Program Overview

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MSc Business in Technology

Overview

Advancing business and leadership capability in a tech-powered world.

Summary

Ulster University's MSc Business in Technology (MBT), the first of its kind in the UK, was created to meet the increasing demand for professionals with both business acumen and technological expertise. Co-designed with industry, this award-winning course aims to equip professionals with the skills needed to navigate the business-technology nexus and lead, influence, and drive transformation and organisational growth. This course is ideal for individuals seeking to advance their careers in senior management and leadership roles within the technology or professional services sectors.

About this course

About

The MSc Business in Technology (MBT) aims to advance business acumen and leadership capability in a tech-powered world. This interdisciplinary capability is crucial for effective leadership in today’s tech-centric environment. By combining business acumen, leadership capabilities, and technology expertise, leaders are equipped to navigate the business-technology nexus, make strategic decisions, create value, drive innovation, respond to market changes, and mitigate risks.

The MBT program was developed through extensive industry collaboration, ensuring its curriculum is closely aligned with industry and leadership demands. The course includes a diverse mix of business and technology modules.

Year 1

• Business Analysis and Consulting
• Stakeholder and Client Management
• Tech and Data Science in Consulting
• Consultancy in Practice

Year 2

• Strategy and Transformation
• Leadership and Transformation
• Tech Operations in Transformation
• Transformation in Practice

Year 3

• Capstone Transformation Project

The MBT uses a mix of applied theory, practical teaching and ‘real world’ project-based learning to develop the business acumen and leadership skills required to manage and lead transformation and sustainable change. This course encourages collaboration and building a community of learners, providing the opportunity to explore ideas, network, and learn with like-minded people.

There is also an option to apply to our PGCert Business Analysis and Consulting (which forms part of this Masters degree).

Attendance

This is a 3-year part-time course that requires you to attend a 1 x 3-hour weekly class and study pre-recorded video tutorials in your own time.

Start dates

• September 2025

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

The course employs a distinctive blended delivery mode, combining on-campus instruction with online learning. Online learning will encompass both real-time (synchronous) and self-paced (asynchronous) components. The asynchronous online learning will consist of pre-recorded lectures and prepared resources that students can access at their convenience to accommodate their individual circumstances.

Assessment is entirely coursework-based, including both individual and group assignments. The course integrates work-based and project-based learning approaches to ensure the practical application of theoretical knowledge. Students will participate in real-world projects and scenarios, which may involve consultancy assignments sourced from industry, employee work projects, or detailed case studies. Assessments will include reports and business case writing, project plans, business simulation tasks, presentations, and learning logs.

Standard entry conditions

Entry Requirements

Applicants must:

• have gained a second class honours degree or better from a university of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, or from a recognised national awarding body, or from an institution of another country which has been recognised as being of an equivalent standard; or
• an equivalent standard (normally 50%) in a Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma or an approved alternative qualification; and
• provide evidence of competence in written and spoken English (GCSE grade C or equivalent).

In exceptional circumstances, as an alternative to (a) (i) or (a) (ii) and/or (b), where an individual has substantial and significant experiential learning, a portfolio of written evidence demonstrating the meeting of graduate qualities (including subject-specific outcomes, as determined by the Course Committee) may be considered as an alternative entrance route. Evidence used to demonstrate graduate qualities may not be used for exemption against modules within the programme.

English Language Requirements

The minimum requirement for this course is Academic IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5. Trinity ISE: Pass at level III also meets this requirement for Tier 4 visa purposes.

Ulster recognises a number of other English language tests and comparable IELTS equivalent scores.

Careers & opportunities

Career options

The MSc Business in Technology programme is highly relevant in today’s marketplace with an increasing demand for technology professionals with business and leadership skills. This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge necessary to transition to senior management and leadership roles, particularly in the technology and professional services sector.

Fees and funding

Tuition Fee Loans Available

Students domiciled in Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and UK students can apply to Student Finance NI for a Tuition Fee loan of up to £6,500 (subject to eligibility).

The price of your overall programme will be determined by the number of credit points that you initiate in the relevant academic year.

For modules commenced in the academic year 2025/26, the following fees apply:

Fees Credit Points	NI/ROI/GB Cost	International Cost*
5	£201.10	£494.70
10	£402.20	£989.40
15	£603.30	£1,484.10
20	£804.40	£1,978.80
30	£1,206.60	£2,968.20
60	£2,413.20	£5,936.40
120	£4,826.40	£11,872.80
180	£7,239.60	£17,809.20
240	£9,652.80	£23,745.60

*International student access to courses is subject to meeting visa requirements. More information can be found in the Visas and Immigration section.

Annual Increase Disclaimer

Fees illustrated are based on academic year 25/26 entry and are subject to an annual increase.

If your study continues into future academic years your fees are subject to an annual increase. Please take this into consideration when you estimate your total fees for a degree.

Additional mandatory costs are highlighted where they are known in advance. There are other costs associated with university study.

Visit our Fees pages for full details of fees.

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Sustainability at Ulster

Ulster continues to develop and support sustainability initiatives with our staff, students, and external partners across various aspects of teaching, research, professional services operations, and governance.

At Ulster every person, course, research project, and professional service area on every campus either does or can contribute in some way towards the global sustainability and climate change agenda.

We are guided by both our University Strategy People, Place and Partnerships: Delivering Sustainable Futures for All and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Our work in this area is already being recognised globally. Most recently by the 2024 Times Higher Education Impact rating where we were recognised as Joint 5th Globally for Outreach Activities and Joint Top 20 Globally for Sustainable Development Goal 17: Partnership for the Goals.

Visit our Sustainability at Ulster destination to learn more about how the University strategy and the activities of Ulster University support each of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Ulster University Business School - Sustainability in Focus

Learning and Teaching

We support and develop ‘Education for Sustainable Development’ within the Faculty’s Learning & teaching portfolio. We do so by providing bespoke staff training on ESD and curating an ESD Resources Hub.

All UUBS undergraduate and post-graduate course are mapped against the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and students are actively involved in learning for sustainable development.

We seek to enhance the student experience by encouraging our students to become actively involved in sustainability initiatives, such as Carbon Literacy Training, the Big Spring Clean and collaborating with the Northern Ireland Resource Network.

Research and Knowledge Exchange

We develop, support and disseminate sustainability-themed research within the Faculty and beyond. Our annual sustainability research networking event creates new research strands within the Faculty’s research portfolio.

We actively support out PhD community to embed sustainability in their research and provide training on methods and critical thinking on sustainability.

We partner with other institutions, such as Queen’s University Belfast and Atlantic Technological University to broaden our sustainability research and create interdisciplinary research links.

Communications and Engagement

UUBS has a dedicated Sustainability Committee, tasked with developing dedicated internal and external communications and engagement activities promoting the sustainability work of the Faculty.

We host an annual Sustainability Business Breakfast, attend and speak at notable sustainability events, such as the SustainExchange Summit, the Belfast Re[Act] Festival and the NI Science Festival.

Our sustainability work is monitored on our bespoke UUBS SDG Dashboard on our dedicated UUBS sustainability webpages. Our sustainability performance team oversees the Faculty’s Academy Restaurant’s Green Academy programme and associated eco-certifications Green Key and Green Tourism Gold Award.