Bachelor of Science

Computer science

The diversity of IT practice in one degree course: Software development. Applications for cloud, mobile devices and embedded systems. Operation of IT infrastructures.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

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Faculty: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Location: Görlitz
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Standard period of study: 6 semesters
ECTS points: 180
Enrollment for: Winter semester
Admission restriction: None
Accreditation status: accredited

Without IT our world today would not function at all. IT has long since permeated every industry and the everyday lives of people in the globalized world. Due to the high development dynamics the range of application areas extends from technology-oriented to even humanities fields.

Whether programs, multimedia applications, networks, databases or communication, this degree program prepares you for a future-oriented career.

Your course content in the Bachelor's degree program in Computer Science

1st semester
  • Scientific work
  • Mathematical foundations and probability theory
  • Human-computer interaction I
  • Programming paradigms and basic concepts of computer science
  • Operating systems and system programming 1
  • Introduction to programming

Elective module:

  • English I for Computer Science (receptive language activities)
2nd semester
  • Operating Systems and System Programming 2
  • Human-Computer Interaction II
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Theoretical computer science
  • Object-oriented programming
  • Relational databases
3rd semester
  • Operating systems and system programming 3
  • Operational information systems  
  • Web Engineering 1
  • Algorithms and complexity
  • Software Engineering 1
  • Computer networks 1
  • Programming with data

Elective module

  • English II for Computer Science (productive language activities)  
4th semester
  • Computer architecture
  • Computer Graphics
  • Software Engineering 2
  • Computer Networks 2
  • ERP Integration

Interdisciplinary skills

  • Interdisciplinary skills (compulsory elective modules)

Individual specialization phase 1

  • Image Processing
  • Web Engineering 2
  • Development of multimedia applications
  • Programming on the Edge
5th semester
  • Software Engineering 3
  • IT security and data protection
  • Compulsory elective module Computer Science

Individual specialization phase 2

  • Human-computer interaction design project
  • Mobile applications
  • Web Engineering 3
  • Web Design
6th semester
  • Practical project in computer science, project management and project support
  • Final module (Bachelor's thesis and defense)
  • Admission requirements

    General or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification or entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences or admission test.

    Applicants with a qualification as a technician, business economist, master craftsman or similar. Applicants who have completed advanced vocational training in accordance with §18(3) of the SächsHSFG must take part in a counseling interview for general university admission.

  • Contents

    Content focus:

    • Design, implementation and testing of software applications for business applications to computer games
    • Development for the cloud, mobile devices and embedded systems
    • Project planning and operation of IT infrastructures
    • Communication, teamwork and interdisciplinary work


    Specializations:

    • General computer science
    • Software for embedded systems
  • Study program

    1st - 3rd semester: basic studies
    4th- 6th semester: specialization studies in one of the two areas of specialization
    6th semester: internship, followed by writing a Bachelor's thesis and defending it. 6thsemester: Internship; followed by writing and defending a Bachelor's thesis

  • Study objective

    Your prospects as a computer scientist

    Basically, our Bachelor's degree program aims to ensure that you can be successfully employed in industrial practice in the long term. The range of areas of employment extends from more technology-oriented to humanities fields.

    The highly dynamic development in the IT sector also means that job titles or names for areas of work change relatively quickly and are not always used consistently by employers and employment agencies. Examples of this are 

    • System developer, system analyst, system programmer
    • Software developer, organization programmer, application developer, software engineer
    • Media computer scientist, media developer, developer for multimedia applications, multimedia technician
    • Network supervisor, network administrator, network developerDatabase developer, database administratorInformation manager, information and communication manager
    • Problem analyst, project developer, organizer
    • Business computer scientistTechnical computer scientist, CIM consultant, CAD consultant
Further information
Photo: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus ten Hagen
Fachstudienberater
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Klaus ten Hagen
k.tenhagen(at)hszg.de
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science / Department of Computer Science
02826 Görlitz
Brückenstraße 1
Building G II, Room A208
1st floor
+49 3581 374-4343
Allgemeine Studienberatung
Madeleine Pohl
stud.info(at)hszg.de
Department of Studies and International Affairs
02763 Zittau
Th.-Körner-Allee 16
Building Z I, Room 0.21
First floor
+49 3583 612-3055
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