International Programmes 2026/2027

MISU at LMU: Online Winter School | Big Data Analytics and Business Intelligence (BDW) Big Data Analytics and Business Intelligence (BDW)

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München • München

Course location
München
Teaching language
  • English
Language level of course
  • English: B2, C1
Date(s)
  • 4 January - 22 January 2027 (registration deadline: 15 December 2026)
Mode of study
Fully online
Phase(s) of attendance in Germany (applies to the entire course)
None
Pace of course
Instructor-led (Specific due dates for lectures/assignments/exams)
Information on dates, prices and mode of study

300 EUR registration fee (non-refundable) / 695 EUR tuition
With an early-bird application (until 1 September 2026), the registration fee is reduced to 150 EUR.

Mix of live seminar sessions / online classroom via "MS Teams" as well as asynchronous teaching via Moodle

Target group

Bachelor's students, Master's students, as well as young professionals and scientists with an interest in corporate finance and business intelligence.

Description/content

We put special emphasis on the use of modern business intelligence tools to tackle a wide variety of real-world business problems, focusing on corporate decision-making and big data modelling. Hence, you will learn to consume, analyse and model corporate data based on state-of-the-art data analytics tools. Adopting a user perspective, you will learn how to create data models to inform different corporate decisions, building on large amounts of data. 

From the perspective of a business analyst, we will apply these data analytics methods to key business topics such as sales analysis, product portfolio analysis, derivation of key cost drivers, as well as profitability analysis. Using Microsoft Power BI, you will learn to describe, model and explore data and create dashboards to improve economic decision-making in today's corporate environment.

The objectives of the course are:

  1. To learn the conceptual foundations of Big Data Analytics and Business Intelligence, as well as the practical application using Microsoft Power BI
  2. To apply Big Data Analytics and Business Intelligence concepts to business topics such as product market analysis, sustainable earnings, cost of capital and investment analysis
  3. To develop data models using Power BI in order to derive key insights in the company’s processes. Powerful visualisation tools and scenario analysis allow a better understanding of key performance drivers of the underlying business model. These insights are of particular interest for key stakeholders such as managers, analysts and investors.

All essential programming skills are taught in this course, and there are no prior programming skills required.

Recognised language exams offered (e.g. DSH, TestDaF, TOEFL)
No
Certificate received after course completion
  • Certificate of participation, graded
ECTS points (max.)
6
Average number of hours per week
20
Average number of participants per group/course
20
Data protection and privacy measures for online resources of students are in place
Yes
The didactic concept is geared towards digital teaching and the learning materials are designed accordingly
Yes
Dates and costs
  • 4 January - 22 January 2027 (registration deadline: 15 December 2026), costs: 995 EUR
This price includes
  • Course fees
Information on dates, prices and mode of study

300 EUR registration fee (non-refundable) / 695 EUR tuition
With an early-bird application (until 1 September 2026), the registration fee is reduced to 150 EUR.

Mix of live seminar sessions / online classroom via "MS Teams" as well as asynchronous teaching via Moodle

Teaching language
  • English
Language level of course
  • English: B2, C1
German language skills
No minimum language level required
English language skills
B2 required/recommended, no proof required
Application documents
Please submit the following documents with your application:
  • Letter of motivation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Submit application via
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Is a social and leisure programme offered?
No

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