As a graduate of the Master’s in Business Information Technology (BIT), specialised in Enterprise Architecture & IT Management, you are in exceptionally high demand on the job market. Businesses these days are in great need of experts who can integrate and optimise business processes and information systems. You could launch a career as an enterprise architect, an IT project manager or an IT strategy consultant, to name just a few options. You can also start up your own business, like some of our former students did. Or you can opt to further develop yourself by continuing with a EngD- or PhD-programme.
Type of degree
When you have completed this Master’s with this specialisation, you receive a Master’s degree in Business Information Technology. Also, you can title yourself Master of Science (MSc). Your specialisation is mentioned specifically on your diploma supplement, highlighting your specialised knowledge and skills in Enterprise Architecture & IT Management.
Job opportunities
Professionals with a Master’s degree in Business Information Technology (BIT) are in high demand in the job market worldwide. Whichever specialisation you choose, you will be equipped to start any career at the interface between management and computer science. As this Master’s offers you a broad foundation, you will be equipped to enter any area of business information technology.
Completing this Master’s with the specialisation in Enterprise Architecture & IT Management, you will become a true boundary spanner between business managers and software developers. With your expertise, you perfectly understand the way businesses run, their strategies and their needs in terms of IT, but you also have the engineering skills needed to design, develop, implement, and manage IT innovations.
This expertise gives you an excellent position in the job market in virtually any sector. You will most likely launch a career at a large organisation with complex business processes and thus complex IT structures. Graduates of this specialisation find themselves in interesting positions within multinationals, high tech businesses, software suppliers, insurance companies, public authorities and the list continues. The list of jobs you could pursue include IT architect, enterprise transformation consultant, enterprise integration specialist, security architect, IT project manager, IT strategy consultant, social media/e-commerce expert, researcher or analyst, to name just a few of the numerous options. You might even end up as CTO!
Start a business
Do you have a great business idea? At the University of Twente, you can turn it into reality! At UT, we highly encourage entrepreneurship. In fact, UT has been voted the most entrepreneurial university in the Netherlands four times in a row. We have a unique approach of putting scientific knowledge to practical use and turning our expertise and yours into solutions that people and society actually need. As a catalyst for meaningful entrepreneurship, we offer you the Novel-T foundation and the start-up hub on campus.
Former students have gone before you. For example, leading IT implementation company Ciphix was started up by a graduate of the Master’s in Business Information Technology, just as IT consultancy agency Bullit Digital. Will you be next?
Continue as a researcher: obtain a PhD
Instead of pursuing a professional career right away after obtaining your Master’s degree, you can opt to follow a PhD programme in one of our research groups. This involves spending four years studying a particular research area in-depth at one of our research institutes. Obtaining your PhD will earn you the title of Doctor (Dr).
Follow an EngD programme
For excellent professionals and graduates with a Master’s degree from a university, Twente Graduate School (TGS) offers five different Engineering Doctorate (EngD) programmes. These two-year, tailored programmes are aimed at you becoming a high-level technological designer. As a graduate in BIT, our EngD programme in Business & IT might be of interest to you! On successfully completing the programme, you will receive a certified diploma and the academic degree title, Engineering Doctorate (EngD).
Interested in doing an EngD or PhD? You can check below if there are any vacancies. If not, you can also send in an open application.