Master of Business Informatics

A cutting-edge 21st-century business degree, honed to add tangible value to enterprises of every kind. Master the arts of business and IT, forging a path of excellence in the ever-evolving landscape of the industry.

Business Informatics is a discipline combining informatics and management innovation and concepts, incorporating service computing and security. It is a cross-disciplinary field that covers science and technology and represents a promising direction for distributed computing and cloud computing methodologies.

ICL is the only tertiary education in New Zealand currently offering the MBI. The MBI programme was created to fill a gap in the industry for a professional with the right blend of skills in IT and Business. Students are ideally positioned upon graduation to find employment.

BYOD: Students of this programme are required to bring their own devices (laptop, tablet).

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• An original bachelor’s degree or Graduate Diploma in informatics or business-related subject from a recognised institution, including full transcripts, or
• Evidence of acquiring the relevant skills and knowledge through appropriate work or professional experience in business studies or a related area.
• For international students, academic IELTS with a minimum score of 6.5 overall (with no band score lower than 6.0 and gained within the past 2 years within one examination), or any other equivalent in a test recognized by NZQA.
• A personal statement explaining why you want to study the programme is strongly recommended.

GRADUATE OUTCOMES

MBI graduates will have advanced-level knowledge of the emerging field of business informatics, and be able to apply it in a variety of business roles requiring an ability to manage digital transformation in business settings.
According to NZQA, Master’s degree graduates are able to:

• Demonstrate a high order of skills in the planning, execution and completion of a piece of original research or creative scholarly work, and
• Apply such skills learned during the study programme to new situations.

EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES

• Business Analysts
• Process and Service Managers
• Change Managers
• IT Security Specialists
• IT Entrepreneurs
• Innovation Consultant
• Project Manager
• Information Systems Manager