Course summary

In choosing to study this Business Information Technology with a year in Industry degree you'll be immersing yourself in how professionals manipulate technology to answer business problems, and at the same time enhancing your career prospects with the Year in Industry opportunity. With exposure to the key building blocks for business efficiency, you will learn how to analyse business requirements and translate them into effective business systems. On successful completion of the Business Information Technology degree you'll have amassed the range of core and essential skills and capabilities sought by employers of this discipline. At Aberystwyth University, we endeavour to provide you with an exceptional and memorable student experience. You will have access to dedicated Linux, Mac OS X laboratories and central servers. Employability is at the heart of this degree and you will be taught by lecturers who have close links with the industry and software engineering conferences. This four-year scheme includes an introduction to programming, business environment and web development. You will then progress to discover data modelling, web design, E-commerce and applied graphics to name a few fields. In your third year, you will take part in a work placement in which you will be assisted by the department. By the end of this placement, you will have the knowledge and understanding to make a substantial contribution to the workplace. Our enthusiastic staff will teach you through the medium of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practicals and individual or group based project work. Employability skills are the core values of our degree. As part of your degree, you will be required to take part in a residential weekend where you and other students will have work in teams to solve problems. This activity will encourage and improve your skills in communication, analysis, time management, independent and group-based working, organisation, implementation, research and technical skills. Industrial Year students may join a second-year residential weekend concentrating on skills to help you find a great placement. These include CV skills, interview practice, networking with employers and developing your online presence. Our degree which is made up of a wide range of interesting modules prepares you for a variety of careers in fields such as:

• Software design;

• Communications and networking;

• Computer applications;

• Web development;

• IT consultancy and management;

• Systems analysis and development;

• Computer sales;

• Marketing;

• Education.