MSc in Information Systems
Lund University
Key Information
Campus location
Lund, Sweden
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
Programme overview
The Master’s in Information Systems provides you with outstanding career opportunities. After graduation, you can pursue a career that links technology, people and business. You can seek positions such as systems architect, IT consultant, IS designer, IT project manager, UX designer, business analyst, business process engineer, systems analyst, or business intelligence analyst.
We offer you a world-class programme that provides you with the tools and skills to understand the design of information systems that address important organisational and societal challenges.
In this programme, you will learn how information and communication technologies and artificial intelligence can be used to achieve strategic goals, and how to design and develop modern information systems which are flexible to the goals and needs of the organisation. You will gain a deeper understanding of the wider business context of information systems and how digitalisation affects organisations.
The courses are designed to help you practice the theory, models and tools on real and complex problems in information systems, as well as its design and development. You will also learn how to participate in and manage IS-related change and innovation projects in national and international contexts.
Curriculum
Programme structure
Semester 1:
(7.5 credits each)
- IT, Innovation and Sustainability
- Strategic Management and Information Systems
- Research Methods
- Choose one:
- Business Intelligence
- Human-Computer Interaction Design
Semester 2:
(7.5 credits each)
- Select two courses:
- Business Processes and Artificial Intelligence
- Designing Digitalisation
- Business Decision Management
The programme ends with a Master’s thesis (15 credits).
Accreditations
Career Opportunities
Career prospects
Graduates are in high demand, as organisations rely on information systems experts to understand, design and develop systems that help them remain competitive in today’s global marketplace.
After graduation, you can pursue a career that links technology, people and business. You can seek positions such as IT consultant, IS designer, IT project manager, UX designer, business and systems analyst, business process engineer, and business intelligence analyst. The programme is also excellent preparation for PhD studies.
Former students have found work at organisations such as Goldman Sachs, Tetra Pak, Capgemini, IBM, Microsoft, Sony Mobile, Ericsson, PWC, IKEA, Accenture and EY. Some graduates have also started their own businesses.