Bachelor's Program in Business Informatics

Degree plan

To obtain your bachelor’s degree, you need to collect a total of 180 ECTS credits (according to the European Credit Transfer System), usually within a standard period of study of six semesters.

The courses set in the first four semesters will teach you the fundamentals of computer science, business administration, mathematics, and business informatics. During your fifth and sixth semester, you will have the chance to specialize in an area by choosing specialization courses in business administration, informatics, or business informatics. From the fourth semester onwards, the acquisition of soft skills will form an integral part of the curriculum, as these important key competences are highly sought after by employers.

You can view the degree plan for the bachelor’s program in Business Informatics here (in German):

• Degree plan for students starting in the fall semester 2024/25

Course schedules

You can view the course schedules for the current academic year here (in German):

• Stundenplan B.Sc. Wirtschaftsinformatik 1. Semester
• Stundenplan B.Sc. Wirtschaftsinformatik 3. Semester
• Stundenplan B.Sc. Wirtschaftsinformatik 5. Semester

There are various forms of examination at the University of Mannheim, with written examinations playing a central role. These are held in fixed examination periods. There are two examination periods per semester: The first usually begins immediately after the end of the lecture period, while the second usually starts in the week before the start of the new semester.
In addition to written examinations, students also have other examination formats at their disposal, such as assignments, projects or oral examinations. These offer the opportunity to perform individually in different contexts.
You can find more information about examinations here.

Examination regulations

The examination regulations lay out all the regulations governing your studies. To see the examination regulations applicable to your program, please visit the Student Services pages.

If you have any questions about the examination regulations, please contact the examination committee.

Module catalog

The module catalog for 2024/25 gives you an overview of all courses and contents of your program.

Members of the examination committee for the bachelor’s program in Business Informatics are:

• Prof. Dr. Colin Atkinson
• Prof. Dr. Rainer Gemulla
• Prof. Dr. Simone Ponzetto

Chairman

Prof. Dr. Atkinson

Student representative

Johannes Pohlmann

Contact: pruefungsausschussmail-wim.uni-mannheim.de

Students enrolled in a Business Informatics program can seek advice from our academic advisor and our student success coordinators at any time.

You can consult us in questions regarding:

• course contents and degree planning (modules, final examinations, verifications and validations)
• examination regulations
• hardship / extension of deadlines

Contact: studienberatungmail-wim.uni-mannheim.de

In your fifth semester, a seminar will be offered to prepare you for your final thesis. You will then write the bachelor’s thesis over a period of three months, during which you will scientifically work on a given topic.

Finding a supervisor and topic for your bachelor’s thesis requires early planning and initiative on your part. It is primarily your responsibility as a student to contact a chair that fits your study profile. This means that you need to contact several chairs or professors on your own initiative in order to find someone who will agree to supervise your thesis. It is the norm that students contact the chairs personally, and something we expect from students at our school.

Students of Business Informatics have the option to write their thesis either at an Informatics chair or a Business Informatics chair.

You can find an overview of all Informatics chairs at the School of Business Informatics and Mathematics here.

Listed below are all Business Informatics chairs at the Business School (Area Information Systems):

• Chair of General Management and Information Systems  (Prof. Dr. Armin Heinzl)
• Chair of Enterprise Systems (Prof. Dr. Hartmut Höhle)
• Chair of Data Science in the Economic and Social Sciences (Prof. Dr. Markus Strohmaier)
• Assistant Professorship for E-Business and E-Government (Prof. Dr. Julia Krönung)
• Assistant Professorship of E-Business and E-Government (Prof. Dr. Kevin Bauer)