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:
IT Risk, Cybersecurity and Governance
| Unit code | BMAN32301 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 3 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
The increasing drive to Digital Transformation has brought about new types of risk related to the prevalence of digital at every level of organisations. The resultant security breaches have created a new awareness of risk among the public, businesses and lawmakers, as well as awareness of the need for cybersecurity risk management frameworks and education. This course unit delivers understanding of the concepts of risk, cybersecurity and governance and initial skills in applying these concepts for managing cybersecurity risks in organisational context.
Pre/co-requisites
| Unit title | Unit code | Requirement type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business IT Architecture | BMAN32141 | Co-Requisite | Compulsory |
| Business Analysis | BMAN24630 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Aims
The course unit aims to:
- Enable students to understand the implication of implementing efficient strategies for undertaking and managing IT risk, cybersecurity and IT governance.
- Enable students to practice initial skills of managing risk strategies and applying models to support IT governance.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes:
- To understand the concepts and principles of IT risk, cybersecurity and governance.
- To apply, critically, IT risk tools and techniques to analyse and evaluate disruptive events.
- To develop and justify recommendations based on appropriate research.
- To work collectively to ensure the delivery of a business-focused risk management strategy.
- To communicate findings in writing.
Syllabus
Syllabus:
1. Digital transformation and associated security issues with new technologies
2. Managing the risks of Digital Transformation
3. Risk management process, architecture and structure.
4. Risk assessment tools and techniques.
5. Principles of IT governance and cybersecurity management
6. IT Risks: cybersecurity principles and standards
7. Cybersecurity risk management framework: actors, events and vulnerabilities
8. Security by Design
Employability skills
- Other
- Risk management and especially managing risks related to cybersecurity is a growing industry with increasing opportunities for graduates who have the skills and abilities to make important business decisions. Fuelled by the greater need to soundly manage complex and continually evolving IT systems, organisations are seeking better ways to effectively manage IT related activities and understand their impact.
Assessment methods
| Method | Weight |
|---|---|
| Written assignment (inc essay) | 40% |
| Report | 60% |
Feedback methods
- Informal advice and discussion during the lectures.
- 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/non-assessed coursework.
- Generic feedback posted on Blackboard regarding overall performance.
Recommended reading
Recommended reading
Fundamentals of Risk Management 5th Edition by Paul Hopkin, Kogan Page, 2018.
Information Security Principles 3rd Edition by Andy Taylor et al. BCS, 2020.
Cyber Risk Management: Prioritize Threats, Identify Vulnerabilities and Apply Controls Kindle Edition by Christopher J Hodson, Kogan Page; 1st edition (3 Jun. 2019)
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 20 |
| Practical classes & workshops | 5 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 75 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Erik Beulen | Unit coordinator |
Additional notes
Additional notes
Pre-requisites: Business Analysis (BMAN24630)
Co-requisites: Business IT Architecture (BMAN32141)
Programme Restrictions: Core for ITMB and ITMB with IE
Peer Assessment: To ensure that all group members will make a significant contribution to the assignment, marks within student groups can differ based on the results of a peer assessment between group members ( peer assessment form is attached).
For Academic Year : 2024/25
Updated: April 2024
Approved by: Undergraduate Committee