Business Informatics & Digital Transformation (M.Sc.)

Schmalkalden University offers prospective business informatics students excellent study conditions thanks to an interdisciplinary study program, state-of-the-art laboratories for teaching and research, an international flair, a very good student-to-staff ratio and short distances on campus. Unlike at many other universities, the Business Informatics course in Schmalkalden is part of the Faculty of Computer Science. This gives students the unique opportunity to discover and experience the world of their discipline "live" in state-of-the-art laboratories. At the same time, they have the opportunity to turn their own ideas into reality, e.g. in the form of prototypes.

The four-semester Master's degree course in Information Systems & Digital Transformation is an application-oriented course that combines content from business informatics, computer science, business administration and related disciplines such as economics. The compulsory courses in the first and second semesters deal primarily with strategic and process-related issues relating to the use of information systems (IS) and new technologies.

From the third semester onwards, these aspects are supplemented by skills in the design of application system architectures, data mining and big data analysis and agile software development. From the first semester and increasingly in the third semester, you also have the opportunity to choose electives such as Information Visualization or Social Media Analysis based on your personal interests and hone your individual profile.

The course concludes with the preparation and defense of the Master's thesis in the fourth semester. Throughout the course, the aim is to build on a theoretical knowledge base and show you the direct application of what you have learned, which enables direct application in practice (e.g. through projects, case studies, PC pool exercises, use of current software packages such as SAP S/4 HANA, ARIS, etc.).