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Elective courses

Elective Courses

For the elective courses of the DSF programme, you can choose from the courses listed below.

Most courses offered in the Spring Term or Fall Term will be offered in future again; but we cannot guarantee the course implementation in future. New courses will be added on a rolling basis.

Participants starting the DSF program in Fall can choose courses offered in the same semester and later at their BA-level.

Fall 26 3,580 Workshop Fundamentals of Data Science (Compulsory Course)
Fall 26 3,125 Fundamentals and Methods of Computer Science for Business Studies (counts with 4 ECTS for the DSF)
Fall 26 3,230 Data Handling: Import, Cleaning and Visualisation
Fall 26 3,585 Monte Carlo and Quantitative Decision Support
Fall 26 3,649 Kreativität/creativity: Building Futures - Exploring St.Gallen's Technological Worlds
Fall 26 3,704 LegalTech und seine Auswirkungen auf die Arbeitswelt
Fall 26 3,720 Technologien/Technologies: Digital Games - Business, Culture, Ethics
Fall 26 3,721 Technologien/Technologies: AI for Programming - From Code Generation to Vibe Coding
Fall 26 3,724 Technologien/Technologies: China, AI and the New Global Order - Reflections on Technology, Culture and  Geopolitics
Fall 26 3,728 Technologien/Technologies: Ethik im Kontext künstlich intelligenter Systeme
Fall 26 3,796 Skills: Smart Learning und künstliche Intelligenz
Fall 26 3,798 Skills: SHSG Summer School: Python & Generative AI Bootcamp
Fall 26 3,900 Entwurf von Softwaresystemen
Fall 26 5,108 Business Analytics und Data Science Applications
Fall 26 5,111 Fundamentals of Cybersecurity
Fall 26 5,113 Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie
Fall 26 5,127 Management in the Digital Economy in the AI Era
Fall 26 5,131 Introduction to Business Process Automation and Process Mining
Fall 26 5,135 Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
Fall 26 5,155 Machine Learning in Finance
Fall 26 5,241 Prompt Engineering for Economists
Fall 26 5,251 Causal Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence for Economists
Fall 26 5,253 Optimal Decision Making
Fall 26 5,902 Ubiquitous Coomputing and the Internet of Things
Fall 26 5,904 Current Toics in Cybersecurity and Privacy
Fall 26 5,906 Process-Mining: Data Driven Improvement of Business Processes
Fall 26 5,910 Coding with AI
                        
Spring 26 4,580 Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Data Science (Compulsary Course)
Spring 26 4,125 Grundlagen und Methoden der Informatik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler (counts with 4 ECTS for the DSF)
Spring 26 4,583 Mathematical Tools for Data Science
Spring 26 4,724 Technologien/Technologies: Worte, Zahlen, Visualisierungen - Multimodalität in zeitgenössischen Diskursen
Spring 26 4,725 Technologien/Technologies: Ruse of the Robots - rethinking Autoomation Hype
Spring 26 4,730 Technologien/Technologies: Digital Platforms and the Future of Labor
Spring 26 4,784 Skills: From Prompt to Plot - Data Visualization with AI Copilots
Spring 26 4,900 Software Engineering
Spring 26 4,902 Human Computer Interaction (BCS)
Spring 26 4,904 Cybersecurity
Spring 264,906 Artificial Intelligence
Spring 26 6,112 Einführung in Cloud-Technologien
Spring 26 6,121  Data-driven Service Design und Management
Spring 26 6,155 Machine Learning in Finance
Spring 26 6,243 Introduction to Programming
Spring 26 6,252  Stochastic Methods in Finance
Spring 26 6,270  Time Series Analysis
Spring 26 6,271 Financial 
Spring 26 6,274  Data Handling: Databases
Spring 26 6,900 MLOps
Spring 26 6,902 Introduction to Big Data Infrastructures
Spring 26 6,904 Embedded Sensing Systems
Spring 26 6,906 Economics: Macro for Computer Science
Spring 26 6,908 Tech-Entrepreneurship
Spring 26 6,912 Financial Time Series in Python
Fall 25 3,580Workshop Fundamentals of Data Science (Compulsory Course)
Fall 25 3.125Fundamentals and Methods of Computer Science for Business Studies (counts with 4 ECTS at the DSF programme)
Fall 25 3,230Data Handling: Import, Cleaning and Visualisation
Fall 25 3,322Fundamentals of Computer Science (counts for the DSF programme for those who do not participate in the course 3,125 or 4,125)
Fall 25 3,514Integrative Course Data Governance and Regulation in the Digital Economy
Fall 25 3,585Monte Carlo and Quantitative Decision Support
Fall 25 3,587Data Analytics in Economics and Finance
Fall 25 3,704LegalTech und seine Auswirkungen auf die Arbeitswelt
Fall 25 3,720Technologien/Technologies: Digital Games - Business, Culture, Ethics
Fall 25 3,721Technologien/Technologies: Konzepte der digitalen Gesellschaft
Fall 25 3,722Technologien/Technologies: Software Cultures - Uncovering the Secret World of our Digital Society
Fall 25 3,723Technologien/Technologies: Using Technology for Optimal Decision Making under Uncertainty
Fall 25 3,724Technologien/Technologies: China, AI and the New Global Order - Reflections on Technology, Culture and Geopolitics
Fall 25 3,725Technologien/Technologies: Ruse of the Robots? Work, Technology, and Automation in the United States 
Fall 25 3.726Technologien/Technologies: Konzepte der digitalen Gesellschaft
Fall 25 3,783Skills: Computergestützte Analysemethoden für Management, Wirtschaft und Finanzen
Fall 25 3,784Skills: Emerging Trends in Information Technology
Fall 25 3,786Skills: Professionelle Entwicklung von Webapplikationen
Fall 25 3,794 Skills: Interpreting Statistical Data from Behavioural Research
Fall 25 5,100Betriebliche Kernsysteme: eBusiness und Business Transformation mit SAP
Fall 25 5,108Business Analytics und Data Science Applications
Fall 25 5,112Data Science
Fall 25 5,113Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie
Fall 25 5,127Management in the Digital Economy
Fall 25 5,131Introduction to Process Mining and - Automation
Fall 25 5,135Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
Fall 25 5,155Machine Learning in Finance
Fall 25 5,241Prompt Engineering for Economists
Fall 25 5,253From Data to Decision
Fall 25 5,902Introduction to Robotics
Fall 25 5,904Security Protocols & Applications
Fall 25 5,906Process-Mining: Data Driven Improvement of Business Processes
Fall 25 5,910Coding with AI
                        
