International Information Sуstеms
- Starting
- Winter semester
- Mode of admission:
- without admission restriction
- Application:
- directly at University
- Study mode:
- On campus
Course Description
The Master of Science in International Information Systems is a degree program for young talents who want to shape the digital transformation of tomorrow. Excellent learning and working conditions prepare students for an international career in business with a strong focus on managing International Information Systems. The program is appropriate for students who are interested in Information technology and its role in today’s business environment, irrespective of the academic field chosen during their undergraduate studies.
The first semester begins with a customized introduction to International Information Systems. Students with a management/business background are automatically assigned to the Informatics Introduction, while students with an academic IT background take the Management Introduction. This helps students acquire skills not covered in their previous studies and is a must for the successful completion of the rigorous curriculum that awaits them in the later part of the program.
Courses of the second and third semesters integrate interdisciplinary perspectives across the fields of information systems and informatics. These comprise 30 ECTS and consist of compulsory elective modules chosen from Data & Knowledge, Digital Business, and Architectures & Development. In addition, there are seminars offered at the end of the third semester to confront students with real international business challenges in an interdisciplinary context and to prepare them for their Master’s thesis by designing, conducting, and documenting a research project in the field of International Information Systems.
The fourth semester is reserved for writing a Master’s thesis in cooperation with an international company or academic partner.
A stay abroad of at least one semester during the studies is strongly encouraged and is compulsory for all students who did not receive a previous university degree in a country where German is not an official language.
Requirements
Qualification Requirements
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) preferably with a focus on business or IT (although other academic backgrounds may also be considered).
For students, who complete their undergraduate degree in Germany or any EU country: You can apply if you do not yet have your undergraduate degree until the deadline for submission of applications. However, you need a minimum of 135 ECTS to be able to apply and you should hand in a recent statement of grades form and a confirmation that you have completed your courses. As soon as you got your bachelor certificate you should send it to the university. You have up to one year to hand in your degree.
For students, who complete their undergraduate degree in a non-EU country: You must have completed your undergraduate degree to be able to apply. Only in exceptional cases, the university may accept applicants which have not finished their undergraduate degree which then can be provided the latest by Septembеr.
It's not a requirement, but if you get a GPA with a score lower than 2.30, you won't get any points during the admission process from your GPА.
Language Requirements
The following certificates are recognised as proof of your language proficience.
EnglishSpecification: At least C.
Specification: At least C.
Application & Admission
Application Deadlines
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Rest of the worldApplication Procedure & Selection
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Application Documents
Applications for the IIS program have to be submitted online via the campo application portal. During the online application process, you are requested to upload your application documents to the upload section as a PDF file. There is no need to send application documents by post. The following documents have to be submitted:
- Copy of your undergraduate degree or recent statement of grades from the examination office together with an official translation (either English or German).
- Applicants from Germany: You need to have a minimum of 135 ECTS from your bachelor's degree when applying. A printout of the transcript of records from your university's online system is sufficient.
- International applicants: You need to have your final bachelor's degree when applying. If you are expected to graduate after the application deadline, but before coming to Germany, then you need an academic confirmation from your university that states that you will finish your bachelor's degree before the start of the IIS program in the winter term.
- Copy of your secondary studies (High school degree and transcript) plus an official translation (either English or German).
- Please note: Copies of German high school and university degrees do not have to be certified. Regular copies are accepted.
- Your Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English in tabular form (i.e. not as a free text).
- Proof of your English language skills (a regular copy or original certificate). The certificate needs to be valid on the date of your application submission. Exceptions only apply to students whose university entrance qualification was obtained in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, or the United Kingdom. All other students do need to provide a certificate. See language requirements for further information.
- Proof of practical experience if available (copy of contract or letter of recommendation). Please do not send academic recommendations.
- Proof of further language skills (except English and your first language) if available (official language certificate). Please note that only language certificates from accredited language institutes according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) (e.g., Cambridge, TELC, Goethe, CELI, DELF) can be accepted.
- Applicants from China, India, Vietnam, and Mongolia will have to include APS certification. Please take care of this early on if you are planning to apply because it can take a while until you get the certification. Without this, your application won’t reach the admission bοard.
Location
This study program is based in:
1a) Campus Nuremberg
1b) Campus Erlangen
