Business Informatics
Part-time study in English language
Virtual real-time attendance at lectures
Optional live or virtual real-time attendance at tutorials
The new study programme Business Informatics provides in-depth understanding of the characteristics of the digital economy, the opportunities and threats brought by it, knowledge of the key areas of digital transformation, methods and tools for monitoring its success. The students will acquire the ability to plan and implement digital transformation projects and the ability to select and use a range of digital technologies or solutions in the process of digital transformation and in the development of new digital business models.
The study programme Business Informatics will not be conducted in the academic year 2024/2025.
Enrolment into the 1st year
The following candidates may enrol in the first year of the Master’s study programme Business Informatics:
- Those who have completed a first-cycle study programme in the fields of computer science and informatics (Klasius-P-16: 06) or social or business informatics, and have achieved at least 180 ECTS; the competent faculty authority does not prescribe additional study obligations based on the application for enrolment.
- Those who have completed a first-cycle study programme in other fields of study. Based on the application for enrolment, the competent FIŠ authority prescribes additional study obligations to the candidate in the range of 10 ECTS.
For graduates of higher professional study programmes adopted before 11 June 2004, the provisions for graduates of first-cycle study programmes apply mutatis mutandis.
Enrolment into the 2nd year
The following candidates may enrol directly into the second year of the Master’s study programme Business Informatics:
- Those who have completed a study programme for obtaining a university education or specialization, adopted before June 11, 2004, in the fields of computer science and informatics (Klasius-P-16: 06) or social or business informatics. Upon enrolment, the candidate is recognized with 60 ECTS.
Candidates who have completed equivalent education abroad may also enrol in the first or second year. At the request of the applicant, FIS determines the equivalence of the education acquired abroad within the procedure of education recognition.
Applications for transitions between other programmes, specialist study programmes, scientific master’s study programmes and second-cycle master’s studies are considered individually by the competent FIS authority.
To advance from the first to the second year, the student must acquire at least 45 ECTS from the first year. The faculty may allow the student to advance to a higher year, even if the required conditions are not met, in the following circumstances: maternity, prolonged illness, exceptional family or social circumstances, participation in top cultural, sports or professional events. A student who does not meet the conditions for enrolling in a higher year may repeat a year once during their studies or change their study programme or course due to non-fulfilment of obligations in the previous study programme or course. It is not possible to repeat the second year because an additional year (absolventski staž) is intended for fulfilling the missing obligations.
The condition for the completion of studies is the successful completion of all study obligations prescribed by the programme in the amount of 120 ECTS. A student who enrols directly in the second year, after completing a university education or specialization according to a programme adopted before 11.06.2004, must pass all prescribed differential exams and full-time study obligations of the second year. The study ends with the preparation and oral defence of the master’s thesis.
Students of the master’s programme Business Informatics obtain the following competences:
- General understanding of the digitalization of business.
- Ability to interpret business data and prepare reports based on it.
- The ability to obtain, select, evaluate and embed the new information, as well as to interpret them to solve business problems.
- In-depth understanding of the functioning of organizational systems.
- Ability to use software solutions to develop digital business models.
- Knowledge of established methodological approaches for managing modern business systems.
- The ability to find sources and obtain data for the needs of digitalization of business.
- Competences in business communication, teamwork and use of information technology for this purpose.
- The ability to understand and transform a real business problem into an easier-to-present business model.
- The ability of flexible usage of knowledge in practice.
- Knowledge of the importance of quality and striving for the quality of professional work through autonomy, self-initiative, as well as (self-)criticism, (self-)reflection and (self-)evaluation.
- Critical thinking about limitations of business data and their ethical usage.
Students of the master’s programme Business Informatics will also obtain course-specific competences, which are listed in the individual curricula of the programme’s curriculum.
Curriculum - Business Informatics (MA)
The programme lasts 2 years and is divided into 4 semesters. It ends with the preparation of a master’s thesis. Consequently, in the third semester, the student selects a mentor for the master’s thesis, with whom they prepare a draft thesis through consultations. In the fourth semester, the student prepares and defends their master’s thesis.
Explanation of the table: The table includes all obligatory courses specified upon enrolment in the stated academic year. Each listed course:
- serves as a link to the course syllabus,
- the letter L next to a course represents a link to the lecturer delivering the lectures for the selected course,
- the letter T next to a course represents a link to the lecturer conducting the tutorials for the selected course.
Obligatory Courses
| 1st year | 2nd year |
|---|---|
| Digitalization of Business - L, T | Thesis Seminar |
| Organisational Change Management - L, T | Digital Marketing |
| Economics for Business Informatics - L, T | Digital Transformation Technologies |
| Development of Business Information System - L, T | Data Warehouses and Data Analytics |
| Decision Support Systems - L, T | Security of Electronic Commerce |
| Information Technology Projects - L, T | Elective Course 3 |
| Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodology - L, T | Master's Thesis |
| Digital Transformation of Business Procesess - L, T | |
| Elective Course 1 | |
| Elective Course 2 |
| 1st year | 2nd year |
|---|---|
| Digitalization of Business | Thesis Seminar |
| Organisational Change Management | Digital Marketing |
| Economics for Business Informatics | Digital Transformation of Business Procesess |
| Development of Business Information System | Digital Transformation Technologies |
| Decision Support Systems | Data Warehouses and Data Analytics |
| Information Technology Projects | Security of Electronic Commerce |
| Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodology | Master's Thesis |
| Elective Course 1 | |
| Elective Course 2 | |
| Elective Course 3 |