Master in Information Systems

The Master's Programme in Information Systems at the University of Innsbruck is a full-time, English-taught degree that sits where business administration meets information technology. It runs for four semesters and carries 120 ECTS credits, and it leads to a Master of Science (MSc). The programme is part of the Faculty of Business and Management.

What you study

The programme teaches you to analyse and design the sustainable digitisation of organisations, markets and societies. You build the abilities to create, control, manage and assess information and communication systems in organisations. The focus is on information management, knowledge management, process management and project management. You also gain interdisciplinary knowledge in management, personnel and organisation, law, finances and information systems. That mix lets you work at the junction between IT and other internal departments, and with external IT service providers. You learn to analyse system environments in companies, looking at architecture, process, service and values.

How the programme is organised

It is a full-time degree over four semesters, worth 120 ECTS credits. The language of instruction is English. The programme is part of the university's economics programme, alongside subjects such as management, marketing, finance, economics and tourism. Economic research at the university is centred in the Centre for Economic Research, one of its eight research areas. The programme page does not list individual modules or a semester-by-semester structure, so check the curriculum for those details.

Who it suits

This degree is for people who want leadership roles in IT and digital management. It suits students who are comfortable moving between business questions and technical systems, and who want to solve problems in an interdisciplinary way. If you are aiming for a career in IT management, business consulting or an academic path through a doctoral programme, the programme is built around that. It also prepares you for work that requires analysis, planning, assessment and consultation in information and knowledge management, modelling of business processes, and creating information systems within the value chain.

Admission, language and next steps

You need a relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent, and language certificates. The teaching language is English, so you will need to show English proficiency as the institution requires. The programme recommends starting in the winter semester to avoid study delays. There is no central application portal: you apply directly to the University of Innsbruck, and its programme page gives the application period and deadlines. As a public university, EU/EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters; other students pay a fee per semester. After graduating, you can continue to doctoral programmes such as the PhD Programme Management or the PhD Programme Computer Sciences.

The goal of the master’s programme in Information Systems is to qualify the students for leadership positions in IT and for IT management tasks in companies and organizations. This includes abilities to initiate, control, manage and assess leading and innovative information and communication systems in organizations, thus achieving competitive advantages. Moreover, IT leadership positions require a certain degree of interdisciplinary knowledge in management, personnel and organization, law, finances and information systems. This interdisciplinary knowledge, together with conceptual and communicative abilities, allows graduates to work at the junction between IT and other internal departments as well as external IT service providers. Graduates will acquire the ability to offer qualified analysis of system environments at companies, considering factors such as architecture, process, service and values. The master’s programme in Information Systems is held in English and provides an excellent basis for careers in IT management, business consulting or an academic career through continuation to a doctoral programme.

There is no central application portal in Austria: you apply to the institution, here University of Innsbruck. A public university sets the admission requirements and dates for this level, so read them on the programme page. Entrance examination, as the register states it: No. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, the student residence permit and housing.