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Master's degree Business Informatics
MA (Master of Arts in Business)
120 ECTS
Autumn semester (September)
Length of programme:
4 semesters / 2 years
Tuition fees:
EUR 363.36 per semester plus student union fee
Specialisations:
Compulsory optional courses in the 3rd or 4th semester (18 ECTS)
Compulsory optional courses in the 3rd or 4th semester (18 ECTS)
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
Application deadline
24.07.2021
The MA in Business Informatics allows students to build further on the knowledge and skills they have acquired in their careers and previous studies. After graduation, you will have the skills required to design, commission and continuously expand complex information and communication systems. In addition, extensive management know-how and consulting skills are imparted which are necessary for strategic planning and implementation of the corporate strategy. Thus, graduates of the degree programme cover important key positions at the interface between technology and the business areas of organisations.
Elective courses allow students to arrange their distance learning programme flexibly according to their needs and to specialise individually. The weighting of the focus of study varies depending on the choice of specialisation.
Admission requirements
- Relevant Bachelor’s degree study programme, OR
- completion of an equivalent study programme
Video
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Career opportunities
The Master degree programme offers graduates a broad spectrum of opportunities as experts and managers, especially in strategic and design positions in various company divisions and industries, as well as in science. Alongside the planning, development and optimisation of business processes, the tasks of business IT specialists also include software development and consulting, as well as tasks at the interface between information and communication technology (ICT) and business administration. Some of these options are:
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- IT manager
- IT team leader
- IT coordinator
- IT service manager
- IT architect/IT enterprise architect
- IT consultant
- IT systems consultant
- IT solution specialist
- E-business/e-commerce solution specialist
- IT project manager
The degree programme is modern and a long-term investment in my future.
Johannes
(Student)
Focus areas
Business & law
Informatics
Management skills
Academic competence
| Business Administration | Corporate Analysis and Development | ||||||||
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Course Number:
BW411
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Corporate Finance | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BW422
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Economics | Applied Microeconomics | ||||||||
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Course Number:
EC411
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Applied Macroeconomics | |||||||||
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Course Number:
EC422
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
2
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| International Economy | |||||||||
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Course Number:
EC433
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Information System Management and Security | IT Process Management | ||||||||
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Course Number:
IM421
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Leadership and Organization | |||||||||
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Course Number:
IM412
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Information Security Management | |||||||||
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Course Number:
IM423
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| IT Frameworks and -methods | |||||||||
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Course Number:
IM534
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Advanced
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| IT Governance | |||||||||
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Course Number:
IM535
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Advanced
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| International IT Projects Management and Controlling | |||||||||
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Course Number:
IM436
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
4
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| Case Studies in Information System Management | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MI547
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Advanced
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Information Systems | Business and Competitive Intelligence Systems | ||||||||
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Course Number:
IS421
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Information Technology | Ubiquitous & Pervasive Computing | ||||||||
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Course Number:
IT411
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
4
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| Technical Aspects of Information Security | |||||||||
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Course Number:
IT422
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Grid Computing | |||||||||
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Course Number:
IT523
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Advanced
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
4
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| Marketing Communications and E-Commerce Technologies | Market-Oriented Management | ||||||||
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Course Number:
MK411
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
4
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| Customer Relationship Management | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MK422
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Management and Communication | Communication, Negotiation and Conflict Management | ||||||||
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Course Number:
MN411
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Management & Organisation | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MN412
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Methods, Tools and Theory of Consultancy | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MN425
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Change Management | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MN436
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Quantitative Methods in Information Systems | Optimization, Simulation and Cryptography | ||||||||
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Course Number:
MT411
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Dynamische Systeme | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MT413
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Multivariate Models and Analysis | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MT422
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Law | Advanced Topics of Law and Information Technology | ||||||||
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Course Number:
RE411
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
2
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| International Contract Law and the European Legislation in Business Informatics | |||||||||
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Course Number:
RE422
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Legal matters of World Wide Web | |||||||||
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Course Number:
RE433
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Scientific Research Methdology and Thesis Writing | Philosophy and Methodology of Science | ||||||||
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Course Number:
WI411
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| English: Advanced Skills | |||||||||
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Course Number:
WI416
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
1
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| Writing a Thesis Proposal | |||||||||
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Course Number:
WI422
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Thesis Seminar 1 | |||||||||
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Course Number:
WI533
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Advanced
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Thesis Seminar 2 | |||||||||
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Course Number:
WI544
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Advanced
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Master’s Thesis | |||||||||
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Course Number:
WI545
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Course Level:
Advanced
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
20
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| Compulsory optional Courses (12 ECTS) | E-Commerce-Systems | ||||||||
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Course Number:
IS532
Course Type:
Elective subject
Course Level:
Advanced
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Management of Cooperative Information Systems | |||||||||
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Course Number:
IS533
Course Type:
Elective subject
Course Level:
Advanced
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Management Information and Reporting Systems | |||||||||
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Course Number:
IS434
Course Type:
Elective subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Cryptography and Access-Control | |||||||||
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Course Number:
IT534
Course Type:
Elective subject
Course Level:
Advanced
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
|
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| E-Business | |||||||||
|
Course Number:
MK433
Course Type:
Elective subject
Course Level:
Intermediate/Advanced
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Knowledge Management Instruments and Enterprise Knowledge Infrastructures | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MN437
Course Type:
Elective subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Research, Technology and Innovation Projects | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MN438
Course Type:
Elective subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Virtual Work and Learning | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MN439
Course Type:
Elective subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Compulsory optional Courses (6 ECTS) | Collaborative Business | ||||||||
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Course Number:
IM448
Course Type:
Elective subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Outsourcing, Offshoring & Alliances | |||||||||
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Course Number:
IM449
Course Type:
Elective subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Business Continuity Management & Desaster Recovery | |||||||||
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Course Number:
IM540
Course Type:
Elective subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Requirements Engineering and Cost Estimation | |||||||||
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Course Number:
IT445
Course Type:
Elective subject
Course Level:
Intermediate
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Web-Application- and E-Business-Security | |||||||||
|
Course Number:
IT546
Course Type:
Elective subject
Course Level:
Advanced
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Total | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 120 | ||||
Programme overview
Advantages
part-time
individual
flexible
Application deadline
24.07.2021