BSc (Hons) in Digital & Technology Solutions (Business Management) University of Winchester

• Gain a thorough grounding in all aspects of digital and technology solutions while specialising in Business Management
• Earn while you learn – you are employed full-time by your sponsor company with paid time off to study
• Pay no tuition fees – these are met by your employer and the Government
• All learning is relevant to your specific workplace with support from industry professionals
• Obtain a full honours degree and benefit from a guaranteed job at the end of the programme

Study on a course that has achieved Gold Standard endorsement from The Tech Partnership, a leading network of employers collaborating to create the skills for the digital economy

In today’s competitive marketplace, successful leaders in business must meld technical expertise with excellent people, client and project management skills. This Degree Apprenticeship gives you the broad range of tools required to make a real difference to the businesses of the future.

This programme is centred on a real job within a business that extends learning beyond the classroom and into the workplace. The aim is to integrate academic learning at the degree level and on-the-job practical training to provide a holistic programme of education and training to meet the skills needs of employers now and in the future.

As well as a thorough grounding in digital and technology solutions, you learn a wide range of skills in business process analysis, solutions development and data management. In tandem, you learn to develop your consulting skills by focusing on people management, organisational change and business consultancy within the digital and technology services sector.

All the while you are working full-time for your sponsor company, applying the knowledge and insights you gain to the real world of business. Throughout the degree there is support from professionals in the sector, helping to contextualise your learning. Industry-specific technology and equipment are used continuously to help develop the technical, business, project, interpersonal and behavioural skills to operate professionally in the workplace.

You become a competent and confident digital and technology solutions professional who is able to operate in a range of related roles.

Graduates go on to become professionals able to make effective contributions to a business within an information systems management context, often focusing on the commercial, operational, human and organisational aspects of delivering successful digital and technology solutions. Typical roles include IT consultancy, client management and project management.

Year 1 (Level 4)

• Introduction to Software Design and Development 30
• Digital Business and Emerging Technologies 15
• Academic and Professional Skills 15
• Work-based Studies: Personal and Professional Development 30
• Information Systems and Organisations 15
• Introduction to Cyber Security and Networks 15

Year 2 (Level 5)

• Information Management and Data Analytics 15
• Work-based Studies: IT Infrastructure and Project Management 30
• Risk Management and Cyber Security 15
• Project Management for IT Practitioners 15
• Creativity, Design and Innovation 15
• Managing Consultancy Projects 15
• Management and Leadership 15

Year 3 (Level 6)

• Synoptic Project 30
• Insight Management 15
• Intellectual Properties and Information Rights 15
• Information Systems Futures 15
• Business Transformation and Process Re-design 15
• Sustainable Strategy in Action 15
• Knowledge-based Client Relationships 15

Graduates are competent, confident and capable digital and technology solutions professionals who are able to operate in a range of related roles. The emphasis of the programme is on business process analysis, specification of computer information systems solutions, and commercial, operational, human and organisational aspects of delivering information system development projects. This programme seeks to develop professionals who are able to make effective contributions to a business within an information systems management context and to provide a platform for continued development and a future career within the sector.

Employability

This new course integrates academic learning at the degree level and practical training in the workplace to provide a holistic programme, meeting the skills needs of employers now and in the future.

The Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) record collects information about what those completing university go on to do six months after graduation. The Careers Service undertakes DLHE on an annual basis through surveys and a data collection process. DLHE is designed and strictly controlled by HESA.

While DLHE provides accurate information about first destinations, this data needs to be viewed with some degree of care. Six months after leaving university is often a time of much uncertainty and change for leavers; many will be unsure of their long-term career plans and may take a temporary job or time out. The destinations of graduates only six months out of university do not necessarily reflect longer-term career success and are therefore a crude measure of employability. Therefore, DLHE data should be viewed as merely a 'snapshot' of one particular year's experiences at a specific point in time.

At the University of Winchester, we are committed to ensuring all our students gain employability skills to enable them to enter graduate-level jobs and pursue the profession of their choice.

Pre-approved for a Master's

If you study for a Bachelor's Honours Degree with us, you will be pre-approved to start a Master's degree at Winchester. To be eligible, you will need to apply by the end of March in the final year of your degree and meet the entry requirements of your chosen Master's degree.