Bachelor programme in Business Information Systems (B.Sc.)

Being a Business Information officer

In all economic activities Business Information officers are specialists in high demand. Your education offers you career opportunities in virtually all industrial, commercial, service and administrative businesses and operations.

Planning, developing and operating information and communication systems are key to your tasks. IT systems are part and parcel of today’s business operations, providing a basis for almost all staff delivering efficient and profitable performance. This makes you a key facilitator of the commercial success of many businesses.

Your job is performed on the interface of Computer Science and Business Management. Project work is one of your most frequent workstyles. You will encounter individuals with a diversity of skills and profiles and may need to operate in an international context.

Your studies of Business Information Systems at Fachhochschule Bielefeld will form a springboard for a successful career offering interesting professional and personal perspectives.

Learning objectives

The Bachelor programme in Business Information Systems will teach you to analyze and solve complex organizational issues of business and administrative procedures with the help of information technologies.

This means in particular that you will be able

to design and implement comprehensive corporate information systems
to advise and support companies on matters of information technologies
to successfully and effectively solve problems as a project collaborator
to assume management and leadership tasks in projects

Programme structure and topics

Semester	Courses
Semester 1	Basics of Business Administration Accounting 1 Business English Mathematics for IT Basics of Information Systems
Semester 2	Logistics, Supply and Marketing Accounting 2 Business Mathematics System Analysis System Development
Semester 3	Financing and Investment ERP Systems 1 Communication and Management Competencies Operating Systems and IT security Software Technology
Semester 4	Web Technologies ERP Systems 2 IT Management Business Information Elective 1 Business Information Seminar Computer Networks
Semester 5	e-Business Business Information Elective 2 English for Business Information Systems Business Information Project
Semester 6	Internship Bachelor thesis

You have the option to spend one semester at one of the partner universities of the Faculty. During study-abroad periods you may qualify for grants from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) or the European Commission.

careers

A degree in Business Information Systems qualifies you for a large spectrum of tasks. Tasks generally vary according to industry specifics. Your specialist skills are in demand with almost all business and administrative operations. As a …

software engineer you are part of project teams developing comprehensive information systems.
project manager you are in charge of planning, supervising and control of IT projects.
adviser or consultant you advise companies on the large variety of business information issues.
security engineer you are in charge of security aspects of information systems.
head of IT and Organisation you are in charge of all computer information systems of a company.
an administrator you organize and supervise the operation of IT infrastructures.
trainer you train staff in the use of IT systems.

The variety of tasks is so large that they cannot all be listed here. Recent technological developments will always produce new work opportunities and profiles for skilled business information specialists.