Digital Sciences (Master’s program) – Program Content

The course offers four fields of study:

• "Business Information Systems" (English language): digital support of business processes.
• "IT Management" (German and English language): aligning IT with business needs
• "Software Architecture" (English language): design of large and complex software systems.
• "Data and Information Science" (start in the Summersemester 2022, English language): harnessing knowledge from data

The study program Digital Sciences is offered cooperatively by the Faculty of "Computer Science and Engineering" (Gummersbach Campus) and the Faculty of "Information and Communication Sciences" (Cologne, Deutz Campus). The master course is international, seminar-based and strongly project-oriented.

The field of study "Business Information Systems" (in English) prepares students to take on bridging functions at the interface between business and information technology. On the basis of a deep understanding of a company's business activities the students derive requirements for IT as well as potentials of digitalization.

The field of study "IT Management" (German and English language) is based on broad knowledge and skills in operational IT management and focuses on strategic IT management. From this perspective, the tasks of setting up, operating and further developing IT are considered.

The field of study "Software Architecture" (English language) teaches software engineering oriented towards large and complex systems, which understands IT as a socio-technical system. This course pays particular attention to people and their ways of thinking and acting when creating software systems.

The field of study "Data and Information Sciences" (in English) aims to generate and make available knowledge gained from data and information. Graduates work in companies that depend heavily on the generation of business-relevant knowledge, e.g. from web data, digital information platforms, online retailers, social networks, online media, etc.