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Information Technology for E-Commerce

DIP (PG)

Autumn and spring terms full-time
2 years autumn and spring terms part-time

This option is available to EU and overseas candidates.

In addition, the University of Sussex and American Express have joined forces to offer the opportunity to study for the MSc part time while working for American Express for two years parttime. This opportunity is available to EU students only, and you must fulfil certain criteria (refer to the American Express box in the right-hand column below).

Admission requirements

A good background in computing, information technology or any engineering discipline with a reasonable programming context. Students with a business-related degree may be accepted provided they have some programming experience. For further information on admission and IELTS/TOEFL requirements, please refer to Applications and selection.

Programme structure

Autumn term: you take the compulsory courses Academic Development; Object-Oriented Programming; and Internet Technologies. You also take two options such as: Management for E-Commerce; and Human-Computer Interaction. Other options may be available.

Spring term: you take the compulsory course Information and Communication Technology Policy and Strategy. You also take two options from: Managing Innovation in Complex Product Systems; or Information Technology Systems; Web-Based Commerce; Data Mining; Artificial Intelligence Programming; Software Design and Evaluation; and E-Business.

Assessment

Taught courses are assessed by a variety of methods including coursework, presentation, literature review, programming projects, unseen examinations and term papers.

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Research

MPhil

  • Cognitive Science
  • Informatics

DPhil

  • Cognitive Science
  • Cognitive Science (New Route)
  • Informatics

Please note: A DPhil is the term given by the University of Sussex to the award of Doctor of Philosophy by research, often referred to by other universities as a PhD.

Research information

Details of faculty and research information.

 
Essentials

Fees

Refer to Fees and finance for information on fees.

Admissions and further information

Postgraduate Admissions,
Department of Informatics,
University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK
T +44 (0)1273 678940
F +44 (0)1273 877873
E infopgadmiss@sussex.ac.uk

Informatics website

Refer to Applying to Sussex for further information on admissions and English language requirements.

 
American Express

American Express logo

The University of Sussex and American Express have joined forces to offer an exciting new way to study and gain work experience. You will work for two years part-time in the Technologies division of American Express, based in the Sussex Innovation Centre on the University of Sussex campus, while also studying for an MSc in either Information Technology for E-Commerce or Human-Centred Computer Systems in the Department of Informatics.*

Your tuition fees for the course will be paid by American Express and you will receive a competitive salary based on a working week of 30 hours. At the end of the two years, the highest performing students will have an opportunity to gain a full-time job with American Express.

This opportunity is available to EU students only and you must be entitled to study part-time and work 30 hours per week in the UK to be eligible for consideration. For more information contact:
pg.admissions@sussex.ac.uk

* Please note that it is possible to study for the MSc in Information Technology for E-Commerce and the MSc in Human- Centred Computer Systems full-time or part-time, without undertaking the work experience component with American Express.

Contact details and term dates

For pre-application enquiries:

Student Recruitment Services
Sussex House
University of Sussex
Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH
T +44 (0)1273 876787
F +44 (0)1273 876677
E pg.enquiries@sussex.ac.uk

For post-application enquiries:

Postgraduate Admissions
Admissions Office
Sussex House
University of Sussex
Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH
T +44 (0)1273 877773
F +44 (0)1273 678545
E pg.applicants@sussex.ac.uk

 

Teaching term dates 2008-2009

Autumn term
6 October 2008 to 12 December 2008

Spring term
12 January 2009 to 20 March 2009

Summer term
20 April 2009 to 26 June 2009

Postgraduate students will normally be registered from 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2009
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