Double Degree with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)

Specialization

  • Business Information Systems

Mobility Scheme UNICAM --> FHNW

  • Semesters 1,2 @ UNICAM – Year 1, enrollment @ UNICAM
  • Semester 3 @ FHNW – Year 2
  • Semester 4 – Co-supervised MSc Thesis @ FHNW or UNICAM

Academic Calendar at FHNW

Note: Mobility of UNICAM → FHNW students must happen at the beginning of September (preliminary courses available)

  • Semester I (Fall Semester) at Olten starts around 15th September every year
  • Semester I at Olten ends in January
  • Semester II (Spring Semester) at Olten starts in mid February
  • Semester II at Olten ends in May

Study Plan of Year 1, Semesters 1 and 2 at Camerino

  • Mandatory courses:
    • Complex Systems Design 12 ECTS
    • Distributed Calculus and Coordination 12 ECTS
    • STING3 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE - LEVEL B2 6 ECTS
    • Financial Management and Strategy 6 ECTS
  • Choice of 24 ECTS (in both groups):
    • Software Development Group
    • Modelling and Analysis Group

Study Plan of Year 2, Semester 3 at FHNW

  • Mandatory (24 ECTS):
    • Business Process Management 6 ECTS
    • Competitive Strategy in the Information Age 6 ECTS
    • Enterprise Architecture 6 ECTS
    • Information Management 6 ECTS
  • Choice (6 ECTS):
    • Business Intelligence 6 ECTS
    • Compliance Management and Governance of IT 6 ECTS
    • E-Business and Mobile Business 6 ECTS
    • Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Technologies 6 ECTS
    • Knowledge Management and Competence Development 6 ECTS
    • Modeling, Simulation and Optimization 6 ECTS
    • Quantitative Methods for Business 6 ECTS
    • Supply Chain Management 6 ECTS
    • Challenging International Managers and Leaders 6 ECTS
    • Practice-oriented Research Project 6 ECTS

Study Plan of Year 2, Semester 4

  • Semester 4 is devoted to the development of the Master Thesis, 30 ECTS
  • The student can stay at FHNW or at Camerino or travel occasionally from one place to the other
  • The Thesis must be co-supervised: 1 supervisor @ UNICAM (relatore) and 1 supervisor @ FHNW
  • The defense (prelaurea) is done with a joint committee of teachers from UNICAM and FHNW