Operations Research and Business Analytics University of Magdeburg
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Magdeburg
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Information Systems and Management
- Economic Sciences, Economics
Focus
Analysis and optimisation of complex business processes, Assessment of Decision Alternatives, Supply Chain Management, Operations, Logistics, Capital Markets, Financial and Risk Management
Annotation
Students in the degree programme "Operations Research & Business Analytics" learn scientific methods for the analysis and optimisation of complex business processes, and for the critical assessment of decision alternatives. They are taught in-depth problem knowledge from the corresponding fields of application (supply chain management, operations, logistics, capital markets, financial and risk management), so that as graduates of the programme, they will be able to make a significant contribution to the development of solution approaches for strategic, tactical and operational problems of a company.
In particular, students are enabled to prepare and analyse large amounts of data using scientific methods and to use the data to calculate forecasts or to create decision-supporting models. In addition to providing input data for business planning models, students also learn to create mathematical models themselves, apply algorithms to calculate solutions and, if necessary, develop new methods. Thus, the analytical skills of the students are further developed and the practical solution skills are further expanded.
Admission modus
Local admission restriction
Admission requirements
First academic degree (Bachelor’s, Diploma degree, etc.) in a relevant degree course with at least 140 ECTS (at the time of application) and an average grade of at least 2.9 determined from the graded courses.
- A degree course is deemed relevant if:
A. at least 45 ECTS (EU degrees) or 9 modules (non-EU) in Economics and at least 20 ECTS (EU degrees) or 4 modules (non-EU) have been earned in courses in the field of Quantitative Methods, or
B. at least 65 (EU degrees) or 13 modules (non-EU) can be demonstrated in courses in the field of Mathematics and Statistics, Econometrics, Operations Research.
Proof of English language proficiency at C1 level.
- The required language skills can be proven by these options.
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 29.01.2027
- Summer semester 2027: 05.04.2027 - 16.07.2027
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
ExpiredDeadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
ExpiredApplication deadline for Germans and inhabitants
ExpiredEnrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired (Universitywide deadline)
Languages of instruction
Main language
English