Business Informatics, Part-time (M.Sc.)

Hochschule Niederrhein. Your way.

Short description

Would you like to study part-time, are you passionate about IT and do you enjoy business contexts? Are you wondering what your future prospects are after completing a career-integrated Master's degree in Business Informatics at The Hochschule Niederrhein? Excellent!

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Why a Master's in Business Information Systems?

Specialists at the interface between information technology and business administration are among the most sought-after employees that companies are currently looking for. After completing a Master's in Information Systems, you will belong to this target group.

Shape the digital transformation of the economy as a specialist or manager in the future. Integrate cutting-edge information technology into business strategies and entrepreneurial decision-making processes. You will learn the skills to do this on the Master's degree programme in Information Systems at The Hochschule Niederrhein.


What can you expect on your studies?

On the Master's degree programme, you will acquire all the qualifications that are relevant for a management or management-related position in the IT industry. The programme content is clearly geared towards a subsequent entry into the business world. University teachers / lecturers with practical experience will provide you with the necessary theoretical tools, but above all in the form of practical application knowledge.

About the Master's programme: In the first two semesters, you will first acquire relevant skills in areas related to business informatics: IT Management, Digital Design, Entrepreneurship, Advanced Software Development and Software Architecture. You will also acquire subject-related skills in the areas of project management, empirical methods and IT and society.

In the third semester, you will acquire relevant knowledge in the fields of cybercrime, leadership skills and methods of business and IT consulting in interdisciplinary modules. In the third semester, you will also carry out a research project that examines a practical problem in business informatics. The university teachers / lecturers will act as your coaches and guide you.

In the fourth semester, you will devote yourself entirely to your Master's thesis and the Master's oral examination. Your final step on the way to your degree in Master's in Business Informatics at The Hochschule Niederrhein. As a graduate of the Master's in Information Systems, you will then be ready for professional practice.

Our graduates work as, among other things:

  • Consultant to the Chief Information Officer
  • Management consultant in IT and technology consultancies
  • Implementation experts in IT system houses
  • Product manager at software providers
  • Senior software developer or senior software architect at

Information on the study programme

Facts about the study programme

Degree
Master of Science (M.Sc.)

Type of study
Part-time

Standard period of study
6 Semester

With orientation semester?
No

Scope of study
120 ECTS

Study location
Campus Mönchengladbach

Costs per semester
350,80 € incl. semester ticket

Language of instruction
Deutsch

International

Applicants with a foreign higher education entrance qualification require German language skills at level C1 CEF.

Recognised certificates and further information!

Access requirements

- Relevant Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

In addition, at least 30CP in the field of business administration and 30CP in the field of computer science must be proven!

International

Applicants with a foreign higher education entrance qualification require German language skills at level C1 CEF.

Recognised certificates and further information!

Facts about the application

Register and submit your application via the HSNR online portal.
You will then be forwarded directly to the online registration and can upload the required documents.
If you fulfil all the admission requirements, you are guaranteed a place on the course.

You must have the required degree by the time of registration at the latest.

Admission to studies
Wintersemester und Sommersemester

Beginning of lectures
SoSe - Mitte März / WiSe - Mitte September

Information on the start of studies

Info here

Application period

Sommersemester: 01. Dezember bis 15. März
Wintersemester: 01. Mai bis 15. September

Für Studienbewerber:innen aus einem Nicht-EU-Land erfolgt die Bewerbung über uni-assist:
Sommersemester: 15. Oktober bis 15. Dezember
Wintersemester: 15. April bis 15. Juni

Award procedure

How do I apply?

Application studies

All applicants apply online:

Information on application and registration

Online application

Applicants for full-time studies who obtained their degree in a non-EU country apply via uni-assist. Applicants for part-time or career-integrated studies who have graduated from a non-EU country should apply online at the Hochschule Niederrhein.

International Office

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