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Lead enterprise technology where business and systems meet
Online or on campus
Information systems leaders convert strategy into reliable digital capability. This MSc develops the dual fluency of the CIO track: business analysis and technology architecture, product thinking and service management, security and governance. You will design enterprise architectures, manage IT portfolios, and lead digital programmes that deliver measurable value. Distinct from pure computer science, the emphasis is managerial and systems-oriented — ideal for business analysts, IT managers and product owners. MSc Information Systems Management is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 24 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Information Systems Strategy & Governance through Information Systems Strategy & Governance; Enterprise Architecture & Systems Analysis; Databases, Integration & Data Platforms; Digital Products, UX & Requirements Engineering; IT Project & Portfolio Management; Cloud, Infrastructure & Service Management (ITIL-aligned), and finish on MSc Information Systems Capstone. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation. Reading is a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. The artefact a marker expects is a consulting brief a manager could use. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Craft IT strategy aligned with enterprise priorities and risk appetite Model enterprise architectures and integration approaches Lead product, project and service portfolios with clear value measures Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
ITIL-aligned service content and architecture modelling language literacy are integrated. Capstones often address ERP transformation, data platforms or digital product portfolios under faculty and industry review.
Faculty spotlight
Dr. Raj Patel leads enterprise architecture studios; Professor Margaret Ashford supervises digital transformation governance cases.
Study online
Online tuition is free. Online examinations are free. There is no exam fee for online study.
On-campus study
Prefer to learn at our Edinburgh campus? Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged. The published campus price is on each programme page.
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| IS501 | Information Systems Strategy & Governance Information Systems Strategy & Governance (IS501) is a 3-credit course on MSc Information Systems Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Information Systems Strategy & Governance as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 3 · 30 h |
| IS502 | Enterprise Architecture & Systems Analysis Enterprise Architecture & Systems Analysis (IS502) is a 3-credit course on MSc Information Systems Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Enterprise Architecture & Systems Analysis as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| IS503 | Databases, Integration & Data Platforms Databases, Integration & Data Platforms (IS503) is a 3-credit course on MSc Information Systems Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using Databases, Integration & Data Platforms as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| IS504 | Digital Products, UX & Requirements Engineering Digital Products, UX & Requirements Engineering (IS504) is a 3-credit course on MSc Information Systems Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Digital Products, UX & Requirements Engineering as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence.
| 3 · 30 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| IS505 | IT Project & Portfolio Management IT Project & Portfolio Management (IS505) is a 3-credit course on MSc Information Systems Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using IT Project & Portfolio Management as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| IS506 | Cloud, Infrastructure & Service Management (ITIL-aligned) Cloud, Infrastructure & Service Management (ITIL-aligned) (IS506) is a 3-credit course on MSc Information Systems Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Cloud, Infrastructure & Service Management (ITIL-aligned) as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence.
| 3 · 30 h |
| IS507 | Information Security, Privacy & Risk Information Security, Privacy & Risk (IS507) is a 3-credit course on MSc Information Systems Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can map one named system, write a threat model, and specify the controls that would stop the most likely path, using Information Security, Privacy & Risk as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses control catalogues, incident write-ups, and a short technical standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a defensive design with a test plan and a statement of residual risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| IS508 | Business Process, ERP & Digital Operations Business Process, ERP & Digital Operations (IS508) is a 3-credit course on MSc Information Systems Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change, using Business Process, ERP & Digital Operations as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| IS601 | AI, Analytics & Enterprise Technology Futures AI, Analytics & Enterprise Technology Futures (IS601) is a 3-credit course on MSc Information Systems Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using AI, Analytics & Enterprise Technology Futures as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| IS602 | Ethics, Sustainability & Responsible Technology Ethics, Sustainability & Responsible Technology (IS602) is a 3-credit course on MSc Information Systems Management, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can draw the system, name the constraint that binds it, and compare two responses, using Ethics, Sustainability & Responsible Technology as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a system description, an indicator note, and a project option paper. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one decision, with the evidence and the downside. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a professional engineering licence.
| 3 · 30 h |
| IS603 | MSc Information Systems Capstone MSc Information Systems Capstone (IS603) is a 6-credit course on MSc Information Systems Management, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using MSc Information Systems Capstone as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 6 · 60 h |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 24 months. Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
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