Information Systems, B.Sc.
Interdisciplinary discipline of business administration, economics and computer science, which deals with the conception, development and application of information systems in business, administration, and in our private lives.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German, English |
| Required German | C1 |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €355.65 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 →About the programme
As an application-oriented subject, information systems has its own methods and tools and draws on the disciplines of economics and computer science. Other important auxiliary disciplines are mathematics and statistics. Thus, research and teaching content from the listed disciplines is taught during the degree programme.
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The study programme provides an overview of the design possibilities using information technology (IT) and conveys an understanding of possible areas of application in the context of companies or in everyday life. The focus is on the design and development of information and application systems to support processes and activities within and between organisations and households.
The B.Sc. in Information Systems prepares students to solve the following and other questions:
- How can IT projects be carried out efficiently and successfully?
- How are requirements for software products defined correctly and completely?
- How is software implemented, tested and rolled out as economically and effectively as possible?
- How are companies/business processes supported with the help of information systems?
- What role do information systems play in the operations of companies?
- What structures and system approaches exist in the area of IT systems?
- How are processes and procedures correctly modelled within a company / IT system?
- How can decision-making processes be supported with the help of data and IT?
What you study
The study programme includes important methods and instruments and also the factual knowledge of information systems, e.g. the modelling of processes in the company in order to support them with information systems or to map them completely with information systems.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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B.Sc. Information Systems graduates possess the dual qualification of business management and computer science that is often sought after in the job market. As a graduate, you are eligible for employment in various sectors (e.g., business consulting, systems development management, and information management) and internal departments. You will function as an intermediary between business processes and the technically-anchored system world.
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Successful completion of the degree programme offers you a springboard into the attractive (IT) job market through our existing wide-ranging network of top industry and business professionals. As a result, you will work in a variety of different roles across all sectors. The versatility of the possible degree applications can be seen in the potential job offerings, such as:
- IT Manager / IT Project Manager
- Founder / IT-Startup Founder
- Management Consultant with a focus on "strategy consulting" or "IT consulting"
- Business Analyst
- Product Manager in technology companies
- Data Scientist / Data Analyst
- Software Architect / Software Developer
- Process Manager in and social research markets
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €355.65 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | You should have the following professional, methodical and personal strengths and inclinations for the successful completion of a bachelor's degree: interest in technical and mathematical issues abstract and conceptual thinking skills excellent analytical skills good German and English language skills independent, goal- and result-oriented way of working motivation and the ability to work in a team |
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| Language | German C1, English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, 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 via uni-assist until 15.07uni-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 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.