Students completing a BCom in Information Systems will take courses across a range of business disciplines, including Accounting, Economics and Management. These courses help IS graduates gain a broad understanding of the world of business. Thus they end up both 'business savvy' and 'tech savvy'. This mix of skills means IS graduates are more likely to become business analysts rather than software developers or system designers. The IS program includes a broad range of practical work that is immediately useful to employers, developed through IS internships and project-based courses offered at 300-level. These provide valuable work experience, encouraging students to develop a broad range of skills that help build their CV.

The BCom in Information Systems is part of a suite of Information Systems programmes offered by UC's Department of Accounting and Information Systems. UC is ranked in the top 200 universities in the world for Computer Science and Information Systems (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015). Furthermore, UC's Information Systems/ICT students benefit from its location on the 'Silicon Plains' of New Zealand, where there are dozens of large, hi-tech companies employing UC graduates.

The Master of Business Information Systems (MBIS) at UC aims to address high-level skills shortages in the rapidly growing ICT industry, and to meet the growing demand for work-ready graduates in New Zealand and abroad. The MBIS equips graduates, including those from a non-Information Systems background, with specialist knowledge and skills applicable to managing the use of technology and technology-driven innovations in business. IS expertise is marketable worldwide and such skills can be applied across a wide range of organisations and industries, opening the doors to many exciting careers including business analyst, IT project manager and IS manager.

This MBIS is part of a suite of Information Systems programmes offered by UC's Department of Accounting and Information Systems. UC is ranked in the top 200 universities in the world for Computer Science and Information Systems (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015). Furthermore, UC's Information Systems/ICT students benefit from its location on the 'Silicon Plains' of New Zealand, where there are dozens of large, hi-tech companies employing UC graduates. 

The MCom is offered as a 180 point Master’s degree that can be completed part-time over three years or full-time within one calendar year. The MCom degree is an internationally recognised advanced qualification and provides the opportunity to both obtain and advance specialised knowledge to benefit your career and develop you personally.

This new qualification is part of a suite of Information Systems programmes offered by UC's Department of Accounting and Information Systems. While undergraduate courses are set according to the basic body of knowledge for the discipline, IS postgraduate study allows the courses to be adapted according to the latest issues, events and cases. Courses generally include a mixture of reviewing the latest research, completing inquiries and writing and presenting results all at the level expected in global businesses and governmental organisations. During your Master’s study, you will work closely with an academic supervisor on a topic of your choice and gain expert knowledge in your field. Many of the graduates from our postgraduate courses say that it was their master degree that prepared them for further challenges in their career.

The University of Canterbury (UC) has a long tradition of promoting and encouraging research excellence and has established an international reputation for its high quality degrees and the calibre of its teaching staff. UC is ranked in the top 3% of universities worldwide with a global reputation for innovation and cutting-edge research.

At UC the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Information Systems) involves extensive, sustained and original research and study in a subject of your choice, with the results being presented in a thesis which will contribute to intellectual knowledge of the field. 

The Doctor of Philosophy (Information Systems) is part of a suite of Information Systems programmes offered by UC's Department of Accounting and Information Systems. UC is ranked in the top 200 universities in the world for Computer Science and Information Systems (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015). Furthermore, UC's Information Systems/ICT students benefit from its location on the 'Silicon Plains' of New Zealand, where there are dozens of large, hi-tech companies employing UC graduates.

There is an increasing demand for work-ready graduates who possess specialist skills from a postgraduate degree in Information Systems/ ICT that complement their prior undergraduate degree/s. Information Systems courses at a postgraduate level can help graduates from different backgrounds gain a broad understanding of the world of business and technological solutions. This mix of 'business savvy' and 'tech savvy' skills mean IS graduates often become business analysts. These graduates are seen as being a key component in developing and growing the business and ICT sectors and the knowledge base in Canterbury and New Zealand.

This new qualification is part of a suite of Information Systems programmes offered by UC's Department of Accounting and Information Systems. UC is ranked in the top 200 universities in the world for Computer Science and Information Systems (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015). Furthermore, UC's Information Systems/ICT students benefit from its location on the 'Silicon Plains' of New Zealand, where there are dozens of large, hi-tech companies employing UC graduates.