Overview

Digitalization is having a fundamental effect on the worldwide business landscape. E-commerce, smart solutions, innovative supply chains— these ever-expanding trends require an agile approach and excellent knowledge for management. Companies require increasingly forward-thinking business minds and talented employees to drive long-term success in the digital economy. IU’s online Digital Business Management degree can transform you into just that, with affordable tuition fees.

Program Structure

1st semester

• Business 101
• Introduction to Academic Work
• Managerial Economics
• Intercultural and Ethical Decision-Making
• International Marketing
• Statistics - Probability and Descriptive Statistics

2nd semester

• Collaborative Work
• Management Accounting
• Database Modelling and Database Systems
• Agile Project Management
• Mathematics I
• Business Intelligence

3rd semester

• Project: Business Intelligence
• Corporate Finance and Investment
• Introduction to the Internet of Things
• Introduction to Data Protection and IT Security
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Software Engineering Principles

4th semester

• Digital Business Models
• Data Analytics and Big Data
• Statistical Computing
• Digital Future Commerce
• Accounting and Balancing
• Online Marketing

5th semester

• Deep Learning
• Product Development in Industry 4.0
• Seminar in Current Topics in Digitalization
• Project: Design Thinking
• Project: Smart Product Solutions

6th semester

• Change Management
• Leadership 4.0
• Elective A
• Bachelor Thesis & Colloquium
• Choose your elective

In the sixth semester, you’ll select an elective to specialise in worth 10 ECTS credits. This gives you the chance to focus on a subject that you are most interested in. Take a look at the list below to see the electives you can choose from.

• Applied Sales
• Big Data and Cloud Technologies
• Business Ethics and Sustainability
• Financial Services Management
• Foundations of Programming with Python
• Innovative Technologies and Sustainability
• IT Project and Architecture Management
• IT Security
• IT Service Management
• Managing People and Fundamentals of Business Psychology
• Smart Mobility
• Smart Services
• Supply Chain Management
• Sustainable Entrepreneurship
• Studium Generale

Academic Requirements:

• Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate such as A-Levels, IB Diploma including your Transcript of Records.
• Proof of eligibility to study a bachelor's degree at university in Germany.

Depending on your chosen programme, academic level, and background, you might need to also take one of the following to make sure you are ready to study with us:

• Bachelor Entrance Examination
• Pathway Programme
• English Level:
  - Proof of English skills.
  - Speexx B2.2 Certificate (complimentary when signing up with IU - free of charge)
  - If English is your native language or you graduated from an English-speaking school/university, you do not have to prove your English skills.