The program includes study courses that form and develop students' competence for work in the field of business informatics, develop professional, creative, and research skills, as well as create socially responsible specialists capable of working in the field, applying systemic, e.g. scientific and engineering thinking. Specialists who are able to use, find, develop and implement information and solutions promoting business development based on communication technology, designing internal and inter-organizational information systems of organizations, and participating in relevant interdisciplinary and international projects.
The volume of the study program is 80 ECTS. 57 ECTS are allocated to the compulsory part, 27 ECTS to compulsory elective study courses, 6 ECTS to free elective study courses, and 30 ECTS to the Master Thesis.
The compulsory study courses of the study program “Business Informatics” form the systemic and engineering thinking, operation and research competencies necessary for the field of business informatics. The study courses of the compulsory part are mutually complementary, and their learning outcomes, taken together, ensure the achievement of all the learning outcomes and aims of the study program.
The compulsory elective part of the study program allows students to acquire in-depth knowledge and skills in advanced areas of the field of business informatics and includes four thematic groups (Networking, Specific Software Applications, Enterprise Information Systems, and Analytics), thus purposefully creating various knowledge concentrations. Students are invited to choose one study course from each thematic group.
If the study courses dedicated to Civil Defense and Environmental Protection have not been taken in the first-cycle studies, then the student must take them in addition to the study program.
The program “Business Informatics” is delivered by the Faculty of Computer Science, Information Technology, and Energy (RTU) in cooperation with Riga Business School, and other institutions.
Studies are in English.Admission page (international students)
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