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Bachelor's degree Business Informatics
BA (Bachelor of Arts in Business)
180 ECTS
Autumn semester (September)
Length of programme:
6 semesters / 3 years
Tuition fees:
EUR 363.36 per semester plus student union fee
Specialisations:
Business engineering and IT consulting
organisation, system management and security
software engineering
Business engineering and IT consulting
organisation, system management and security
software engineering
Semester overview:
One semester consists of 3 on-campus sessions (2 days each, Friday and Saturday) and two self-defined distance learning phases.
One semester consists of 3 on-campus sessions (2 days each, Friday and Saturday) and two self-defined distance learning phases.
Language of instruction:
German
Work placement:
15 calendar weeks of 25 hours each or 375 working hours in a professionally relevant activity
15 calendar weeks of 25 hours each or 375 working hours in a professionally relevant activity
Application deadline
16.07.2023
The BA in Business Informatics prepares students for the increasing digital transformation of the world of work and social areas of life. Graduates of the programme are points of contact for the associated business and working models, for better and more efficient ways of organising daily work or leisure time and for convenient, simple and accessible information and communication. They combine business processes with information and communication technologies, management with information systems and social relations with digital infrastructures.
These specialisations enable students to organise their distance learning programme according to their needs and specialise in a particular direction.
Admission requirements
- General university entrance qualification, OR
- relevant professional qualification (incl. additional examinations)
Information session
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More information about the degree programme can be found in the short videos on the FernFH YouTube channel.
Career opportunities
Graduates of the BA in Business Informatics are trained as experts in a wide range of professional digital activities. They are also prepared for further academic qualification as part of a subsequent master degree programme.
- Database administration
- ICT consultant
- ICT project management
- IT service management
- System administration
- Business information manager
- Business analyst
- Systems analyst
- Enterprise architect
- Systems architect
- Network specialist
My FERNFH degree programme allows me to study when and where I want.
Christina-Teresa
(Student)
| Introductory Module | Study Skills for Business Informatics Students | ||||||||
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Course Number:
WI111
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Teambuilding | |||||||||
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Course Number:
WI112
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
1
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| Scientific Research Methodology | Finding and Reading Scientific Literature | ||||||||
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Course Number:
WI133
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
1
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| Scientific Writing | |||||||||
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Course Number:
WI244
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Thesis Writing | Thesis Seminar 1 | ||||||||
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Course Number:
WI355
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
6
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| Thesis Seminar 2 | |||||||||
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Course Number:
Wi366
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
6
ECTS Credits:
6
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| Methodological Foundations | Applied Mathematics for Business Informatics | ||||||||
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Course Number:
MT111
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Statistics and Data Analysis | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MT122
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Process Modelling and Modelling Languages | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MT233
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Public Opinion Polling | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MT244
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Business Communication | Business English I | ||||||||
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Course Number:
BC111
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Business English II | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BC122
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Presentation Techniques | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BC123
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
1
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| Technical English | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BC234
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Business English III | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BC245
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Business English IV | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BC356
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Law | Introduction to Law | ||||||||
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Course Number:
RE111
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Principles of Business Law | |||||||||
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Course Number:
RE122
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Advanced Topics in Business Law | |||||||||
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Course Number:
RE233
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Advanced Topics in Information Technology Law | |||||||||
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Course Number:
RE244
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Principles of Labour Law | |||||||||
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Course Number:
RE255
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Economics | Introduction to Economics | ||||||||
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Course Number:
EC111
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Advanced Topics in Economics | |||||||||
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Course Number:
EC222
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Applied Micro- and Macroeconomics | |||||||||
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Course Number:
EC233
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Business Management | Foundations of Corporate Finance and Investment Management | ||||||||
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Course Number:
BW121
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Financial Ratio Mesurement and Analysis | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BW232
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Accountancy | Introduction to Accounting | ||||||||
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Course Number:
RW111
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Selected Topics in Financial Accounting | |||||||||
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Course Number:
RW222
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Cost Accounting | |||||||||
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Course Number:
RW233
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Management Accounting | |||||||||
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Course Number:
RW344
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Production and Operations Management | Production, Materials Management and Logistics | ||||||||
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Course Number:
PM231
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Advanced Topics in Product Planning | |||||||||
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Course Number:
PM352
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Foundations of Management | Computer Architectures and Operating Systems | ||||||||
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Course Number:
IT111
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Computer Networks and Distributed Systems | |||||||||
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Course Number:
IT112
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Database Systems | |||||||||
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Course Number:
IT123
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Computer and Network Security | |||||||||
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Course Number:
IT244
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Software Systems and Programming Concepts | Principles of Software Engineerings | ||||||||
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Course Number:
PR121
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Introduction to Programming | |||||||||
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Course Number:
PR122
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Data Structures and Algorithms | |||||||||
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Course Number:
PR233
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Information Systems | Enterprise Information Systems | ||||||||
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Course Number:
IS231
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Accounting Information Systems | |||||||||
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Course Number:
IS342
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Operations Management Systems | |||||||||
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Course Number:
IS343
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Marketing Communications and E-Commerce Technologies | Foundations of Mobile Business Technologies | ||||||||
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Course Number:
MK241
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Foundations of Electronic Business and Commerce | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MK242
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Introduction to Marketings and E-Marketings | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MK353
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Foundations of Management | Project Management | ||||||||
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Course Number:
MN111
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Communication Basics | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MN112
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Communication and Conflict Management | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MN223
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Team Development and Management | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MN234
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Organization and Leadership | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MN335
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Strategic and Human Resource Management | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MN346
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
3
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| On-the-job Training | Business Informatics Internship | ||||||||
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Course Number:
WI367
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
6
ECTS Credits:
15
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| Business Engineering and IT-Consulting | Principles of Knowledge Management | ||||||||
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Course Number:
BE351
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Foundations of Business Engineering | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BE352
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Project Management in Business Engineering | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BE353
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Enterprise resource planning | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BE354
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Foundations of IT Consulting | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BE355
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Enterprise Application Integration and Service Oriented Architecture | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BE366
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
6
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Data Warehouse and Mining | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BE367
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
6
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Design and Development of End User Trainings | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BE368
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
6
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Organisation, Systems Management and Security | Foundations of Strategic Information Management | ||||||||
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Course Number:
OS351
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Computer-Supported Cooperative Work | |||||||||
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Course Number:
OS352
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Document and Enterprise Content Management Systems | |||||||||
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Course Number:
OS353
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Planning and Procurement of Enterprise Information Systems | |||||||||
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Course Number:
OS354
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Managing IT Departments | |||||||||
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Course Number:
OS355
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
3
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| IT Service Management | |||||||||
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Course Number:
OS366
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
6
ECTS Credits:
3
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| IT Controls | |||||||||
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Course Number:
OS367
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
6
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Information Security Management | |||||||||
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Course Number:
OS368
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
6
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Software Engineering | Project Management in Software Engineering | ||||||||
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Course Number:
SE351
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Requirements Engineering and Management | |||||||||
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Course Number:
SE352
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Object Oriented Software Development | |||||||||
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Course Number:
SE353
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Programming and Web Application Development with Java | |||||||||
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Course Number:
SE354
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Usability and Human Computer Interaction | |||||||||
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Course Number:
SE355
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Software Reengineering | |||||||||
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Course Number:
SE366
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
6
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Advanced Database Technologies and Applications | |||||||||
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Course Number:
SE367
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
6
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Software Quality Engineering | |||||||||
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Course Number:
SE368
Course Type:
Advanced subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
6
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Total | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 180 | ||
Programme overview
Advantages
part-time
individual
flexible
Application deadline
16.07.2023