MBI - International Master of Business Informatics

Organisation:: Virtual Global University
City, Region, Country:: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Typ:: Full-/Part-time
Certificate:: Master M.I.B.
Duration:: 4 Semester/s

Master M.I.B., MBI - International Master of Business Informatics - Das Studium

Master Programme MBI - International Master of Business Informatics

The International Master of Business Informatics (MBI) is a joint international program by a network of recognized experts, all of whom are professors at well-known universities in Central Europe. The focus of this program is on the synergy between information technology (IT) and management. Business Informatics (BI) students learn how to use IT effectively to develop and manage business solutions for today's global challenges. MBI students can specialize, for example, in enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply chain management (SCM).

The MBI program can be studied full-time or part-time, either as a 100 % distance-education program or in blended mode. The rationale underlying the distance-education mode is "virtuality". Students can avoid traveling and living expenses by studying at home or at the workplace, even in their home countries. They communicate with lecturers and fellow students via Internet. The MBI program is hosted by the School of Business Informatics which provides a virtual infrastructure for courses and administration. We offer our MBI program in both English and German.

The MBI program offers a complete course of studies leading to an accredited master's degree. For full-time students the program takes two years (four semesters) to complete, including one semester of internship or project. For part-time students duration is determined as appropriate.

MBI students need to know essential concepts of business and management. Students with a degree in business administration or a related field can immediately be accepted onto the program. Students with different degrees can also be admitted but they are required to take business courses and/or prove business knowledge.

Evaluation and exams use a credit-point system. In the distance-education mode, the majority of tests and examinations is done online, not requiring candidates to travel. The final exam, however, is a supervised one.

Prof. Dr. Karl Kurbel
Dean

Target audience

In addition to an officially recognized university degree, graduates of the MBI program will also benefi t from excellent career opportunities. Demand for the skills they will learn grows year by year, making them highly marketable in job markets around the world! BI graduates are attractive not only to consulting and software firms, but to all forward-looking companies in most industries. Here they play a vital role as an interface between an enterprise’s business needs and its IT solutions - for example here that company is looking to reengineer its business processes or optimize them by making more effective use of information technology.

Typical “traditional” positions that MBI graduates can expect to fill include information manager, systems analyst/designer, project manager, ERP specialist, and developer business solutions.

They will also be ideally qualified for “new economy” functions in the electronic business and e-commerce fields, including positions like content manager, information broker, portal developer, and e-commerce specialist. In being able to study at their home or their workplace, students will avoid additional traveling and living expenses. Yet they will receive the same high-quality education that students at any European university can expect.

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Mandatory courses

Management Information Systems
Introduction to Computer Science
Data Management
Website Engineering Fundamentals
Introduction to Programming
Information Systems Development
Process Modelling
Advanced Website Engineering
Computer Networks and Internet Technology
Information Management
Enterprise Resource Planning and Beyond
Information Systems Architectures
E-Commerce and E-Business-Networking

Electives

Organization and Management of IS Departments
Business Intelligence
Industrial Information Systems
Information Security
Knowledge Management
Java Programming (Programming Language)
Software Engineering Management
Distributed Databases for E-business
Electronic Finance/Electronic Banking
Distributed Business Information Systems
Computer & Systems Architecture
Modelling and Simulation

Business courses

Business I and II

Practical relevance

The practical part consists of an internship of three months or a project of one semester. Students do internships in industrial enterprises or other organizations in accordance with guidelines provided by VGU. Projects are conducted by the professors who teach in the program. A typical project goal is to create a solution for a Business Informatics problem occurring in the real world or a case study.

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Requirements for MBI admission Formal prerequisites for admission to the MBI program are: Higher secondary school certificate Bachelor's degree or equivalent. If your degree is not in business administration or a business-related field please check the options below. For non-native speakers: English language certificate (TOEFL or equivalent). MBI tuition Tuition depends on the study mode (online, blended, full-time, part-time, internship vs. project option in the final semester). It is paid by semester and is due before the semester starts. Regular Rates Tuition is based on the number of courses in a semester. Full-time equivalent is 5 courses. The closing period (exam, thesis, project/internship) has separate schemes: scheme 1 for students doing an internship, scheme 2 for students doing a project. Cost per course: 440 Euro Closing scheme 1: 880 Euro (scheme 2: 1,145 Euro) Reduced Rates Students from countries with a low standard of living (World Bank classification) who live in such countries are eligible for reduced rates. Cost per course: 260 Euro Closing scheme 1: 520 Euro (scheme 2: 676 Euro) Discount for full-time students: 60 Euro per semester. Blended Mode Blended mode I: You spend one semester (usually the first) at the European University Viadrina and take some face-to-face courses. Tuition for the other semesters is computed as above. Blended mode II (ERP/SCM track): You spend two semesters at EUV and take, in addition to mode I, ERP, SCM and related courses. Cost per face-to-face-semester: 1,250 Euro Administrative Fees An additional administrative fee of approximately 120 Euro is to be paid to EUV every semester.

Languages
Language(s) of instruction:	English
Going abroad:	possible

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Organisation

The Virtual Global University is based on knowledge, experience, and people from "real" universities in Europe. VGU's School of Business Informatics (SBI) has brought together top experts in the field. The school's faculty is a network of distinguished professors from reputable universities in Central Europe. SBI's unique feature is this concentration of high-level knowledge and expertise in one institution.

The School of Business Informatics offers three types of education: An MBI program - a full master program leading to the degree of an "International Master of Business Informatics" (MBI), certified stand-alone courses, and mini-programs. While the MBI Program and certificate courses are already available, mini programs are under development.