Digital Transformation Management MSc

Program Overview

MSc Digital Transformation Management

Overview

Our MSc in Digital Transformation Management offers a comprehensive curriculum that provides you with the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to manage and lead digital transformations across diverse sectors. Extensive market research highlights a significant growing demand for professionals skilled in digital transformation management.

This programme combines strategic, managerial, and technical perspectives, equipping you with the leadership skills, analytical capabilities, and managerial knowledge required to drive innovation and change in the digital domain.

Mode of Study:

• Part-time (available as Full-time)

Duration:

• 2 years

Start date:

• September

Course details

This programme is designed to meet the rising demands for digital transformation expertise across varying industries. The curriculum balances theoretical understanding with practical application, enabling you to engage with real-world challenges through lectures, tutorials, workshops, and industry projects. You will be encouraged to engage in relevant industry events, which will help you expand your professional network and gain valuable insights into your chosen field. These experiences will enhance your preparation for careers in roles such as Digital Transformation Manager, Technology Project Manager, or Innovation Consultant.

Lead academics:

• Dr. Paul Oliver is a Lecturer in Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship with over 15 years of experience in higher education. He holds degrees in Contemporary Popular Music and Business & Management, as well as a PhD in Creative Entrepreneurship.
• His research focuses on digital transformation within the music and creative industries, with specific interests in platformisation, responsible AI, algorithmic bias, data governance, start-up entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial learning, and intellectual property management.

Sustainability and Sustainable Development:

• The Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) – established under the UN Global Compact – places a clear onus on Higher Education to ‘transform management education and develop the responsible decision-makers of tomorrow to advance sustainable development’.
• The Business School is a PRME signatory, and we seek to influence professional practice and policy nationally and internationally, helping to drive key societal, economic, and environmental impacts.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:

• Edinburgh Napier University is enriched by the diversity of perspectives, cultures, and backgrounds brought by all within our global community.
• We are committed to a positive environment where diversity and inclusiveness are celebrated, and everyone is treated fairly regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability, age, ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, or whether pregnant or on maternity leave.

How you’ll be taught

• This course is delivered on-campus and supported by lectures, tutorials, workshops, and industry projects.

Assessments

• A range of assessment methods are used in this program to enable you to demonstrate your achievement of the intended learning outcomes, such as:
  • Formative assessments (Oral presentations, written summaries, and interactive quizzes)
  • Summative assessments (Written reports, posters, presentations, practical artefacts)
  • Guest lectures, masterclasses, and panel discussions may be offered as valuable supplements to the core curriculum. While not mandatory, these activities provide real-world insights and enhance the learning experience.

Work placement

• Optional supervised work placement or overseas study module. Study modules mentioned above are indicative only. Some changes may occur between now and the time that you study.

Facilities

• You will study at our Craiglockhart Campus.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

• The entry requirement for this course is a Bachelor (Honours) Degree at 2:2 or above in a Business and Management or Computing-related discipline.

International students

• We welcome applications from students studying a wide range of international qualifications.
• Entry requirements by country

Admissions policies

• We’re committed to admitting students who have the potential to succeed and benefit from our programmes of study.
• Our admissions policies will help you understand our admissions procedures, and how we use the information you provide us in your application to inform the decisions we make.

Fees & funding

Fees & funding

Tuition fees for 2024/25

• Students from Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland:
  • Stage 1: £3,940
  • Stage 2: £4,785
  • Total: £8,725
• Overseas and EU:
  • Stage 1: £8,450
  • Stage 2: £10,350
  • Total: £18,800

Careers

What can you do with an MSc in Digital Transformation Management?

• On completion, this programme provides graduates with the skills and knowledge, not only to manage either a digital transformation project or their own career, but also to be more employable across a wider range of sectors within the scope of digital transformation.

What does a Digital Transformation Manager do?

• A Digital Transformation Manager's main goal is to help businesses adopt new technology and modernise processes to improve organisational efficiency, customer experience, and competitiveness.
• Daily tasks and responsibilities in this role may include:
  • Project management
  • Collaboration with stakeholders
  • Innovation & trends monitoring
  • Change management
  • Data analytics