M.S. Management & Data Science @ Leuphana

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Leuphana University offers a master’s program combining management and data science.

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About M.S. Management & Data Science @ Leuphana

The M.Sc. Management & Data Science at Leuphana University is a four-semester master's programme taught in English, worth 120 ECTS credits. It combines management education with data analysis, machine learning and statistical modelling, and aims to prepare graduates to analyse large and complex data sets and build statistical models for business, public administration and research.

The programme includes a management strand across three semesters, covering organisation, innovation and strategy, a digitalisation idea competition, and an entrepreneurial project. In the third semester, students work in teams on a research project, often with companies, on data-intensive problems. Access is limited to 25 study places, applies to academic prerequisites, and requires programming skills. Application deadlines differ for EU and non-EU degrees.

Key features

Four-semester master's programme taught in English, worth 120 ECTS credits
Second-semester coursework in deep learning, probabilistic modelling, network analysis, forecasting and simulation
Third-semester team research project, often in cooperation with companies
Management modules, including an idea competition on digitalisation in semester two
Two electives, such as GIS, semantic web, information retrieval and high performance computing
Coursework on data privacy and ethics

Best for: Students from any field of study who have programming skills and want to develop data-driven models alongside management training.

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Lists AACSB accreditation among its highlights
Integrates management, data analysis and information systems knowledge
Third-semester research project addresses practical problems, often with partner companies

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