Business Information Systems, M.Sc.
Business informatics is an interdisciplinary subject that combines concepts of business and economics with computer science. The master's degree in business informatics at the MLU is a consecutive, predominantly research-oriented course. The aim is to support students in developing a critical and integrated view of business information methods and tools and their possible uses. Graduates are thus able to work successfully in management positions in a company or an administration and to design, develop and use computer-aided processes and systems as decision-makers.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time, Part-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 30.03, summer semester until 31.10 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €315.30 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
Compulsory modules (55 CP)
Business process management; Automation, analysis and optimization, IT security, optimization, networks and transport logistics, simulation: techniques and software, strategic information management, web engineering, master thesis.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
Modern information systems in companies, public administration and private households are becoming increasingly efficient and are experiencing a rapidly increasing network. Web applications such as Google, YouTube, Facebook and eBay as well as constant multimedia accessibility are an integral part of everyday life and offer a wide range of options for new, innovative business models. Studying business informatics gives you the key skills to actively help shape this challenging environment and thus opens up a broad and growing professional field.
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Graduates of the master's program in business informatics are in demand as executives (e.g. as chief information officer), IT specialists and IT managers in companies, in system and software houses as well as management consultancies. You are able to
- analyze business processes and optimize them with IT support,
- to develop architectures and concepts for innovative information and communication systems as well as
- to plan and manage their implementation and integration into existing IT systems.
The fields of competence of business informatics include, for example, the development of innovative online platforms, the design and optimization of globally networked business processes or the implementation of modern application systems.
In addition, the research-oriented orientation of the course is an excellent prerequisite for a scientific career, e.g. B. in the form of a subsequent doctorate.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Saxony-Anhalt), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €315.30 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | a first professionally qualifying university degree in an economics or computer science-oriented study program with at least a final grade of 3.0. |
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| Language | German C1, English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 30.03, summer semester until 31.10 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application via uni-assist until 31.10uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 31.10.2026 (17 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.