Master's in Management & Digital Technology (MSc)

As the complexity of new technologies increases and both the innovation cycles and the research and development cycles become shorter, firms need employees with proper digital skills who can easily adjust to and implement digital technologies. Our Master's programme in Management & Digital Technology addresses these challenges, and thus, plays an important role in supporting firms, particularly small and medium-sized companies and family businesses to compete successfully within a globally competitive environment. The programme untangles the complexity of new and innovative tools through in-depth and targeted training in these technologies as well as effective change management strategies. Management and leadership skills, including interdisciplinary thinking to recognise interrelationships and to effectively serve as a liaison between diverse stakeholders, are essential in addressing the above-mentioned challenges. This also includes developing management competencies to introduce digital technologies on a larger scale within the company. Training in business analytics will assist with adequately analysing, implementing, and using data. As more and more data are available in the context of the digitisation of processes, these competencies become an essential part of the programme. During the four-semester programme, students can earn 120 ECTS in various courses. They acquire advanced knowledge in empirical methods (12 ECTS), which they can build on in upcoming research projects. Moreover, students specialise in digital technology (30 ECTS). In this focus area, they can choose from elective lectures, seminars, and exercises depending on their prior knowledge of informatics and personal interests. Another focus is on management (48 ECTS). Students can either specialise in family enterprise or digital enterprises or they can freely choose elective courses from both areas without setting a focus. After students have successfully completed all courses, they conclude the Master's degree programme with the Master's thesis (30 ECTS).