Digital Strategy 15 credits

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Module 1. Digital Business Strategy, 7.5 credits.
Digital strategy involves organizations' strategic use of digital technology to enable value creation, compete in markets, and adapt to changes in the surrounding environment. By introducing theories, concepts, and analytical tools, the course module provides a conceptual foundation for understanding the dynamics of digitalized business environments, fundamental forms of digital change within organizations, and the mutual influence between organizations and their environments as digital technology is leveraged for strategic purposes. The module content is exploratory in nature, combining an introduction to a broad range of concepts with in-depth exploration of the most central topics in the field. Concrete examples are also used to highlight the units, roles, and tasks that realize digital strategy within organizations.

Module 2. IT Governance, 7.5 credits.
IT governance involves the planning, design, and management of IT-based systems, structures, and processes to support the realization of organizations' overarching strategies and goals. The course module highlights how IT-infrastructure can both facilitate and hinder change initiatives and how organizations can use IT governance to promote both stability for efficiency and flexibility for innovation. Using theories of strategic IT-alignment, architecture, and digital infrastructure as a starting point, the module introduces frameworks and methods for IT governance. The module provides the opportunity to delve deeper into relevant areas through individual work. Concrete examples are used to illustrate the units, roles, and tasks that implement IT governance within organizations.

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Autumn 2025
- Digital Strategy
  
  Second admissions round for EU/EEA citizens
  
  Autumn 2025 / Umeå / English / On site
  
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  Starts
  1 September 2025
  
  Ends
  2 November 2025
  
  Number of credits
  15 credits
  
  Type of studies
  On site
  
  Study pace
  100%
  
  Teaching hours
  Daytime
  
  Study location
  Umeå
  
  Language
  English
  
  Application code
  UMU-27219
  
  Eligibility Admission to the course requires 90 credits in one of the following subjects: Informatics, Computer science, Business administration, Pedagogy, Psychology, Political science or Sociology or equivalent studies. Also required is English B/6.
  
  Selection
  Academic credits
  
  Application
  Application deadline was 15 April 2025. The application period is closed. Please note: This second application round is intended only for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens.
  
  Application and tuition fees
  As a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.
  
  Application fee: SEK 900
  
  Tuition fee, first instalment: SEK 38,075
  
  Total fee: SEK 38,075
  
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