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Infonomics: Economics and Business of the Information Society
Be a different economist: be an Infonomist! Understand the economic
impact of information and information technology on international
businesses and the international economy. Be able to analyse complex
relations between new technologies and economic and business
performance. Be part of a small-scale programme that prepares you for
one of the biggest challenges of today: combining expertise in economics
and business with a thorough knowledge of information management. Be
ready for the Information Society.
Infonomics at Maastricht University
The Universiteit Maastricht (UM) Faculty of Economics and Business
Administration (FE&BA) is the only faculty in the Netherlands that
offers a programme which combines your interest in Economics and
Information technology. As off September 2006, the FE&BA will offer a
redesigned Infonomics bachelors and masters programme, completely
adjusted to meet the demands of the Information Society.
There are many ways of explaining why the BSc and MSc programmes in
Infonomics are unique. First of all, they are broad and specialized at
the same time. There is one theme at the centre of both programmes: the
impact of IT on economics and business. The programmes are small-scale,
which means that there is close contact with the academic staff. The
most important features of the programme are:
- Both the BSc and the MSc programmes will provide a unique focus
on business, economics and information management. Both programmes
provide you with a braod and profound knowledge on the economic role of
information and information technology in business and society.
- The BSc in Infonomics will specialize at an early stage: only
the first year of the bachelors programme is the same as the other
Economics programmes. The second year you immediately start in the
specialised Infonomics programme.
- The BSc in Infonomics will provide you with some unique
opportunities to study or work abroad during the third year of the
programme. Students may decide to study at one of the 135 exchange
partners in 39 countries worldwide. But also, the Infonomics programme
will provide the opportunity for an internship in an international firm
or government agency.
- Both the BSc and MSc programmes in Infonomics provide a unique
corporation of teaching staff from various departments, guaranteeing the
broadness of both programs as well as a high level of specialisation
within individual courses.
Programme details.
For details on the bachelor programme of Infonomics go to:
http://www.unimaas.nl/feba
For details on the master programme of Infonomics go to:
http://www.unimaas.nl/feba
Job opportunities
Infonomics will prepare you for one of the biggest challenges of the
future: combining knowledge of information management with expertise in
economics and business. Which leads us to another very important reason:
as an Infonomics graduate you will have no difficulty in finding a job.
You will operate in business, the public sector, or in academics. Both
large international firms and governmental organizations highly demand
specialists who can assist them in developing new policies and
strategies to deal with the new challenges. You are also likely to be
hired as an economic consultant, because you know how to manage ICT
solutions in organizations.
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