BSc Computer Sciences

The degree can be completed on a full-time basis, purely part-time basis or part-time while in employment.

The degree comprises the following four training domains: student projects, specialist training, professional-context modules (incl. language training and courses in the humanities/social sciences) and free modules.

A detailed description of the modules that can be taken as part of the Computer Sciences degree programme can be found in the module table (German).

At the programming centre you can ask for help with programming questions. With a coaching programme in place, you are supported in  your personal schedule of study from the very beginning of your degree programme. Project work brings you into contact with specialists with practical experience in the field.

The Usability Lab is a laboratory available to students; the lab has eye-tracking technology for capturing eye movement and thereby enables students to carry out professional tests. More information

This specialisation deals with the value chain of data. You will track how data is acquired, structured into meaningful information and then converted into knowledge. You will also learn how data is interpreted by machines so that they can behave intelligently.

Data Sciences consists of five lecture modules (efficient algorithms, image processing, computer graphics, machine learning and information generation and storage) and a workshop in which the varied course content is pooled using short practical examples.

The modules are supplemented by the in-depth knowledge acquired through project work.

As part of the Distributed Software Systems specialisation, you will design and create distributed applications in close collaboration with a client.

The scope of activities ranges from analysis and design, through to implementation – often in a Java or .NET/C# environment.

Many applications come from e-business; they have a front-end web system and access databases and existing systems via middleware. For this type of work, specialist knowledge of software engineering, application development, databases, operating systems, distributed systems and security is essential.

ICT System Management covers all the technical, organisational and procedural activities for the optimised management of complex, distributed and non-homogeneous IT infrastructures and is a fundamental element of a reliable, economic and effective IT business.

IT system managers plan, implement and operate the entire ICT environment of a company. This includes networks, servers, work stations, peripheral devices and mobile terminals as well as the IT services offered for these elements. They are therefore responsible for making sure that employees can always access their data and applications from anywhere in a controlled manner and ensuring the security, availability and service quality of the respective data and applications. Furthermore, creating inventories of the ICT environment as well as detecting and rectifying error states are a significant component of this type of work.

In order to provide new services, IT system managers must be familiar with, and able to understand and assess, modern system, service and network technologies and architectures, and also be able to integrate these into existing company infrastructures. As part of the ICT System Management specialisation, students gain the knowledge and skills required to evaluate, optimise and operate ICT infrastructures with regard to functionality, availability, performance, security, cost-effectiveness, standardisation and integration capability.

Particularly detailed information on IT system architectures, market-leading solutions, economic and organisational framework conditions and standardisation (CoBIT, COSO and ITIL) is imparted. In addition, ICT system management applications are developed and integrated with a view to subjecting them to practice tests.