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International Business Information Systems, B.Sc.
On the International Business Information Systems bachelor's degree programme you'll not only learn how to program, collect, store, process and transfer data and information digitally, but also how to analyse and improve existing processes in companies. And all over the world! Our international degree programme prepares you for a career wherever you would like around the globe.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time, Double Degree |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | After recognition of the certificate, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €1,500 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €130 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
Interdisciplinary strategies
International Business Information Systems is an interdisciplinary degree programme with 3 areas of specialisation: Digital Business Management, Applied Computer Science and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence. In seven semesters, we teach you the core knowledge of digital business and computer science. We prepare you to analyse situations, data and processes in markets and companies, to develop business ideas and strategies and to design and practically implement solutions, such as designing apps, programming websites, configuring the SAP system and becoming international team players!
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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The IBS programme prepares you for a varied, international business information systems career in corporate management and management consulting.
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Graduates of Business Information Systems are ideally qualified for positions in a booming international job market and can expect excellent, above-average starting salaries.
Career paths after studying Business Information Systems in the fields of technology, IT, data science, artificial intelligence and digital business management are broad and diverse. Together with each and every one of our students, we analyse the individual profile of special interests, strengths and professional skills and develop an individual career plan.
Our graduates find positions in leading global companies such as:
- Supply Chain Manager at an e-commerce platform
- Data strategy manager in a company in the automotive industry / car manufacturer
- Business analyst in an investment company
- Project manager in a software company
- Consultant in a consulting company for digital business strategies
- Accounting and SAP expert in financial consulting companies
- ERP manager
- SAP developer
- IT system developer
- Business intelligence manager
- Entrepreneur in start-ups
- Digital marketing manager in online travel agencies
- E-commerce manager in online fashion portal
- Data scientist in social media company
- IT manager at a machine tool manufacturer
- Software developer in software company
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Baden-Württemberg), international students | €1,500 |
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| Semester contribution | €130 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
|---|---|
| Language | English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | After recognition of the certificate, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
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.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application after recognition of the certificate until 15.01Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 4Admission, 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.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.01.2027 (93 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.