MSc International Information Systems (IIS) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

International Information Systems (IIS) is a Master’s degree program for those with a strong interest in information technology and its role in today’s business environment. This international program already welcomes students from many different countries and is orientated towards international study with a mandatory study abroad period and courses focusing on the international aspects of information systems management.

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

In the first semester, students with an undergraduate degree in business and economics acquire preliminary knowledge in computer science. Students who have obtained an undergraduate degree in computer science take modules in business and economics. Both groups of students are familiarized with the preliminary knowledge and skills required for the compulsory modules in information systems and informatics.

Career pathways

Graduates in International Information Systems are ideally suited for roles at the interface between management and IT in consulting firms, start-ups, IT companies and global companies, e.g. in occupational areas such as software engineering, enterprise architecture, IT governance and management and project and process management or as a data scientist or business analyst.

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