Curriculum
Semester 1 (winter)
Core studies
- Management Information Systems
- Introduction to Computer Science
- Data Management
- Website Engineering Fundamentals
Alternatives
- 1 elective (see list of electives)
- Business I*)
- Introduction to Programming**)
Semester 2 (summer)
Core studies
- Information Systems Development
- Process Modelling
- Computer Networks & Internet Technology
- Advanced Website Engineering
Alternatives
- 1 elective (see list of electives)
- Business II*)
Semester 3 (winter)
Core studies
- Information Management
- Enterprise Resource Planning and Beyond
- Information Systems Architectures
- E-Business Strategy and Networking
Alternatives
- 1 elective (see list of electives)
Semester 4 (summer)
- Master's Thesis and
- Internship or Project***)
Electives
- Business Intelligence
- Industrial Information Systems
- Information Security
- Distributed Business Information Systems
- Java Programming
- Knowledge Management
*) Students without a business background are required to take Business I and II in the first two semesters.
**) Students without sufficient programming knowledge have to take Introduction to Programming in the first semester.
***) Three months master thesis, plus three months internship (before or after thesis) or a project of one semester.
VGU News:
MBI program
The MBI program is delivered through a cooperation between VGU School of Business Informatics and the European University Viadrina. The MBI program was initially developed under a grant by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research in the program "New media in education". The focus of this program is on the synergy between information technology (IT) and management.


