Business Intelligence and Process Management (MSc)

The Master in Business Intelligence and Process Management at the Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin (HWR) is designed for graduates from Germany and abroad who have completed a career-oriented first degree (usually a Bachelor's degree) and would like to study for a postgraduate degree with an international group of students. The emphasis is on information technology as an enabler for corporate value creation. The "Business Intelligence" stream stresses the growing importance of data for corporate decision making (this trend of larger and more complex data sets is called "Big Data"). The "Business Process Management" stream focuses on the organisational impacts of ICT (information and communication technology). The programme prepares students for positions as business IT specialists, data scientists, data engineers, business analysts, consultants, project managers, or executive managers in companies active in the international arena. All courses are set up as interactive seminars and taught in English. Main teaching methods are case studies, project-oriented learning, and team-based learning. The small group size encourages direct dialogue and close contact between students and academic staff, facilitating intensive work and eye-opening discussions. The Master's programme is divided into three parts: The first semester builds upon previous Bachelor's studies, creates a common knowledge base, and starts developing areas of expertise and specialisation. First semester modules comprise foundational courses in business analytics, data warehousing, decision-making, and business process management. The modules in the second semester take the topics of the first semester further. Students apply learned theories in projects of their choice (analytics lab & process lab) and gain advanced skills in analysing, designing, and implementing business information systems. In addition to projects, the second semester provides a specialised module in IT architectures for big data, and one elective from a range of Master's subjects may be chosen. The third semester is scheduled for completing the degree by submitting a dissertation and defending it in an oral exam. During the third semester, a research methodology seminar is provided to support the work on the dissertation. For students who do an internship in their third semester, the Master's thesis is postponed to the fourth semester. PDF Download