Master of Business Intelligence and Business Analytics (BIA), M.Sc.
The Master's degree programme in Business Intelligence and Business Analytics covers both organisational knowledge and technological know-how. Besides more advanced knowledge of administration systems, students also gain a thorough insight into management concepts and supporting information technologies that ensure and improve companies' business efficiency. The special focus here is on Corporate Performance Management (CPM), which uses Business Intelligence (BI) for support in all corporate areas.
The degree programme also looks at quantitative methods and analytical applications with the aim of using the flood of business data profitably.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 3 semesters, 90 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required German | A1 |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 31.08 |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €72 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
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
During the first semester at the HNU, the Master's degree programme in Business Intelligence und Business Analytics provides students with broad-ranging knowledge of corporate strategies, Business Intelligence and 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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Companies are exposed to constant change. Globalization is intensifying the competition and the digitalization produces enormous amounts of data (Big Data). New and innovative technologies for analytical data bases, Data Mining and visualization offer inventive opportunities for data analysis, data compaction and forecasting.
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The purposeful commitment of Business Intelligence and Analytics offers new opportunities to transform data into information and knowledge. This knowledge enables the systematic regulation and control of companies and makes for a successful Corporate Performance Management (CPM).
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €72 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | A bachelor's degree in a related field. |
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| Language | German A1, English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 31.08 |
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 A1 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 31.08uni-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.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 31.08.2027 (321 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.