Bachelor of Science (BSc)
BSc Information Technology Management for Business
Duration: 3 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: GN51 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Scholarships available
- Typical A-level offer: AAA
- Typical contextual A-level offer: ABB
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: BBB
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 36 points overall with 6,6,6 at HL
Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £33,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Additional expenses
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
The Manchester Bursary is available to UK students registered on an undergraduate degree course at Alliance MBS who have had a full financial assessment carried out by Student Finance England.
In addition, Alliance MBS will award a range of Social Responsibility Scholarships to UK and international/EU students.
These awards are worth £2,000 per year across three years of study. You must achieve AAA at A-level (or equivalent qualification) and be able to demonstrate a significant contribution and commitment to social responsibility.
The School will also award a number of International Stellar Scholarships to international students achieving AAA at A-level (or equivalent qualification). Applicants who exceed AAA and/or have supplementary qualifications (such as EPQ) will receive additional consideration.
Additional eligibility criteria apply - please see our scholarship pages for full details.
Course unit details:
User Experience Design
| Unit code | BMAN24662 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 2 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
This course seeks to understand the factors that can impact the experience that users have when engaging with digital products, with the view of enhancing their satisfaction. It introduces the user experience design cycle and the core principles and practices of User Experience (UX) design. It comprises a series of lectures to cement academic understanding, and practical exercises to develop the skills and knowledge required to undertake professional UX processes.
Pre/co-requisites
| Unit title | Unit code | Requirement type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integrative Team Project 2 | BMAN24650 | Co-Requisite | Compulsory |
Aims
The aim of this course unit is to equip students with the theories, principles and psychology underpinning UX. In particular it aims to provide an understanding of: UX design, persona and scenario based design techniques, user interface design, usability testing, defining and measuring UX, user requirements and User Centered Design (UCD) process. Interactive prototyping is taught as part of this process.
Syllabus
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures & Labs
Knowledge and understanding
Learn how to apply knowledge, culture and technology to shape the future of design;
Understand the difference between User Interface (UI) design and User Experience (UX);
Learn how UX researchers discover and assess user needs;
Learn how UX designers take an idea from a concept to a working prototype;
Learn how to incorporate a user-centered focus into the design process;
Learn the principles and processes of designing user experience;
Learn how to assess user needs and map them into system requirements;
Learn techniques for rapidly exploring design alternatives and selecting the most promising concepts; and
Learn key methods focused on user experience research trends and concepts.
Employability skills
- Analytical skills
- This course will help students develop unique critical, analytical perspectives in user experience. Learning's from this course are necessary for a career in the field of UX, encompassing wide ranging responsibilities to ensure that an end product achieves it's core (often business) objectives whilst providing it's users with the most effective, efficient and enjoyable experience possible. Specifically, this course supports those seeking a career as UX design consultant, interaction designer, usability engineer and user researcher.
Assessment methods
Feedback methods
Informal advice and discussion during the lectures and labs.
Responses to student emails and questions from course coordinator including feedback provided to a group via an online discussion forum.
Written and/or verbal comments on assessed or non-assessed coursework.
Generic feedback posted on Blackboard regarding overall performance.
Recommended reading
- Smashing UX Design: Foundations for Designing Online User Experiences by Jesmond Allen & James Chudley
- You Should Test That: Conversion Optimization for More Leads, Sales and Profit Or The Art and Science of Optimized Marketing, by Chris Goward
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 10 |
| Practical classes & workshops | 8 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 82 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Sumin Kim | Unit coordinator |
| Hai-anh Tran | Unit coordinator |
Additional notes
This course was devised in consultation with ITMB students, industry panel and the ITMB working group.
For Academic Year 2025/26
Updated: March 2025
Approved by: March UG Committee