Information Management Automotive, B.Sc.
The degree programme is a practice-oriented, modern study of business informatics in one of the most exciting application areas of the future with many opportunities also for you.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €72 per semester |
| Practical semester | Yes, mandatory |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
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 →About the programme
You don't want to leave the mobility of the future to others, but want to help shape it yourself?
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- Do you enjoy innovative solutions and wonder whether you really always have to wait for the train and bus or "if there's a better way"?
- You think that, for example, accidents can be avoided in the future with artificial intelligence?
- You want to know what "Tesla does differently than Mercedes", whether you can make a profit with e-scooters and what the business models of the future are?
- You think cars and individual mobility are important for the future but you are thinking about if and how this can be realized in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way?
One answer to all these questions is the use of digital solutions. These improve the vehicles themselves with intelligent assistants and apps or help to provide mobility services such as bike or car sharing. But also the development, production or sales of the vehicles are becoming more and more digital and completely networked in the Internet of Things.
If you want to be a part of this, the degree programme offers you your chance! In practical study projects, you will develop skills to comprehend, design and market intelligent solutions. You will work in teams in our automotive lab to develop prototypes and models that actually drive. But you can also use blended learning concepts from the comfort of your own home. Or you can explore mobility with us on field trips.
Studying with in-depth practical experience is also possible with us. Our international partner universities also enable you to spend an integrated semester abroad in a country of your choice.
In summary, the degree programme is a practice-oriented, modern study of business informatics in one of the most exciting application areas of the future with many opportunities also for you.
What you study
The bachelor's program imparts specialist competencies in business informatics and combines them with practical approaches to solving problems in the automotive and mobility industry. During the bachelor's program, you will gain a holistic understanding of the players in the industry, the products and services, and the business and management processes. The focus is on current and upcoming challenges at mobility providers, IT and industry service providers, automotive manufacturers, suppliers and dealers.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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Opportunities and jobs for graduates
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Mobility and the industry are currently undergoing major changes. This creates opportunities and jobs for graduates. Professionals who know what IT is used for what purposes and what makes good automotive IT applications or mobility apps stand out and how to create them are in high demand and in high demand. They decide where certain applications can make future mobility more attractive and production and business processes more efficient.
For example, the job exchange of the magazine Automobilwoche (jobs.automobilwoche.de) lists more than 60,000 job offers.
Graduates of the program are employed by automotive manufacturers, suppliers or dealers and service companies - for example in purchasing, logistics, sales or IT organization.
Thanks to your overarching process knowledge, you will also work as an internal or external consultant. The vehicle as an end product also contains information and communication technology. This is where your IMA knowledge and social skills are in demand as a project manager in joint projects with vehicle development.
Founding a start-up
It is also possible to found and market your own ideas yourself in the form of a start-up.
Possible fields of activity are, for example:
- Development and introduction of new mobility services and concepts
- Adaptation and introduction of electronic information systems
- Project management
- Consulting
- App development
- Evaluation and introduction of new technologies, e.g. artificial intelligence
- Business intelligence and data analysis
- Analysis and optimization of business processes
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €72 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | winter semester until 15.07 |
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 until 15.07Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 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.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 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.