Business Informatics

Duration

2 years

4 semesters
Points

120 ECTS

per programme
Title

M.Sc.

Master of Science

The Business Informatics degree programme is intended for anyone who is interested in the use of IT in companies and other organisations and who is aware that this requires business skills as well as technological skills.

Students will acquire knowledge in the field of renewal of business processes and business models with the help of IT, business analytics, digitalisation, organisation and management of informatics, implementation of information projects, as well as broader business knowledge. We are constantly updating the programme, and during the latest redesign we placed more emphasis on business analytics and digital business and innovation, as there is a high demand for people with these skills in the current market.

The Business Informatics programme enrols graduates from various faculties, with typically a third of students coming from the Faculty of Economics, a third from other programmes such as computer science, electrical engineering, and social informatics, and a third from abroad. This makes it possible to work in interdisciplinary and international teams.

Most courses focus on project work, which allows students to apply the knowledge they have gained in their chosen companies. There is also a lot of practical work with modern business IT solutions and analytical tools. Students are encouraged to solve real-world business challenges in their master's thesis.

The programme is offered as full-time or part-time study. Part-time students are particularly encouraged to find topics for project assignments and master's theses in the companies where they are employed, which makes it easier to balance work and study.

3rd

place (Eastern Europe) on Eduniversal 2023-2024 ranking
37%

of foreign students
81%

graduates find employment within three months after graduation

Curriculum

1st year

1st semester

Organization and management (7 ECTS)
Research Methods and Techniques (7 ECTS)
Business Process Management (7 ECTS)
Accounting Information for Decision-Making (7 ECTS)

2nd semester

Strategic Management 2 (7 ECTS)
Digital Business (7 ECTS)
Business Intelligence and Analytics (7 ECTS)
Elective course (7 ECTS)
Business Skills Development 1 (4 ECTS)

2nd year

1st semester

Information Systems Management (7 ECTS)
*Data Mining (7 ECTS)
*Information Systems Analysis and Design (7 ECTS)
**Developing software solutions (7 ECTS)
**Digital innovation (7 ECTS)

2nd semester

Elective course (7 ECTS)
Business Skills Development 2 (4 ECTS)
Master's thesis proposal (7 ECTS)
Master's thesis (21 ECTS)

* Students choose one course from the two listed.
** Students choose one course from the two listed.

Professions

Director of Digital Operations
Director of Informatics and Business Processes
Entrepreneur in the field of informatics
Business analyst
Data analyst
Process administrator, data administrator
Business Renovation and Informatization Project Manager
Head of IT Solutions Development
Information systems, solutions and services development and implementation
Expert in the field of auditing and quality IS
Business informatics consultant
Customer administrator in the field of business informatisation, information solutions and services

Mode of study

The programme is offered as full-time and part-time study.

Full-time study is conducted in Slovenian, but due to the large number of international students enrolled in the programme and the participation of guest lecturers from abroad, part of the curriculum may be delivered in English.

Part-time study is only offered in Slovenian.

Double Degree Programme

Double degrees in the Business Informatics programme:

Pforzheim University, Germany
NOVA IMS, Portugal

Enrolment requirements and selection criteria

The following students can enrol in Year 1:

Anyone who has completed a first-cycle study programme in relevant professional fields and has achieved at least 180 ECTS credits, or who has completed a pre-Bologna study programme to obtain a higher professional education in relevant professional fields;
Anyone who has completed equivalent study programmes listed in the previous indent in other professional fields and has completed additional study obligations in the amount of 12 ECTS credits.

Additional study obligations can be completed by candidates during their studies at the 1st level, in advanced training programmes, or by taking exams in Microeconomics 1 (6 ECTS) and Introduction to Business (6 ECTS) before enrolment in the Master's degree programme.

Selection criteria in the event of a restriction of enrolment:

If enrolment capacity is limited, candidates will be selected on the basis of their average grade at the first-cycle study programme or bachelor study.

The entry limit for the full time study in last four years.