Master programme Business Informatics
In the scope of the Master programme Business Informatics, students will learn and deepen the theoretical and practical concepts of Business Informatics taking into consideration economic, technical, social, legal, ergonomic and communication science aspects.
Business Informatics deals with the application, design and development of information and communication systems and their implementation in companies. Fields of application are for instance: management of workflow, controlling systems, knowledge management, online marketing, IT-security or Enterprise Architecture.
Graduates of this programme are able to:
- design and implement information systems in companies,
- introduce organisational concepts in companies ,
- support specialists in the development and implementation of operational software applications
- research theoretical and practical subject areas in the applications of information and communication technologies
Facts
At a glance
Duration: 4 semesters
Credits: 120 ECTS points
Degree: Master of Science (MSc)
Language of Instruction: German and English
Degree Programme Code: 926 [2]
Directorate of Studies: SPL 5 (Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik)
IMPORTANT
Desciption of qualifications
To be admitted to the master programme in Business Informatics, you need previous knowledge relevant to the field. You may prove the required knowledge by completing extension curricula (ECs). f you can not prove your previous knowledge by completing ECs, you have to provide a description of qualifications. This is a depiction of achievements that correspond to the required ECs, which you obtained before your application for admission.
» List of the required qualification descriptions for the Master's degree Business Informatics [DE]
These topics can be expected during your studies:
- corporate management
- metamodelling
- interoperability
- workflow technologies
- digital economics
- (Enterprise) Information Systems
- IT security and artificial intelligence
- database systems
- project management & organisation
- production, logistics and transport
- finance
- data analysis and statistics
- human-computer interaction (HCI)
- software engineering
- software architecture
Insights into the study contents
The programme consists of:
- Focus on Computer Science
Advanced Software Engineering, Cooperative Systems, Foundations of Data Analysis - Focus on Business Informatics
Business process management, Knowledge Engineering, Interoperability, Metamodeling, Digital Economy, Secure Digital Business - Focus on Scientific Work
- Focus on Economics
Business Management, Business Administration and Commercial Law - Specialisation
Specialisation Business Intelligence, Specialisation Semantic Information Systems
The courses and lectures in the Master programme Business Informatics are held in German or English.
» View study contents for the Master programme Business Informatics in the course directory (u:find)
» Read the Curriculum for Master programme Business Informatics
Study Guide
All important information about the procedure
The administrative steps listed here are fundamentally done by every student in the following order:
1. ADMISSION PROCEDURE
How do I enrol?
You are interested in studying a Master programme at the University of Vienna and would like to register?
Your steps in the admission procedure depend on whether you have completed your previous degree programme at the University of Vienna or another university.
To be admitted to the master programme in Business Informatics, you need previous knowledge relevant to the field. You may prove the required knowledge by completing extension curricula (ECs). If you do not prove your previous knowledge by completing ECs, you have to provide a description of qualifications. This is a depiction of achievements, that correspond to the required ECs and that you obtained before your application for admission.
For details please see » description of qualifications
3. MASTER THESIS AND DEFENSIO
» Finding and approving a topic for the Master thesis
» Approbation of the Master thesis
After successfully completing all courses and after your Master thesis has been graded positively, you may register for your Master Defensio.
4. GRADUATION
As soon as all your courses are listed in the transcript of records (“Sammelzeugnis”) and are graded positively, you can submit all necessary documents for your graduation.