Welcome to the Bachelor Business Informatics
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You have already successfully completed your Abitur or Fachabitur, or you will soon complete it and are looking for a suitable degree program. The Business Informatics degree program in Ludwigshafen is NC-free and also offers all students the opportunity to adapt the pace of study to their personal circumstances. For those who would like to study flexibly and for people who are professionally qualified, it is possible to obtain advice on the framework conditions in advance. No previous knowledge is required to start this degree program, as you will learn everything from scratch.
Freshman Information
Dear first semester students and newcomers,
If you are completely new to our university, you should definitely use the introductory week before the start of lectures to familiarize yourself with the internal information systems. The most important processes will be explained to you in these events. You can find the exact dates for this introductory week via this link to the introductory week.
For all those who are not at A-level in mathematics, our preliminary math course is strongly recommended.
If you need help at the beginning of your studies or during your studies, we recommend visiting the Studium & education pages.
For all formal concerns, please contact your program manager.
Things to know about the study program
Business informatics sees itself as an interdisciplinary subject between business administration and computer science. It was created because companies have to process ever increasing amounts of data. This gave rise to the need to use systematic methods of information processing in order to be able to use the data sensibly for operational purposes. Operational procedures must be modeled in the form of business processes and handled efficiently using information technology. More specifically, business informatics deals with the planning, implementation, introduction, maintenance and operation of information systems.
The personal requirements that you should at least have are the ability to break down complex problems into smaller manageable parts and then transfer them to a solution with the required accuracy. This also requires a healthy degree of stamina and a willingness to work together across disciplines.
The course has six semesters and concludes after three years with 180 ECTS and a Bachelor of Science degree. Essentially, the Business Informatics course consists of four subject areas: business administration, business informatics, computer science and social skills. You can determine your own learning pace, within certain limits.
Study focus
In the programming courses you will learn the basics of the programming language JAVA with the development environment of Eclipse. Subsequently, in the advanced courses on web applications you will learn how to implement business cases. At the end of your studies you have to bring in a group your acquired knowledge into a practical project and present it in the course.
In order to implement business requirements in an application system , you must of course know where and how to safely store and manage company data. You will therefore learn how to use a database management system. Thereby we use the database language SQL for the definition of data structures in relational databases, for editing, inserting, modifying, deleting and querying datasets based on it.
In the course Data Science you will learn how to generate information from such data sets, in order to derive recommendations for action for the company. Using analysis tools, queries are developed that distill valuable information from obscure data sets. Hypotheses are then derived, which are statistically tested and prepared for management as a basis for decision-making.
The lectures in Business Intelligence introduce the essential components of decision-supporting information systems and provide knowledge about traditional approaches, state of the art and future developments. In addition, the technology required for the BI process is dealt with both from a theoretical point of view and deepened in practical exercises.
Finally, in the business management section at you will learn how to make safe decisions while taking into account all risks. You will then be able to design organizations and processes in a goal-oriented manner. In service management you will learn to correctly classify characteristics of services and the resulting challenges. You will get an overview of the basic elements of customer loyalty and will be able to analyze practical problems and develop solutions independently. Various management techniques such as process and project management complement their skills in the management levels.
Subject-specific English, soft skills and advanced topics in business administration and IT are taught throughout the course. At the end of your studies, you will complete a compulsory internship at a company of your choice. Here you should acquire as much practical professional knowledge and skills as possible to prepare you for your entry into working life. In combination with this, you will also write your final thesis. If you follow the link below "List of lectures", you will be taken to an overview of all lectures for the 2019 examination regulations!
List of lectures
Parameters | Lectures | Time weekly | Learning content & Link |
BWI101 | General Business Administration | 4 SWS | BWI101 |
BWI111 | Business Mathematics | 4 SWS | BWI111 |
BWI121 | Accounting | 2 SWS | BWI121 |
BWI122 | Cost Accounting | 2 SWS | BWI122 |
BWI131 | Law | 4 SWS | BWI131 |
BWI141 | Marketing | 2 SWS | BWI141 |
BWI151 | Introduction to Business Informatics | 2 SWS | BWI151 |
BWI161 | Programming I | 4 SWS | BWI161 |
BWI201 | Investment | 2 SWS | BWI201 |
BWI202 | Financing | 2 SWS | BWI202 |
BWI211 | Economics | 3 SWS | BWI211 |
BWI221 | Statistics | 4 SWS | BWI221 |
BWI231 | Programming II | 4 SWS | BWI231 |
BWI241 | English I-Business Basics | 2 SWS | BWI241 |
BWI242 | Soft Skills I-Basic Soft Skills | 2 SWS | BWI242 |
BWI251 | Software Engineering | 5 SWS | BWI251 |
BWI301 | Project Management | 2 SWS | BWI301 |
BWI302 | Process Management | 2 SWS | BWI302 |
BWI311 | Operations Research | 2 SWS | BWI311 |
BWI321 | English II - Business in Practice | 2 SWS | BWI321 |
BWI322 | Soft Skills II - Communication | 2 SWS | BWI322 |
BWI331 | Business Management | 2 SWS | BWI331 |
BWI332 | Service Management | 2 SWS | BWI332 |
BWI341 | Operating Systems | 2 SWS | BWI341 |
BWI342 | Computer Networks | 2 SWS | BWI342 |
BWI351 | Algorithms and Data Structures | 2 SWS | BWI351 |
BWI352 | Databases | 3 SWS | BWI352 |
BWI401 | WM Consulting Management Skills | 2 SWS | Contents see OLAT course! |
BWI402 | WM Analytic Consulting Skills | 2 SWS | Contents see OLAT course! |
BWI403 | WM Social Consulting Skills | 2 SWS | Contents see OLAT course! |
BWI411 | Data Science | 4 SWS | BWI411 |
BWI421 | Web Applications | 4 SWS | BWI421 |
BWI431 | seminars | 2 SWS | BWI431 |
BWI441 | English III - Business Knowledge | 2 SWS | BWI441 |
BWI442 | Soft Skills III - Business Ethics | 2 SWS | BWI442 |
BWI501 | Information Security | 2 SWS | BWI501 |
BWI502 | Information Management | 2 SWS | BWI502 |
BWI511 | Digital Business | 4 SWS | BWI511 |
BWI521 | Internship Application Systems | 2 SWS | BWI521 |
BWI531 | Business Intelligence | 4 SWS | BWI531 |
BWI541 | ERP Systems | 4 SWS | BWI541 |
BWI542 | SCM Systems | 2 SWS | BWI542 |
BWI551 | English for IT | 2 SWS | BWI551 |
BWI600 | internship | 13 weeks | BWI600 |
BWI610 | Thesis | 10 weeks | BWI610 |
Admission requirements
The Bachelor's degree program - Business Informatics - is admission-free. In accordance with the current examination regulations, anyone who has a qualification for university entrance within the meaning of Section 65 (1) and (2) HochSchG and has not lost the right to take examinations for this degree program is entitled to study. You can find a detailed description of which educational certificates entitle you to a Bachelor's degree in Business Informatics here.
To the application
For the application please click here!
Application period summer semester:
The current application deadlines can be found on the StudierendenServiceCenter (SSC) page.
Application period winter semester:
The current application deadlines can be found on the StudierendenServiceCenter (SSC) page.
In addition, you will also find EVERYTHING about the application on the pages of the SSC!