Private Training Establishment
ICL Graduate Business SchoolMaster of Business Informatics by Thesis
Level of Study
Master's Degree
Summary
A forefront business degree with a strong emphasis on research in Business Informatics prepares graduates to add value to both enterprises and research-led organisations. By studying the latest developments in Business Informatics, graduates learn how this field shapes the competitive landscape of industries.
Business Informatics is a discipline combining informatics and management innovation and concepts, incorporating service computing and security. It is a cross-disciplinary field that covers science and technology and represents a promising direction for distributed computing and cloud computing methodologies.
ICL is the only tertiary education in New Zealand currently offering the MBI, a programme created to fill a gap in the industry for a professional with the right blend of skills in IT and Business. Students are ideally positioned upon graduation to find employment. The MBI by Thesis is approved by NZQA as a qualification ID number 3749-5.
BYOD: Students of this programme are required to bring their own devices (laptop, tablet).
CURRICULUM
16-Month Programme: Four 16-week trimesters, excluding holidays. One trimester of face-to-face tuition on campus and three trimesters of supervised research work in preparation for completing the thesis.
180 Credits: Four 15-credit papers, one 30-credit research proposal, and a 90-credit thesis.
- 8151 - Information Security Management
- 8150 - IT Service Management and Strategy
- 8542 - Research Methods
- 8711 - Comparing Western and Indigenous Approaches
to Research - 8712 - Research Proposal
- 9540 - Thesis
GRADUATE OUTCOMES
MBI graduates will have advanced-level knowledge of the emerging field of business informatics and be able to apply it in a variety of business roles requiring an ability to manage digital transformation in business settings.
According to NZQA, Master’s degree graduates are able to:
- Demonstrate a high order of skills in the planning, execution and completion of a piece of original research or creative scholarly work, and
- Apply such skills learned during the study programme to new situations.
EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
- Business Analysts
- Process and Service Managers
- Change Managers
- IT Security Specialists
- IT Entrepreneurs
- Innovation Consultant
- Project Manager
- Information Systems Manager
- Research Analyst (Business Informatics)
- Research Officer
- Product Lead
Entry criteria
- An original bachelor’s degree or Graduate Diploma in informatics or business-related subject from a recognised institution, including full transcripts, or
- Evidence of acquiring the relevant skills and knowledge through appropriate work or professional experience in business studies or a related area.
- For international students, academic IELTS with a minimum score of 6.5 overall (with no band score lower than 6.0 and gained within the past 2 years within one examination), or any other equivalent in a test recognised by NZQA.
- A personal statement explaining why you want to study the programme is strongly recommended.
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