| Degree awarded | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Duration and credits | 6 semesters; 180 ECTS credits |
| Starts in | October (winter semester) |
| Language of instruction | German |
Digitalisation is fundamentally changing our economy and society. The interplay between organisations and information technology creates a need for professionals who have a solid, broad grasp of business administration and the technical skills to help shape the digital transformation.
When you study the B.Sc. Digital Transformation in Business and Society programme, you receive training in both business and digitalisation, enabling you to take on this key role. This degree programme has a strong business administration orientation and allows you to set your own interdisciplinary specialisation. You can choose whether to specialise in management (business administration) or information systems; at the same time you will have the opportunity to acquire additional competencies in communication studies, psychology, IT law or entrepreneurship. This will put you in a position where you can support the digital transformation of organisations and develop new business models.
The School of Business, Economics and Information Systems offers two master's programmes – M.Sc. Business Administration and M.Sc. Information Systems – which build directly on this bachelor's programme.
Demand for experts and managers who not only have economic specialist knowledge but also well-founded methods, data and digitalisation skills is increasing. Those graduating from the B.Sc. Digital Transformation in Business and Society are prepared for the challenges of a digitalised world in a multitude of ways:
Furthermore, the degree programme provides the prerequisites to access other occupational areas in education and science, market and opinion research as well as (depending your chosen secondary subject/minor) in the occupational fields of media and communication research, media management and digital services development.
This degree programme comprises four module areas and a bachelor's dissertation:
The introductory phase lasts two semesters and imparts theory and methods from the areas of business, economics, law and information technology. During this phase you will develop your foundational methodological, data and digitalisation competencies. You will also acquire specialised foreign language skills in business English.
From the third semester onwards, you will specialise in a main (“major”) subject and deepen your subject-specific competencies. Two subject majors are available:
You will write your bachelor's dissertation in your chosen major subject.
You will also choose a secondary subject (“minor”) to expand your competencies and for interdisciplinary training. This deals with the challenges of digitalisation in areas that are complementary to business and economics. The following minors are offered:
The elective area allows you to take further subjects from the entire range of the degree programme and thus further build your profile according to your personal interests.
This degree programme starts in the October (winter semester) each year.
Prospective students with a higher education entrance qualification from Germany or the EEA region (e.g. German Abitur or the Austrian Matura) can enrol directly for this degree programme during the enrolment period.
This year, the University of Passau was ranked in the top 10 of universities in Germany on StudyCheck, the German web portal where students review their degree programmes. Based on the ranking, StudyCheck issued the University with a "TOP Universität in Deutschland 2025" award ("top University in Germany").
In the universities category, Passau was ranked 6th in Germany and reached the first place among Bavarian universities.
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