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Why Choose the M.Sc. in Information Systems Management?

The M.Sc. in Information Systems Management (M.Sc. ISM) is delivered by an expert academic team in the Cairnes School of Business & Economics at NUI Galway. There are many reasons why you should choose the M.Sc. ISM as your next step. Business and technology converge everywhere in modern business environments and with the skills and knowledge you acquire on the M.Sc. ISM, you are well positioned to grasp the challenges presented in business in the 21st century.

Modern business environments require these skills

Employers seek out M.Sc. ISM graduates because of the mixture of business and technology skills and knowledge you acquire on the programme. Companies want to hire people with a broad range of skills, able to address issues from a number of perspectives.

Through group projects, the M.Sc. ISM programme emphasises team work and communication and presentation skills, all critical interpersonal skills required in real work environments. Businesses are constantly changing, introducing new processes, new technologies, new methodologies. The M.Sc. ISM equips you to be able to adapt to change: indeed, after a few years of experience in the workplace, you will be leading change, you will be driving innovation.

In addition to what you acquire on the M.Sc. ISM, you will also be able to draw on the skills and knowledge of your undergraduate degree, which can prove an invaluable asset to an employer. For example, a M.Sc. ISM graduate with an undergraduate degree in biological sciences is a very attractive proposition to a healthcare company.

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A long-established reputation for excellence

The M.Sc. in Information Systems Management (formerly the Higher Diploma in Systems Analysis) has been taught in NUI Galway since 1979 and has produced many top-class graduates over the years. Leading employers in Ireland and abroad are familiar with the programme and seek out M.Sc. ISM graduates, knowing that they will be well prepared to begin to contribute quickly to an organisation. The programme content has evolved over the years to respond to changes in the marketplace and employers know that graduates have been exposed to a range of relevant and challenging topics.

The academic staff are drawn from many different disciplines and backgrounds. Many have extensive experience in industry or in research or in both, experience that they bring to bear on their teaching. Our staff are accessible and willing to engage you in discussion and debate.

The School of Business & Economics has excellent facilities and recently moved into a new €16 million building with dedicated study spaces and extensive computer facilities for postgraduate students.

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M.Sc. ISM: an excellent conversion programme

If you do not have extensive IT skills, the M.Sc. ISM is an excellent conversion programme, enabling you to expand your skills and increase your chances of employment. The breadth of knowledge that you acquire in just one year is quite astounding and forms a sound basis on which you can build during your career.

If you are an IT, Engineering or Science graduate, the M.Sc. ISM adds business knowledge and applied technical skills to what you have already learned. You acquire the ability to see issues from both the business and the technology side.

The M.Sc. ISM provides Commerce graduates and graduates of other business degrees with the ideal background to enable those graduates to become, over time, project leaders, managers and consultants, by adding a depth of technical knowledge that enables them to lead and make decisions in almost any industry sector.

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M.Sc. ISM: puts you on the flight path to many career opportunities

The careers that you can follow with M.Sc. ISM are many and varied ; great diversity is waiting for you, the basic skills that you learn can be applied in any area of business.

You have a good chance of getting a job immediately. After a relatively short period of study, just 1 year, many doors are open to you. As you progress through life, you may be able to combine a personal interest with your working life. For example, you might draw on the knowledge you acquire during the M.Sc. ISM to work in the Arts, in a fishing company or with an international sporting body, depending on where your interests lie.

The M.Sc. ISM is a stepping stone - after that, it's up to you!

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