, project management, teamwork, presentation and analysis.

Projects/work experience

The optional industrial placement year offers many benefits. Past employers have included: local authorities, Ordnance Survey, IBM, Convergys, Hewlett Packard, Lloyds TSB and Southampton Football Club.

Graduate profile

Darshini Thiagarajan

“I chose this course as I have always had a keen interest in information technology and wanted to understand how it is applied and used in the commercial world.

During my first two years at University, we covered a wide of subjects ranging from very technical subjects like networking to business subjects like marketing. The analytical, business and technical skills developed in the first two years proved a good foundation for my work placement.

During the third year, I did my Industrial Work Placement as a technology analyst at the financial firm Goldman Sachs in London. I worked on a project where I designed and developed a database and helped in migrating the data from a legacy system to a brand new system. The experience from the placement was invaluable in the final year as it not only helped with the academic knowledge but also with other essential skills like better time management, report writing and communication skills for presentations and group work.

Upon finishing the course in 2006, I returned to Goldman Sachs as a Technology Graduate.”