Master's Study Programme

University degree* of 180 credit points** with at least 60 credit points in (business) computer science or (business) engineering

or

with at least 60 credit points from related modules (e.g. mathematics, statistics)

or

successful completion of an admission examination 

In addition, sufficient English language skills must be provided. Proof of sufficient English language skills can be provided by successfully completing a recognized placement test according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for foreign languages at a language level of at least B2, e.g. by submitting a TOEIC test (min. 860) points, a TOEFL test (internet-based min. 83 points) or a Duolingo test (min. 105 points). This requirement may be waived in justified individual cases. Native speakers, graduates of an English taught study program, or applicants who can prove that they have lived in an English-speaking country for several years may be exempted from the test to prove sufficient knowledge of the English language.   

* Graduation with a Master's or Bachelor's degree or with a diploma or state examination. Degrees from accredited bachelor's training programmes at universities of cooperative education are equivalent to bachelor's degrees from universities of applied sciences.

** FOM awards credit points according to the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) standard. They measure the amount of work required for the degree programme.

Agents advertise the program locally. Interested students can either contact the agents or the FOM (International Office) with questions.

Artificial Intelligence (6 CP)

• Development of the AI and essential concepts
• Agents
• Knowledge-based systems
• Logics
• Machine learning and data mining

Smart Technologies within the Value Chain (7 CP)

• Industry 4.0 technologies within individual business processes of a manufacturing company (production IT, big data analytics, internet of things, artificial intelligence)
• Industry 4.0 technologies within individual business process sections
• Data security
• Impacts and effects of Industry 4.0

Technology & Sustainability (5 CP)

• The role of different actors in sustainable development
• Sustainability assessment of products, services and processes
• Technology transfer as an instrument of sustainable development 
• Sustainability relevant fields of technology

Design Thinking & Business Model Innovation (6 CP)

• Lean start-up
• Methods of design thinking to formulate comprehensive and innovative problem and solution spaces
• Basic principles of design thinking business systems and portals

Information-Security (6 CP)

• Technical basis
• Threats and risks
• threar prevention 
• ISMS

Organizational Transformation (6 CP)

• requirements of digitization for the enterprise organization
• success factors of organizational transformation processes
• concepts of organizational change: organizational transformation

Digital Factory & Cyber-Physical Systems (6 CP)

• basics of cyber-physical production systems
• fundamentals and application of robotics
• fundamentals and classification of additive manufacuring
• sustanability and ethical aspects in the context of smart production

Research Methods (5 CP)

• empirical research overview
• scientific theories
• research problem and topic
• research and theoretical background
• examination design

Enterprise Architecture Management (6 CP)

• summary EAM
• organizational anchoring of EAM
• business and IT-strategy
• IT systems and IT architecture
• EAM tools

Applied Project I (6 CP)

Master Thesis, Colloquium (25 CP)

Applied Project II (6 CP)

Registration fee: 1.580 Euro Participants who have already completed or are taking a course of study or a recognised continuing education programme at one of the institutes belonging to the BCW Group pay half the enrolment fee.

Tuition fee: 20.570 Euro 

Examination fee: 350 euro*

Total cost: 22.500 Euro including registration fee, tuition fee and examination fee

*The examination fee will be charged again if the student resubmits their thesis.

Students can pay the total amount in one installment (before the start of the program) or in two installments. The first installment is to be paid before the start of the program and includes, among others, tuition fess for the first two semesters, enrollment fees and examination fees (1st installment at 12.215 Euro). The second installment includes the tuition fees for the third and fourth semester and must be paid before the start of the 3rd semester (2nd installemt at 10.285 Euro).