Spring 25 4,580Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Data Science (Compulsary Course)
Spring 25 4,125Grundlagen und Methoden der Informatik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler (counts with 4 ECTS for the DSF programme)
Spring 25 4,583Mathematical Tools for Data Science
Spring 25 4,644Building Futures - Exploring St. Gallen's Technological Worlds
Spring 25 4,723Technologien/Technologies: Organising Software
Spring 25 4,731Technologien/Technologies: Gender and Digital Technology
Spring 25 4,795Skills: Professionelle Entwicklung von Webapplikationen
Spring 25 4,798Skills: Programming with Generative AI
Spring 25 6,112Einführung in Cloud-Technologien
Spring 25 6,121 Data-driven Service Design und Management
Spring 25 6,155Machine Learning in Finance
Spring 25 6,252 Stochastic Methods in Finance
Spring 25 6,270 Introduction to Time Series Modelling       
Spring 25 6,274 Data Handling: Databases
Fall 24 3,580Workshop Fundamentals of Data Science (Compulsory Course)
Fall 24 3.125Fundamentals and Methods of Computer Science for Business Studies (counts with 4 ECTS at the DSF programme)
Fall 24 3,230Data Handling: Import, Cleaning and Visualisation
Fall 24 3,322Fundamentals of Computer Science (counts for the DSF programme for those who do not participate in the course 3,125 or 4,125)
Fall 24 3,585Monte Carlo and Quantitative Decision Support
Fall 24 3,587Data Analytics in Economics and Finance
Fall 24 3,704LegalTech und seine Auswirkungen auf die Arbeitswelt
Fall 24 3,720Technologien/Technologies: Digital Games - Business, Culture, Ethics
Fall 24 3,721Technologien/Technologies: Konzepte der digitalen Gesellschaft
Fall 24 3,722Technologien/Technologies: Software Cultures - Uncovering the Secret World of our Digital Society
Fall 24 3,724Technologien/Technologies: Humantechnologie und der Traum von einer smarten Zukunft
Fall 24 3,725Technologien/Technologies: Ruse of the Robots? Work, Technology, and Automation in the United States 
Fall 24 3,783Skills: Computergestützte Analysemethoden für Management, Wirtschaft und Finanzen
Fall 24 3,784Skills: Emerging Trends in Information Technology
Fall 24 3,786Skills: Professionelle Entwicklung von Webapplikationen
Fall 24 3,794 Skills: Interpreting Statistical Data from Behavioural Research
Fall 24 5,100Betriebliche Kernsysteme: eBusiness und Business Transformation mit SAP
Fall 245,108Business Analytics und Data Science Applications
Fall 24 5,112Data Science
Fall 24 5,113Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie
Fall 24 5,127Management in the Digital Economy
Fall 24 5,253From Data to Decision
                  
Spring 24 4,580Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Data Science (Compulsary Course)
Spring 24 4,125Grundlagen und Methoden der Informatik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler (counts with 4 ECTS for the DSF programme)
Spring 244,582Image and Audio Data Analysis
Spring 24 4,583Mathematical Tools for Data Science
Spring 244,725Technologien/Technologies: Ruse of the Robots - Rethinking Automation Hype
Spring 24 4,722Technologien/Technologies: Metaworlds
Spring 244,782Skills: Medienarbeit im juristischen Kontext
Spring 24 4,795 Skills: Professionelle Entwicklung von Webapplikationen
Spring 246,112Einführung in Cloud-Technologien
Spring 24 6,121 Data-driven Service Design und Management
Spring 24 6,252 Stochastic Methods in Finance
Spring 24 6,270 Introduction to Time Series Modelling       
Spring 24 6,274 Data Handling: Databases

Contact

Lyudmila Grigoryeva

Prof. Ph.D.

Akademische Programmleiterin

M+S
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Office 83-1115
9000 St. Gallen

Johannes Binswanger

Prof. Dr.

Akademischer Programmleiter

SIAW-HSG
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9000 St. Gallen

Sebastian Plappert

Dr.

Administrative Programmleiter

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