Master Business Intelligence (M.Sc.) draft

Program Overview

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YOUR STRATEGY: MORE EFFICIENCY. STUDY BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE.

Filtered company data is needed for the targeted control and optimisation of business processes. With a degree in (business) informatics, data science or an economic or natural science subject, you will have the necessary knowledge in dealing with database systems and ETL tools to develop all common data types and implement corresponding data warehousing concepts. But it is your Master's degree in Business Intelligence (BI) that will bridge the gap between business strategy and big data, enabling you to manage both operational activities and large amounts of data.

Program Outline

Why you should study Business Intelligence

With a Master’s degree,

you’ll be able to take your career to the next level

and bring the specialist knowledge you have gained to a new level. This way, you won’t only be able to pursue a certain professional direction, but also specialise in a selected subject area. First and foremost, this will give you an

attractive competitive advantage

over other applicants who “only” have a Bachelor’s degree. In addition, your Master’s degree will give you the skills you need to

take on important management functions with significantly more responsibility later on

. This will also be reflected in your salary sooner or later. Your Master’s degree offers you

optimal opportunities for advancement and career development

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This is what your Master’s degree in Business Intelligence at IU looks like

The Master’s degree in Business Intelligence at IU International University of Applied Sciences provides you with

valuable basic and specialised knowledge along the entire BI process chain

– from data management and the business intelligence process to corporate strategy. While you acquire the necessary

basic knowledge of business management

in basic courses, you will be made fit in ETL technologies, data warehousing and all other disciplines in the area of BI. You’ll

determine the focus of your Master’s degree in Business Intelligence yourself

, whereby you will be able to choose between different areas such as data preparation and storage, conventional and NoSQL data warehousing or data visualisation and effective reporting.

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A look into the future: What you will be able to do after graduating

Data is a strategic asset in the age of digitalisation. Those who can manage it intelligently have a

decisive competitive advantage

. Accordingly, industry analysts predict that investments in the business intelligence market will almost double. This means that the need for IT specialists will continue to increase. As a graduate with a Master's degree in BI, you will take on

leading positions in lower and middle management

in this rapidly growing environment. For example, you’ll be able to work as a Business Intelligence Analyst preparing, cleansing and modelling data, as a Business Intelligence Solution Architect analysing business processes or as a Data Consultant developing data strategies.