Master in Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

• You are a young professional in your early twenties with limited or no work experience
• You are seeking your first practical experience with coding
• You have an intuitive understanding of how deeply technology permeates all aspects of modern life
• You quickly grasp and adapt to new trends in business analytics
• You are curious to master the complex flows of data, shaping them to create value for business and society.

Core Courses Include

• Advanced marketing modeling
• Coding in Python (and R)
• Data Scraping & Processing
• Advanced decision analysis
• Introduction to machine learning
• Data management
• Machine learning and Causality

Personalize your learning journey. Choose from more than 35 electives including core courses from the other 2 master programs, more than 15 international exchange options, and master-specific practice projects.

Throughout the program develop key skills and begin to plan the next stage of your career through skills workshops, career advisor sessions, and more.

The Master in Analytics and Artificial Intelligence program begins in September each year and lasts for 24 months. The full two-year program is worth 120 ECTS credits.

The program is designed to give you a business education while equipping you with sought-after skills relating to analytics and AI tools, preparing you for a career as a digital innovation consultant, analytics leader, or technological change agent

The structure in two parts includes:

• Foundation courses covering the most important aspects of Data Analysis, Data Management, Machine Learning, Coding, and their application in business decision-making
• Advanced electives delving deeper into industries and applications e.g. Value Chain Analytics, AI and Society, Global Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship.

Term One

Core courses, including

• Business Economics
• Judgement and Decisionmaking
• Organizational Analytics: Data, Models, and People
• Operations and Global Supply Chain Management
• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
• Advanced Decision Analysis
• Econometrics

Skills Seminar

• Business Presentation
• Coding in Python (mandatory)
• Key Writing Skills
• Public Speaking
• Time Management

Term Two

Core courses, including

• Data Scraping and Processing
• Data Management
• Data Visualization
• Introduction to Machine Learning
• Causal Inference in AI Models
• Analytics and Society
• Advanced Marketing and Modeling
• Consumer Preference Modeling

Skills seminar

• Cross Cultural Management
• Effective Virtual Collaboration
• Scrum
• Process Mining
• The Psychology of Conflict Resolution

Term Three

Internship

Complete an internship of up to six months with a company that aligns with your career goals, in coordination with ESMT. German students are encouraged to complete their internship abroad.

ESMT currently works with a growing number of companies to offer internships.

This year, students gained internship positions at (examples):

• Boeing working in Market Research & Strategy Support
• Daimler working as a Risk Management Intern
• United Nations as an Intern in the Information and Communication Technology Section
• Deutsche Bahn AG in Strategic Organizational Development
• Helix Cognitive Computing GmbH as a Blockchain Research & Cryptoeconomics Trainee
• Rocket Internet SE working as an International Finance Intern
• Bayer Healthcare working in Digital Health and Innovation

Besides Germany, students are gaining international experience by interning in Japan, Turkey, Switzerland, France, South Korea and Kenya.

Term Four

Electives

• Modeling and AI for Sustainability
• Innovating with AI: Large Language Models in Business
• Survey Design
• The Data Scientist: Modern Tools
• Entrepreneurial Sales and Marketing
• International Finance and Risk Management
• Investments I
• Investments II
• Doing Business Sustainably
• Marga Strategy Simulation
• Analytics Leadership

Skills seminar

• Analytics Project Management
• Building Professional Networks
• Consulting
• Designing for Social Inclusion
• Human Rights in Business
• Innovation Project Management
• Storytelling

Term Five

Electives

• Analytics and AI for Healthcare Management
• Advanced Optimization Models
• Advanced Investment Strategies
• Alternative Investments
• Ambidextrous Leadership
• Open and Distributed Models of Innovation
• Negotiation
• Risk Modeling
• Social Entrepreneurship - Nonprofit Management
• Valuation

+ MIE and MGM core courses

Skills seminar

• Applied Improvisation and Creativity
• Cyber Security
• Impact Consulting
• LEGO Serious Play

Term Six

Master thesis

While working on your Master's thesis, you can choose to seek the opportunity of a second internship and carry out your research with support from practitioners.

If you intend to pursue an academic career, you may opt to work on a thesis topic in close coordination with a professor’s research agenda.

The Master's programs at ESMT educate students in business applications, emphasizing an interdisciplinary link between business and technology. Throughout your program, you gain helpful insights into career development, have the opportunity to work in different organizations and develop a long-term career plan that fits your needs.

Career management is an integral part of the Master's program with regular seminars and workshops built in. From day one you will start working to improve your CV and interview skills. You will take part in company presentations and visits, as well as the annual ESMT Career Fair.

By the end of your program, you will have the necessary tools to plan your job search strategy, navigate your career path, build and activate your networks, and negotiate your desired salary.

• Study in the heart of Berlin, connect to the city’s vibrant startup scene and Germany’s powerhouse economy
• Prime your profile for a competitive job market with ESMT’s Career Development Center
• With internships, a consulting project, and a portfolio management program, there are plenty of opportunities to benefit from ESMT’s connection to businesses and get hands-on experience.