Applied Computer Science - dual (Bachelor)

• You want to combine theory and practice intensively and be financially independent during your studies.
• You have good mathematical and logical thinking skills and an interest in technical contexts.
• Motivation and team spirit are your strengths.
• You want to hit the ground running and realise your potential in a forward-looking professional field.

In the first two semesters, both the technical and scientific fundamentals are taught. From the third semester onwards, there is a wide range of compulsory electives to choose from. There are always practical modules in the co-operating company. The final semester takes place entirely in the company. Students work intensively on a practical project and then write their Bachelor's thesis.

Lots of basic knowledge and yet specialised - In addition to long-lasting basic knowledge, the degree programme offers a wide range of electives in the following areas:

Embedded Systems

Embedded systems can be found in many areas of everyday life - for example in vehicles (airbags, navigation, etc.), mobile phones, household appliances or consumer electronics. Here they perform monitoring, control or regulation functions. Graduates should be able to

• Know the structure and mode of operation of embedded systems in contrast to conventional computer systems and the special aspects of mobile systems,
• be able to assess areas of use and applications of mobile embedded systems,
• be able to develop systems and applications,
• master typical tools, technologies and concepts for the design and development of systems with mobile components.

IT infrastructure

As part of the IT infrastructure specialisation, you will deal with the design, planning, development and use of communication networks such as intranet systems or secure IT networks. You will acquire subject-specific skills, abilities and knowledge from your future professional field in the area of public and private networks (Internet, intranet, WLAN, VPN, ...) and will thus be able to successfully apply scientific methods and techniques in solving current problems in the network-side design, development and introduction of mobile applications and various Internet services in professional practice. Graduates should be able to

• design, implement and maintain internet/intranet technology, systems and services,
• design secure IT applications and networks,
• design and develop software for networked, multimedia and co-operative systems based on the internet/intranet,
• develop, programme and operate distributed and innovative applications on an internet/intranet basis,
• recognise and analyse practical requirements with regard to the development, introduction and support of internet/intranet systems, develop improvement concepts and implement them successfully.

Media informatics

In the field of media informatics, the focus is on creative design and the digitalisation of media such as electronic publishing, audio-video production, 3D modelling or the theoretical foundations of visualisation. Graduates

• know the properties and possible applications of different types of media,
• have a sound basic knowledge of electronic publishing, hypermedia and multimedia programming as well as 3D modelling and animation,
• can independently plan, design and realise a complex audio and video project,
• have the necessary interdisciplinary skills in applied computer science with the basics of media didactics to develop and evaluate learning systems in today's e-learning environment,
• know important theoretical backgrounds for the use of visualisations in explanation and learning processes and can design visualisations to illustrate complex issues and implement them using suitable tools.

Business Informatics

In the Business Informatics specialisation, you will learn to understand business contexts and to map and support them using methods and applications. One example of this is creating product recommendations based on the purchases of other customers or optimising supply chains. Graduates should

• be able to assess the structure, functionality and application of business management systems
• be able to customise complex systems in an application-oriented manner (e.g. for controlling, sales), develop them further and maintain them,
• record and formalise user requirements, transform them into concepts and convert them into applications,
• be able to present, train and implement complex application systems in teamwork.

• University entrance qualification
• Applicants who have not obtained their higher education entrance qualification at a German-speaking institution must provide proof of German language proficiency at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (DSH-2 or equivalent).
• Study contract with a company with which the university has concluded a cooperation agreement.

At the university:

With German educational certificates: 15 April to 30 September

With foreign educational certificates: 1 March to 30 September

At the practice partner:

1. application to one of our practice partners for a dual study programme job offer

2. conclusion of the study contract for the dual study programme

3. application to Fulda University of Applied Sciences for the degree programme in Applied Computer Science

As a rule, companies start the application process early, sometimes more than a year in advance. However, as not all positions can always be filled, it may be worth applying at a later stage.