2-Semester Pathway - Pre-Master's Programme - Continue to Master of Science - Information Systems and Digital Innovation

The Level 6 Pre-Master’s Programme (PMP) is a two-semester programme, with guaranteed progression to a wide range of Master’s degrees at Loughborough University.

This Pre-Master’s Programme (PMP) is designed to prepare international students for postgraduate study in the United Kingdom. The PMP will allow them to improve their English while learning the study skills and research methods that they will need during their Master's degree studies. They will study academic modules relating to their chosen progression route. Each semester consists of thirteen teaching weeks, one reading week, and an assessment week. The weekly hours of study varies by semester with them on average studying around 18-21 (and up to 21) hours per week. Each module will have an assessment schedule, which will be completed by the end of the appropriate semester. Assessments will be designed to demonstrate learning across the individual modules of the programme and to allow them to experience a wide range of the assessment methods used in United Kingdom postgraduate programmes. Assessments will include coursework, essays, reports and other structured assignments, oral examination and unseen written examinations.

The Master of Science - Information Systems and Digital Innovation has been designed with industry partners to produce graduates who understand the professional, managerial, and technical dimensions of information systems and digital innovation. It is ideal for graduates who would like a career in digital technologies, information systems management, business and digital media analytics, big data, and competitive intelligence. This programme is designed to develop students into a hybrid manager who is able to bridge the gap between technical and managerial perspectives and is equipped with the technical, professional and management knowledge and skills needed by employers. They will explore the principles and practice of information systems and digital innovation, along with the relationship between traditionally technology independent areas of an organisation and relevant non-technical business areas.