This English-taught MSc programme focuses on the practical side of digital transformation across organisations. It combines business administration, information technology and engineering so you can understand both the managerial and technical aspects of digitising business processes. Teaching is application-oriented and includes hands-on work so students learn to implement digital solutions and apply them directly to real-world challenges.
Graduates are prepared to coordinate digital transformation projects and to act as a bridge between IT and other business functions such as production, marketing or purchasing. The degree was developed to supply companies with specialists who can transfer economic and technical processes into digital forms and who are ready to compete in a global market. The programme’s breadth lets you specialise in areas that suit your interests and makes you valuable to small and medium-sized enterprises as well as large corporations.
Demand for professionals in digitalisation is high in Germany: various studies estimate current needs at over 100,000 employees and predict exponential growth, with required positions potentially more than quadrupling within a few years. Digital transformation affects every industry, so graduates can expect opportunities across sectors.
Admission essentials (check the programme webpage for precise requirements)
Typical sectors and employers
This master's curriculum combines business administration, engineering and information technology to prepare you for leadership in digital transformation. Core teaching covers both conceptual foundations — such as theory of science, research methods and legal aspects of digitalisation — and practical, technology-focused subjects like software development, IT management and IT security. The programme emphasizes applied learning through project work, a student consulting project and a scientific research seminar, culminating in a final examination and a supervised master’s thesis with colloquium.
You will gain the skills to design and manage digital business models and digitally transformed processes, apply business analytics and AI to decision-making, and oversee secure, data-driven IT infrastructures and digital supply chains. Training in business process modelling, simulation and advanced engineering techniques equips you to translate technical solutions into measurable business value. Intercultural communication and technical German courses help you operate effectively in international and German-speaking workplaces, while modules on sustainability and corporate planning ensure you can align transformation initiatives with long-term responsibility and strategy.
Teaching mixes lectures on foundational topics (research methods, legal foundations) with hands-on modules (software development, data science, simulation) and professional practice (project management, customer relationship management, student consulting project). The programme ends with a formal final exam and a master’s thesis defended in a colloquium, demonstrating your ability to carry out independent research or applied development in the field. A downloadable PDF of the full curriculum is available for more detail.
Key modules and components (concise)
(PDF download of the full programme structure and module descriptions is available.)
To be eligible for the program you must hold a completed undergraduate degree that meets the minimum duration and grading standards. The program requires a full Bachelor's degree (or an internationally recognized equivalent) that spans at least six semesters.
The qualification may come from a German university, a German technical college (Fachhochschule), or an equivalent institution abroad. If your national grading scale differs, your final mark will need to be comparable to the minimum grade specified below.
Winter Semester (International)
15 August 2026
Summer Semester (International)
15 January 2027
Graduates can expect to work in roles that coordinate digital transformation projects and connect IT with business functions — for example as digital transformation managers, business engineers, IT project managers or process architects. The interdisciplinary profile is applicable across sectors including mechanical and automotive engineering, medical technology, automation and robotics, transport, public authorities and consulting firms.
The practical orientation (student consulting projects, simulations and applied research) prepares students for both SMEs and large corporations, equipping them to implement digital processes, lead cross‑functional teams and support companies facing rapid digital change.
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