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A gut feeling is good, data is better: Today's companies make their decisions based on detailed analyses. This calls for experts like yourself! You take a close look at the numbers and use them as a basis to develop clever strategies for corporate success. Your English-language master's programme in Business Intelligence gives you the necessary tools to work in the field and pairs them with expert knowledge from current research.
You can complete your consecutive online master’s programme as a 60 ECTS programme or 120 ECTS programme.
M.Sc., 120, 60 ECTS credits
Language: en
Full-time or part-time, 100% flexible
Start today with Comfort Start – or start any time on your preferred date
12, 18, 24, 36, 48 months, depending on model
Extension possible free of charge
Study programme independent of time & place, no mandatory attendance, innovative study tools available on online-campus, AI study assistant Syntea, exams online or at nearest examination centre
Starting at 316€/month, depending on model
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All details on recognition and admission can be found directly on the page of your desired study programme.
Apply now and start today – or choose your starting date flexibly. You can then test IU for 1 month free of charge. Fees only apply if you decide to continue.
The online master's programme in Business Intelligence is available as a 60 ECTS or 120 ECTS programme in English language.
Distilling complex data into groundbreaking statements: In your master’s programme Business Intelligence you will practice doing just that. In the 60 ECTS programme, you choose one of 3 elective modules such as applied data modeling and reporting, storage and data provisioning in data warehouse systems or big data engineering. In the 120 ECTS programme, you choose two out of 8 elective modules to prepare for your career. Your options include data miner, data engineer and technical project lead.
| Module | ECTS credits |
|---|---|
| Elective A | |
| Applied Data Modeling and Reporting | 10 |
| Big Data Engineering | 10 |
| Storage and Data Provisioning in Data Warehouse Systems | 10 |
| AI and Mastering AI Prompting | 10 |
| Module | ECTS credits |
|---|---|
| Elective A | |
| Big Data | 10 |
| Big Data Engineering | 10 |
| Data Engineer | 10 |
| Data Miner | 10 |
| Digital Business Models and Change | 10 |
| Digital Business and Entrepeneurship | 10 |
| Digital Marketing | 10 |
| Technical Project Lead | 10 |
| Elective B | |
| Big Data | 10 |
| Big Data Engineering | 10 |
| Data Engineer | 10 |
| Data Miner | 10 |
| Digital Business Models and Change | 10 |
| Digital Business and Entrepeneurship | 10 |
| Digital Marketing | 10 |
| AI and Mastering AI Prompting | 10 |
| Technical Project Lead | 10 |
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Apply now and start today – or choose your starting date flexibly. You can then test IU for 1 month free of charge. Fees only apply if you decide to continue.
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