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Business Informatics

The study programme is an interdisciplinary programme that has been implemented since 2010/2011. study
year. The study programme was developed in cooperation with the University of Buffalo (USA) and
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). The study language is English.
In the study programme “Business Informatics” (total 120 ECTS), 57 ECTS are allocated for compulsory
study courses, 27 ECTS to compulsory limited choice study courses, 6 ECTS to free choice, and 30 ECTS to
the Master Thesis.
There are three types of study courses: ICT study courses (for example, Advanced Data Technologies),
business study courses (for example, Business Ethics) and integrated study courses (for example, Business
Process Management and Engineering). Each study course has clearly defined learning outcomes and
evaluation mechanisms. Various business and ICT issues are integrated in the study programme at the level of
the study programme and at the level of individual study courses.
Local and international students study together in the study programme. The enrolment to the study
programme occurs in summer and in winter. Students of the summer intake have Master Thesis as a separate
semester in their study plan to facilitate their mobility. Winter intake students can develop their Master Thesis
more gradually. Detailed information about the entrance examination.
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Department Faculty of Computer Science, Information Technology and Energy

Programme type and level Academic Master (Second Cycle) Studies

Study field Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Electronics,


Telecommunications, Computer Control and Computer Science

Language English

Study form Full-time studies

Venue Riga

Awarded degree and Master degree of engineering science in business informatics


qualification

Required previous education First cycle higher education in the field of computer science and
information technology, or comparable education; or first cycle higher
education in another field and an entrance exam or at least two years of
professional experience in a field related to computer science and
information technology. English language skills equivalent to at least CEFR
B2 level.

Price per year € 4 140 - EU countries


€ 4 140 - Non EU countries

Credit point amount 120

Duration of studies Full-time studies - 2 years

Intake Autumn / Spring

Aim

The aim of the study programme is to prepare professionals with expertise in systems thinking and
engineering sciences who are able to use, choose, develop, and acquire ICT solutions that enable enterprise
development; who are able to design intra- and inter-organizational information systems and are capable of
participating in corresponding interdisciplinary and international projects.

Tasks

Tasks of the study programme:


- to develop students’ systems thinking ability and their skills to use systems theory in constructing solutions
which promote the development of businesses and science;
- to integrate business in ICT topics at different levels of granularity (inside the courses and among the
courses);
- to apply the newest ICT developments in the study process, facilitate self-organized studies and
technology-supported as well as traditional teamwork/group work;
- to assure the learning outcomes defined for the programme;
- to prepare students for their doctoral studies;
- to assure the flexibility of the study programme and possibility to modify it in order to follow changes in the
labour market and new developments in different ICT and business areas;
- to develop cooperation with similar or topic-related programmes in other countries within ERASMUS and
other agreements.

Career

Graduates of the study programme work for IT companies, public and private institutions using advanced ICT
solutions, and consulting firms. They are qualified to fill the positions of Business Architect; Information
Architect; Information Systems Architect; Information Engineer; Information Systems Engineer; Systems
Analyst and Designer; Business Process Analyst, Engineer, and Manager; Business Analyst, Risk Manager,
Requirements Engineer; Chief Information Officer; IS Manager; Business and IT Consultant, and the like.

Further

Opportunity to continue doctoral studies in Latvia, for instance, in the following study programmes:
- Riga Technical University “Computer Science and Information Technology”;
- Riga Technical University “E-studies Technology and Management”;
- Riga Technical University “Environmental Engineering”;
- University of Latvia “Computer Science and Mathematics”;
- Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences “Socio-technical Systems Modelling”.
Students can continue their education in doctoral study programmes in the area of informatics in other EU
countries.

Contacts

+371 67 089766; +371 67 089020


[email protected]

Business Informatics
https://www.rtu.lv/en/studies/all-study-programmes/open/business-informatics?id=56
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