Curriculum 2026

Digital Economy is an interdisciplinary program because digitalisation touches and changes many different parts of our life, which in turn are the focus of many different academic disciplines. In our program, you will engage with people, methods and theories from business, economics, IT, IT law and other fields of study. While we will offer specializations in these subjects in the second half of our program. In the first half, we will build a common body of knowledge that will give you a thorough grounding in all these aspects.

We expect the backgrounds of our students to be as interdisciplinary as the program itself. Some of you may be more familiar with the “digital” side of Digital Economy, others with the “economy” side, some may know a little bit of both.

First Year

In the first two semesters, you will learn the foundations of the Digital Economy from several perspectives, covering strategic aspects, design aspects, and implementation aspects. You will also gain knowledge of various methods of project management, which will help you navigate through the second year of your studies.

The following table shows 4 mandatory courses and 12 selectable courses. You will need to choose 9 of these 12 courses, at least one from each aspect.

Second Year

Building on this solid foundation, you will have the opportunity to choose one of the following specializations:

• Information Systems

• Digital Law and Economics

• Digital Business, Management and Strategy

• Analytics

• Digital Economy from a Global Perspective (Exchange Semester)

The 3rd semester also features a full semester Research or Industry Lab, where you work intensively with a group of other students on a practice use case or academic research problem.

To wrap up your studies, you will write your master's thesis in the 4th semester.