Master's Degree Programme in Business Informatics (in English): Master's Degree Programme in Business Informatics (Technology, Communication and Transport)

Descriptions

The Degree Programme in Business Informatics for engineers deepens the student’s business skills as well as strategic and managerial expertise through improved understanding of information management, business intelligence systems and ICT platforms. While getting familiar with different business models and operations student will also learn how to interpret data to craft the answers to business critical questions. His/her analytical and decision-making skills will be strongly enhanced as the student becomes an expert in understanding how to use and analyze data and apply business development methods to drive business growth and innovation.

In addition to a strong business strategy and management (15 ECTS) student will focus on business analysis and development (15 ECTS). Electives (10 ECTS) bring an individualized touch to the learning scheme.

The Master’s Degree Programme in Business Informatics consists of
• Business Strategy and Management, 15 ECTS
• Business Analysis and Development, 15 ECTS
• Elective studies 10 ECTS
• Master's Thesis 30 ECTS


Each student plans and implements a research & development project in/for real business life, typically for their work organization. In doing so, the student’s research, development, project as well as change management skills will be enhanced. Networking, team skills and negotiation skills also improve in the multi-cultural, tied-to-business setting in which this Master’s DP is carried out. The R&D project will be reported as a Master’s Thesis (30 ECTS).

When studying on a part-time basis, the student can achieve the Master’s degree in year and a half . Contact sessions take place on Fridays, approximately twice a month. Thursday evenings and occasional Saturday workshops may be needed, especially for the Master’s Thesis process. Various forms of e-learning will also be applied. The language of instruction is English.

Development

The curriculum 2017 work was done in cooperation with business companies, business professionals and alumni, and as a joint effort of the Business School and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. This resulted in two “sister programmes”, both titled as Master’s degree programmes in Business Informatics: We have a 60 ECTS programme leading to the degree Master of Engineering and a 90 ECTS programme leading to the degree Master of Business Administration. The Advisory Board of the Business School of Helsinki Metropolia UAS approved of the curriculum in January 2017.

International partners of Metropolia offer suitable ways of collaboration for adult students studying part-time. Two partner universities in Berlin, a partner university in Daegu, South Korea, as well as partners in Turkey, and Canada, are among those with whom we provide internationalization opportunities for Master’s students. Also the international and multicultural student- and lecturer group provide the students a good insight into multicultural and diverse businesses.

Further information

Head of Degree Programme
Raisa Varsta
raisa.varsta@metropolia.fi, p. +358 40 017 1517

Programme Coordinator
Laura Mattila
laura.mattila@metropolia.fi, p. +358 40 652 6896

New curriculum. New courses and the timing except the course L000CG10 Master's Thesis, which has remained unchanged.

Curriculum administration Sari Kelo

Objective

The student understands business models and operations and is able to develop organization's strategy and management.
The student knows how to manage information and utilize business intelligence systems.
The student has strong skills in interpreting data and has the ability to form logical, argumentative decisions.
The student has enhanced his/her analytical and decision-making skills
The student is able to apply business development methods to drive business growth and innovation