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Study contents - B.Sc. Information Systems

The full-time Information Systems undergraduate degree program offers you comprehensive knowledge and skills in the fundamentals of IT management (business administration, business informatics and mathematical foundations).

Driving forward the conception and analysis of information processing systems, getting to know IT trends better or recognizing market interrelationships - this Business Informatics course provides you with the knowledge you need to become a sought-after IT specialist in national and international companies.

As an international university, ISM also attaches great importance to the teaching of intercultural skills and soft skills such as foreign languages, rhetoric and leadership. As part of your studies, you can choose from various specialization modules such as Programming, Web Engineering, Business Application Systems or Consulting. Also, lectures are offered in the areas of digital business and e-business, data science and business intelligence or computer engineering.

You will also gain valuable and exciting practical experience abroad with an international semester during your studies.


Program Content – B.Sc. Information Systems

1st Semester

Business Administration 1
Principles of Business Economics

  • Introduction to Business Administration, Procurement & Production (2,5 ECTS)
  • Marketing (2,5 ECTS)

Business Administration 2
Financial Reporting

  • Financial Accounting (2,5 ECTS)
  • Financial Reporting & Business Taxation (2,5 ECTS)

Mathematical Basics

  • Business Mathematics (2,5 ECTS)
  • Statistics 1 (2,5 ECTS)

Business English 1

  • Business Correspondence (2 ECTS)

Programming 1

  • Object-oriented Programming (5 ECTS)
  • Mobile Application Development (3 ECTS)
Program Specifics:

Core Competencies

  • Introduction to Information Systems (1 ECTS)
  • Scientific Methods (1 ECTS)
  • Calculation Software (1 ECTS)
  • Rhetoric (1 ECTS)
  • Project Management (1 ECTS)

Internship possible (6 ECTS)

2nd Semester

Business Administration 3: Managerial Accounting

  • Investment & Financing (2,5 ECTS)
  • Cost Accounting (2,5 ECTS)

Economics 1
Principles of Economics

  • Microeconomics (2,5 ECTS)
  • Macroeconomics (2,5 ECTS)

Applied Statistics

  • Statistics 2 (2,5 ECTS)
  • Market Research (2,5 ECTS)

Business English 2

  • Moderation & Presentation (2 ECTS)
Program Specifics:

Informatics

  • Computer Engineering & Science (3 ECTS)
  • Communication Networks & Distributed Systems (2 ECTS)
  • Hacking & IT Security (3 ECTS)

Web Engineering

  • Web Application Development (5 ECTS)

Additional courses (on a voluntary basis)

  • SPSS (statistical software)
  • Additional foreign language (Italian, Spanish or French)

Internship possible (6 ECTS)

3rd Semester

Business Administration 4
Human Resources & Organization Management

  • Human Resource Management (2,5 ECTS)
  • Organization (2,5 ECTS)

Business Administration 5
Business Management

  • Principles of Corporate Management (2,5 ECTS)
  • Service Management (2,5 ECTS)

Economics 2
Basics of Political Economy

  • Economic Policy (2,5 ECTS)
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (2,5 ECTS)

Business English 3

  • Negotiation (2 ECTS)
Program Specifics:

Business Information Systems 1

  • Business Application Systems (3 ECTS)
  • ERP Systems (2 ECTS)

Business Information Systems 2

  • Database Systems (5 ECTS)
  • IT Law & Data Protection (3 ECTS)

Additional courses (on a voluntary basis)

  • ERP systems (SAP)
  • Additional foreign language (Italian, Spanish or French)

Internship possible (6 ECTS)

4th Semester: Semester abroad

Semester abroad (24 ECTS)


Internship possible (6 ECTS)

5th Semester

Software Engineering

  • Software Architectures & Technology (4 ECTS)
  • Usability & User Experience (3 ECTS)

E-Business

  • E-Procurement (2 ECTS)
  • Digital Process Management (2 ECTS)
  • E-Commerce (2 ECTS)

Workshop/Practical Seminar (5 ECTS)

Elective Modules (1 of 2):

General Management

  • Strategic Management (2 ECTS)
  • Leadership & Motivation (2 ECTS)
  • Crisis Management & Recapitalization (2 ECTS)

Business Communication

  • Internal Communication (2 ECTS)
  • Investor Relations (2 ECTS)
  • Global Communications (2 ECTS)

Additional courses (on a voluntary basis)

  • Standard software (Excel)
  • Additional foreign language (Italian, Spanish or French)

Internship possible (6 ECTS)
6th Semester

Data Science

  • Business Intelligence (2 ECTS)
  • Business Analytics (2 ECTS)
  • Business Modelling & Decision-Making Project (2 ECTS)

Digital Business

  • IT Management (2 ECTS)
  • Digital Business Models & Transformation (2 ECTS)
  • Digital Services & Products (2 ECTS)

Elective Modules (1 of 2):

Corporate Structuring

  • Investment Management (2 ECTS)
  • Corporate Finance (2 ECTS)
  • Mergers & Acquisitions (2 ECTS)

Consulting

  • Consulting Instruments (2 ECTS)
  • Management of Consulting Projects (2 ECTS)
  • Consulting Project/Tender Pitch (2 ECTS)

THESIS (11 ECTS)

7th Semester (optional)

During the seventh semester you can optionally spend a second semester abroad (this is called the "Global Track").

This curriculum is valid from start of studies in fall term 2023/24.
For more information, please contact your Study Advisor.


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Campus Munich

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Campus Cologne

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Campus Stuttgart

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Campus Berlin

Marrit Koenig
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Campus Hamburg

Rebecca Jung
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