During the first two semesters, demanding courses deepen and broaden your fundamental knowledge in the field. In addition to the mandatory subjects and the profile subjects of your chosen focus area, you will take elective subjects. These elective subjects include those specific to your focus area as well as modules that delve into current topics in computer science. An important module is the scientific project: we collaborate with you on a current topic in computer science. You will work on a major open-source project and further develop complex software. Alternatively, you may tackle a scientific issue from your profile line and contribute to pushing the boundaries of computer science forward. You can plan this project very flexibly; you can also earn these ECTS points during the semester break. This allows you to tailor the course of study to your personal situation.

We want you to look beyond the scope of your profile line. You will choose from a variety of cross-profile modules - from databases, data security, big data, methods of artificial intelligence to the implementation of mobile applications or mixed-reality applications - with (almost) no limits to your curiosity! The program culminates in the Master's thesis in the final semester. You can start your studies in either the summer or winter semester. The modules are designed to accommodate this very well.

Here's an example of what your studies could look like if you start in the summer or winter semester:

Starting in the summer semester: You will take elective subjects totaling 24 ECTS credits and the course "Scientific Communication," which accounts for 3 ECTS credits as part of the "Project Work" module. Towards the end of your first semester, you determine when to start your project work. This can be done at any time starting from August. You decide when the project work is due after the 16 weeks specified in the examination regulations. In the winter semester, you will take the four mandatory subjects, depending on the profile line you have chosen. This sets the stage for starting the Master's thesis in the following summer semester.

Starting in the winter semester: You will take the four mandatory subjects, depending on the profile line you have chosen. Towards the end of your first semester, you determine when to start your project work. This can be done at any time starting from February. You decide when the project work is due after the 16 weeks specified in the examination regulations. In the summer semester, you will take elective subjects totaling 24 ECTS credits and the course "Scientific Communication," which accounts for 3 ECTS credits as part of the "Project Work" module. This sets the stage for starting the Master's thesis in the following winter semester.

For admission to the Master's program, candidates must hold a first professional qualification with a good final grade in a computer science program. Further details are specified in the subject examination regulations.

If you completed your Bachelor's degree in 6 semesters, thus starting with 180 ECTS credits, you will need to earn an additional 30 ECTS credits through a selection of cross-profile elective subjects in the Master's program - resulting in a 4-semester study duration. If your Bachelor's degree comprises 210 ECTS credits, then your standard study period is 3 semesters, as outlined in the study progression plan.

Complex software projects pose a challenge. Technical aspects push us to our limits. No project is without the human factor - customers and users are paramount.

In the Software Development profile line, alongside foundational courses in Automata, Computability and Complexity, and Computer-Oriented Mathematics, you will enroll in the following courses:

• Software Engineering
• Social Skills

In the Software Development project, you will collaborate within a team to tackle a complex topic in software engineering. Complementing your profile, you will select at least one of the following profile elective courses:

• IT Management
• International Project Management
• Programming Techniques for Embedded Systems
• Secure Software Engineering
• Software Quality Management
• Distributed Systems

How will we interact with technology in the future? Will we control the technology, or will the technology control us? We must be able to specify and implement excellent interfaces.

In the Human-Technology Interaction profile line, alongside foundational courses in Automata, Computability and Complexity, and Computer-Oriented Mathematics, you will enroll in the following courses:

• Framework-Based UI Development
• Interaction Design

In the Human-Technology Interaction project, you will collaborate within a team to address a complex topic related to interfaces.

Complementing your profile, you will select at least one of the following profile elective courses:

• Advanced Interactive Systems
• Augmented and Virtual Reality
• Automotive User Interfaces
• Market and Advertising Psychology
• Methodology of Empirical Research

We want you to think outside the box! Interested in exploring a neighboring profile line? No problem, the profile subjects there can be chosen by you as elective courses. We offer you a wide range of elective courses, from which you can select starting from the first semester:

• Business Information Systems
• Compiler Construction and Programming Languages
• Data and Text Mining
• Databases and Data Analysis
• Deep Learning
• Advanced Database Systems
• Advanced Topics in Computer Graphics
• Methods of Artificial Intelligence
• Mobile Applications with Android
• Mobile Applications in Medical Technology
• Mobile Communication
• Quantum Computing and Quantum Information

Computer science is international! You can replace your cross-profile elective courses with a mobility module and study at a foreign university. To do this, you will create a learning agreement with us, study abroad, and afterward, we will recognize the academic credits you have earned there.

You have gained professional experience after completing your bachelor's degree? Or you want to deepen the skills you acquired with us in professional practice! We think that's excellent. You can bring these skills into the module "Mentor-guided practical activity" and thereby replace the cross-profile elective courses!