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The Master’s in Project Management and Data Science at HTW Berlin will help you to successfully manage and supervise high-level projects in an international environment – as well as define, process and interpret extensive datasets to carry out analysis across different disciplines.

Part of the modules are delivered with 75% of the content as live sessions and 25% as self-directed learning using our eLearning tool, Moodle.

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Curriculum from Intake 2023, 2024 and 2025
Curriculum from Intake 2026

Curriculum from Intake 2026

1st semester

International Project Management
CM | PA | 6 WSH

Foundations of Data Analytics and Statistical Programming
CM | PA | 6 WSH

Contract & International Business Law
CM | PA | 4 WSH

Change Management and Leadership
CM | PA | 4 WSH

2nd semester

Agile Project Management
CM | PA | 6 WSH

Data Mining
CM | PA | 6 WSH

Emerging Technologies and Artificial Intelligence
CM | PA | 4 WSH

Elective module (see list below)
CM | PA or PS | 2 or 4 WSH

3rd semester

Project Management and Data Analytics Lab
EM | PCE | 2 WSH

Advanced Data Mining Techniques, Databases and Big Data
CM | PA | 4 WSH

Responsible Data Management in Practice
CM | PA | 3 WSH

Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Neural Networks
CM | PA | 4 WSH

Elective Module - See list below.
EM | PA or PS | 2 or 4 WSH

4th semester

Master's Thesis
CM | MT | 18 weeks writing period

Master's Thesis Seminar and Final Oral Examination
CM | PS/eL | 1 WSH | online seminar

Elective Modules 2nd and 3rd semester

Negotiation Techniques and Cross-Cultural Communication
EM | PA | 4 WSH

Interpersonal Dynamics and Group Facilitation
EM | PA | 4 WSH

Technology Management in Practice
EM | PS | 2 WSH

Data Ethics and Responsible Data Science
EM | PA | 4 WSH

Managing International Projects
EM | PA | 4 WSH

Statistical Programming
EM | PA | 4 WSH

Current topics in Data Science
EM | PA | 4 WSH

Current topics in Project Management
EM | PA | 4 WSH

Curriculum for Intake 2023, 2024 and 2025

1st semester

International Project Management I
CM | PA | 6 WSH

Foundations of Data Analytics and Statistical Programming
CM | PA | 6 WSH

Contract & International Business Law
CM | PA | 4 WSH

Elective Module - See list below.
CM | PA or PS | 2 or 4 WSH

2nd semester

International Project Management II
CM | PA | 6 WSH

Advanced Computational Data Analytics
CM | PA | 6 WSH

Change Management and Leadership
CM | PA | 4 WSH

Financial Reporting and Management Information Systems 
CM | PA | 4 WSH

3rd semester

Project Management and Data Analytics Lab
EM | PCA | 2 WSH

Advanced Data Mining Techniques, Databases and Big Data
CM | PA | 4 WSH

Practical Data Governance, Data Security, and Regulatory Compliance
CM | PA | 3 WSH

Emerging Technologies and Artificial Intelligence
CM | PA | 3 WSH

Elective Module - See list below.
EM | PA or PS | 2 or 4 WSH

4th semester

Master's Thesis
CM | MT | 18 weeks writing period

Master's Thesis Seminar and Final Oral Examination
CM | PS/eL | 1 WSH | online seminar

Elective Modules 1st or 3rd semester

Negotiation Techniques and Cross-Cultural Communication
EM | PA | 4 WSH

Interpersonal Dynamics and Group Facilitation
EM | PA | 4 WSH

Technology Management in Practice
EM | PS | 2 WSH

Data Ethics
EM | PS | 4 WSH

Managing International Projects
EM | PS | 2 WSH

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