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Business informatics: Addressing the challenge of a networked economy

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Career Development

Networking for the Future and focusing on Industry-Relevant Skills Development

Leading companies in the networked economy understand the importance of business informatics and attracting top qualified people. DCU School of Computing with its partnering Universities offers a pool of many universities and companies in Europe. Conversely, ambitious young individuals expect top-quality training and development. During the one-year European MSc program at Dublin City University, we challenge you, and bring you together with international researchers and companies throughout Europe.

In addition to gaining a breadth of knowledge across a range of business information systems and business process-related subjects, this programme will provide students with the opportunity to hone their transferable skills, giving them a distinct professional advantage. Innovative teaching methods, including enquiry-based teaching, case studies, presentations, seminars, guest lectures and team projects, will facilitate integration of the theoretical and practical aspects of the programme. They will also allow course participants to hone vital employment-enhancing skills in areas such as communication, research, team-working and critical thinking. As participant of the European M.Sc. in Business Informatics you have the chance to make a good impression to potential employers and build a strong and valuable network of people, companies and universities throughout Europe.

Careers in Business Informatics

The international focus of the European M.Sc. in Business Informatics will make graduates particularly sought-after in an increasingly global ICT marketplace. Graduates will be equipped to undertake a wide range of roles in areas such as information manger, system and business process analyst, information system architect or IT manager. Companies with which they might expect to find employment include those heavily dependent on information and computing technology, such as financial services firms, insurance companies, healthcare and public service enterprises or international corporations. Here they can act as information system architects between enterprises' business requirements and their IT solutions. In addition, graduates will be prepared to take on challenging research positions in industry and academia.

  • Systems analysts
  • Business analysts
  • IT managers
  • IS architect
  • Ireland
  • Abroad
  • Financial services firms
  • Public service enterprises
  • Large multination corporations.

Graduates from this course can be expected to be recruited by Europe's multinational companies in a variety of industries such as consulting, telecommunications, chemicals, automobiles and software, to name a few.





Our partnership with leading Universities in Europe, multinational companies and the Irish Computer Society gives students:

  • International network of professional and accademics
  • A calendar of networking events and training courses
  • Careers and company information