Bachelor's degree Business Informatics
BA (Bachelor of Arts in Business)
180 ECTS
Autumn semester (September)
Business engineering and IT consulting
organisation, system management and security
software engineering
One semester consists of 3 on-campus sessions (2 days each, Friday and Saturday) and two self-defined distance learning phases.
15 calendar weeks of 25 hours each or 375 working hours in a professionally relevant activity
In the Bachelor's degree program in Business Informatics you will acquire extensive IT knowledge and key digital skills to understand information and communication technologies and be able to use them efficiently, effectively and securely in companies and organizations.
These range from understanding about computers and networks to the know-how to help shape the digital transformation of organizations, improve existing processes, models and operations, and create new applications. This is not always just a technological challenge, but also an economic and business one. Therefore, you will also acquire business expertise as well as skills for successful entrepreneurial action, including project management, dialog and conflict skills, communication and team organization.
Admission requirements
- General university entrance qualification, OR
- relevant professional qualification (incl. additional examinations)
Information session
Your career future
IT career paths are diverse and range from IT strategy and planning to implementation and communication with those affected. After graduation, a broad spectrum of different positions, fields of activity and industries awaits you - depending, of course, on the electives you choose in your studies. For example, career opportunities may await you in the following areas:
- Business Intelligence Analysis
- Data Engineering
- ICT Consultancy
- Digitalization project management
- IT service management
- IT Operations Management
- Business Information Management
- Enterprise Solution Architecture
- Systems Architecture
- Application management, engineering and support
Your curriculum
Your Bachelor's program in Business Informatics consists of a core curriculum, an elective curriculum and an individual curriculum. Two thirds of the curriculum are so important to us that we don't want to deprive you of them (core curriculum with compulsory subjects). The rest you can choose - depending on your personal and professional interests. This means that you will complete a total of 45 ECTS in electives. In addition, you have the possibility to freely fill your studies with an individual curriculum of 15 ECTS, even outside the boundaries of business informatics in the narrower sense.
| Introductory Module | Study Skills for Business Informatics Students | ||||||||
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Course Number:
BIB101
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
2
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| Teambuilding | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BIB102
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
1
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| Business Administration | Introduction to business administration | ||||||||
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Course Number:
BUS101
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Accounting and balance sheet | |||||||||
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Course Number:
ACF101
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Financing and investment accounting | |||||||||
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Course Number:
ACF201
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Cost accounting and controlling | |||||||||
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Course Number:
ACF202
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Foundations of Management | Project Management | ||||||||
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Course Number:
MGT101
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Communication Basics | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MGT102
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Communication and Conflict Management | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MGT201
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Team Development and Management | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MGT202
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Digital key competences | Data and Information Literacy | ||||||||
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Course Number:
DAT101
Course Type:
Pflichtfach
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Digital transformation | |||||||||
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Course Number:
DAT201
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Human-computer communication and interaction | |||||||||
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Course Number:
SED301
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Information technologies | Computer architectures and operating systems | ||||||||
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Course Number:
COM101
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Networks and distributed systems | |||||||||
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Course Number:
COM102
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Computer and network security | |||||||||
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Course Number:
COM301
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Database systems | |||||||||
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Course Number:
DAT102
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Methodological Foundations | Applied Mathematics for Business Informatics | ||||||||
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Course Number:
MAT101
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Statistics and Data Analysis | |||||||||
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Course Number:
MAT102
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Process Modelling and Modelling Languages | |||||||||
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Course Number:
ERM301
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Law | Introduction to Law | ||||||||
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Course Number:
LAW101
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Principles of Business Law | |||||||||
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Course Number:
LAW201
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Advanced Topics in Business Law | |||||||||
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Course Number:
LAW202
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Software Systems and Programming Concepts | Principles of Software Engineerings | ||||||||
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Course Number:
SED101
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Introduction to Programming | |||||||||
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Course Number:
SED102
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Data Structures and Algorithms | |||||||||
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Course Number:
SED201
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Economics | Introduction to Economics | ||||||||
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Course Number:
ECO101
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Advanced Topics in Economics | |||||||||
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Course Number:
ECO201
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| English | Business English I (B2+) | ||||||||
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Course Number:
ENG101
Course Type:
Pflichtfach
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
1
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Business English II (C1) | |||||||||
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Course Number:
ENG201
Academic Year:
1
Semester:
2
ECTS Credits:
3
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| The digital firm | Corporate information systems | ||||||||
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Course Number:
ISM201
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
3
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| On-the-job Training | Planning and design of academic work | ||||||||
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Course Number:
BIC201
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Business Informatics Internship 1 | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BIC202
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
6
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| Business informatics internship 2 | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BIC203
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
6
ECTS Credits:
6
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| Thesis Seminar 1 | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BIC301
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
6
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| Thesis Seminar 2 | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BIC302
Course Type:
Compulsory subject
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
6
ECTS Credits:
6
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| Bachelor colloquium | |||||||||
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Course Number:
BIC303
Academic Year:
3
Semester:
6
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Elective course curriculum | Elective courses - 3rd semester | ||||||||
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Academic Year:
2
Semester:
3
ECTS Credits:
9
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| Elective courses - 4rd semester | |||||||||
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Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
15
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| Elective courses - 5th semester | |||||||||
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Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
12
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| Elective courses - 6th semester | |||||||||
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Academic Year:
3
Semester:
6
ECTS Credits:
9
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| Individual curriculum | Individual subjects - 4th semester | ||||||||
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Academic Year:
2
Semester:
4
ECTS Credits:
3
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| Individual subjects - 5th semester | |||||||||
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Academic Year:
3
Semester:
5
ECTS Credits:
6
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| Individual subjects - 6th semester | |||||||||
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Academic Year:
3
Semester:
6
ECTS Credits:
6
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| Total | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 180 | ||
Your individual know-how
You would like to attend courses outside the boundaries of Business Informatics and additionally educate yourself in other areas?
If you study at the FERNFH, you have the possibility to complete micro-credentials in the following topics outside your own study program:
- Business Administration and Economicsund
- Data, Information Systems and IT Management
- Digital Business
- Healthcare
- Psychologie
- Software Development
- Science General
A Micro-Credential is a qualification certificate that you receive after successfully completing a learning pathway (several courses) at FERNFH. You can complete the MCs during your study time at FERNFH and thus individually compile and continuously expand your portfolio of skills and know-how, depending on your personal or professional interests.
Programme overview
Advantages
part-time
individual
flexible