Business informatics
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
On the pulse of time
More than just a cross-sectional discipline
As an independent interdisciplinary field, business informatics combines the content and methods of business administration and computer science. This enables problems to be successfully solved and complex systems to be adapted, further developed and maintained.
Ask questions and find the answers
You ask yourself,
- How do automotive companies organise their supply chains "just in time"?
- How do online mail order companies suggest books that others have also bought?
- How do mobile phone companies identify customers who will soon be cancelling in order to offer them better deals?
- How can processes in companies and administrations be digitalised?
Business informatics provides the answers to these questions by helping companies to organise their internal and external information and communication flows. With us, you will learn to get to the bottom of these questions and solve interdisciplinary problems.
Practical learning
Many modules are supplemented by laboratory exercises, internships or projects so that you can deepen the knowledge you have learnt by working on practical issues. This is complemented by the practical project in the 6th semester, in which you gain your first practical experience and make contact with potential employers.
Good facilities
The equipment is always up to date. There are various laboratories in which you can deepen the content of the courses. In the WILab you work with software that is also used in professional practice. So you learn what you need.
Short distances
As the lecture rooms and labs on campus are close to each other, you can move quickly between lectures and tutorials. The centrally located offices also make it easy for you to get in touch with the professors.
Für wen ist das was?
Who is it for?
If you want to study business informatics, you should enjoy logical thinking and be interested in business processes. The ability to work in a team, communication skills and social competence are also required, as projects are almost exclusively developed in teams. A good knowledge of English is advantageous for studying the specialised literature, which is often in English. No prior knowledge of computer science is required. All the basics are taught in the first semesters.
How does the degree programme work?
The degree programme is divided into six semesters. In addition to teaching technical knowledge and soft skills, great importance is attached to the practical relevance of the content taught.
In addition to a solid basic education in the subject areas of business administration and computer science computer science the degree programme imparts skills in the social sciences and law - and there is also the option of setting individual specialisations. The strong practical orientation of the degree programme is reflected not only in the content, but also in the form of the courses. In addition to lectures, the programme focuses on student presentations, group work and practical projects. In the sixth semester, you will first complete an internship in a company or institution and then write your final thesis. During their studies, students have access to the latest software from the field of business informatics.
Graduates of the degree programme are able to work at the interface between users, developers and business administrators and are able to successfully implement scientific methods and techniques in professional practice.
What comes next?
Business IT applications have become indispensable in all sectors of the economy. There is now hardly a business process that is not supported by IT technology.
Business IT specialists plan and develop operational information and communication systems, implement them and maintain them. To do this, they analyse the business processes and organisational structures of companies and administrations.
Business informatics is one of the most interesting, versatile and promising fields of study and, according to leading business organisations and specialist institutions (e.g. BitKOM trade association, Association of German Engineers (VDI), German Informatics Society (GI)), the demand for well-trained computer scientists will (once again) increase rapidly in the future.