Business Informatics (Master)
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Graduates of the master’s programme in Business Informatics are able to develop and implement business information systems, introduce relevant organisational concepts in companies, support experts in developing and implementing business software applications, and conduct theoretical as well as applied research on the use of information and communication technologies. The discipline of business informatics is based on both models and procedures in business and economics, as well as technologies and methods in computer science. Therefore, students need a high level of analytical thinking and the ability to recognise organisational and technological dependencies.
Master of Science
Degree Programme Code: 066 926
4 semesters / 120 ECTS credits
Language: German
NO entrance examination
Facts & Figures
- Students: 185
- Graduates in the last academic year: 15
- Number of semesters needed for graduation (median): 9,0
Data updated on: 26.11.2025
Information about presentation & calculation
Attention
Instruction Language German
Please note that the instruction language of this programme is German. To start the degree programme, you need to hold a certificate of German proficiency on C1 level.
Admission Procedure
Information on the required Description of qualifications
Information on Previous Studies:
In any case eligible degree programmes at the University of Vienna:
Getting started
Orientation in the first semester
Getting Informed
StudiesServiceCenter (SSC) Computer Science
Students' Representatives Computer Science
Study Programme
The master’s programme consists of the following modules:
- Group of compulsory modules: Computer Science (Advanced Software Engineering, Cooperative Systems, Foundations of Data Analysis)
- Group of compulsory modules: Economics (Business Management, Selected Topics: Business Administration and Corporate Law)
- Group of compulsory modules: Business Informatics (Business Process Management, Knowledge Engineering, Interoperability, Metamodelling, Digital Economy, Secure Digital Economy)
- Group of elective modules: Core Combinations (elective module: Business Intelligence; elective module: Semantic Information Systems)
- Compulsory module: Academic Research and Writing
- Master’s Thesis
- Master’s Examination
Five Concepts
which you will deal with during your studies:
- Business management
- Metamodelling
- Interoperability
- Workflow technologies
- Digital economy
... and many more.
Overview of the programme structure & topics
Here you find the current offer of courses for this programme to gain better insight into the topics and structure. For more information please click on the respective level.
ASE Advanced Software Engineering (6 ECTS)
CS Cooperative Systems (6 ECTS)
FDA Foundations of Data Analysis (6 ECTS)
UNF Business Management (6 ECTS)
ABR Selected Topics: Business Administration and Corporate Law (12 ECTS)
Academic Research and Writing (6 ECTS)
MSE Academic Research and Writing (6 ECTS)
Business Informatics (36 ECTS)
BPM Business Process Management (6 ECTS)
KE Knowledge Engineering (6 ECTS)
SDE Secure Digital Economy (6 ECTS)
BI Business Intelligence (12 ECTS)
SIS Semantic Information Systemes (12 ECTS)
SCE Secure Communication Ecosystems (12 ECTS)
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After Graduation
Our graduates are predestined for a career in the following occupational fields:
- consulting for national and international companies
- management and leading positions in the ICT industry
- management of large-scale IT projects
- interdisciplinary organisation projects
- strategic business development for IT governance
- business and knowledge engineering
- academic and industrial research.
Continuing after Graduation
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- Alumni of the University of Vienna
- [Postgraduate Center - postgraduate programmes at the University of Vienna](http://www.postgraduatecenter.at/en)
- Uniport - career service of the University of Vienna
Graduates' Perspective on the Degree Programme
#### Degree programme in retrospect
Graduates ...
- say that this degree programme receives the grade: 2.0 (good)
- rate the level of difficulty as: 3.8 (high)
→ These results are based on feedback from 41 graduates.
*You can find further assessments of the degree programme from its graduates’ perspective in the graduate survey of themaster's programmes in Computer Science and Business Informatics (in German).
Graduates ...
- find employment immediately after graduation on average.
*You can find further information on career entry and career paths in the tracking of graduates "MA Business Informatics".