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| Faculty: | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| Location: | Görlitz |
| Degree: | Master of Science |
| Standard period of study: | 4 semesters |
| ECTS points: | 120 |
| Enrollment for: | Winter semester |
| Admission restriction: | None |
| Accreditation status: | accredited |
The goal of the Master's program in Computer Science is to qualify students for managerial positions in software development at various levels of abstraction for applications ranging from control engineering to complex business applications.
The value share realized by software is increasing more and more in many products such as car. Many business processes are being automated, such as ordering via the web. The demand for computer scientists, especially in the region, therefore exceeds the supply even in the worst recession in 30 years. Developing applications with complex algorithms in a repeatable process at a defined level of quality requires increasingly comprehensive qualifications. New research results show that software development can only be taught "academically" to a limited extent in a lecture hall with 500 students. Successful teaching in software development requires rather the more individual teaching conditions of e.g. a music university, where the student expands his theoretical horizon, develops step by step more and more complex works and gains security in the creative process through the criticism of the professor, competes with his works and thus lays the foundation for a job as a software architect. Just as the professor at a conservatory can himself masterfully play the piano, for example, all professors in the master's program master their field in practice and theory at the cutting edge of research.
Individual specialization phase 1
Individual specialization phase 2
A Bachelor's degree in a computer science course. In the case of a diploma degree, the study period can generally be shortened by recognizing modules. In the past, graduates of STEM subjects with a keen interest in creative work in software development such as mathematics have also successfully completed this course.
Specializations:
The aim of the Master's degree program is to qualify students for managerial positions in software development at various levels of abstraction for applications ranging from control technology to complex business applications. Students are prepared for employment as software architects or project managers. The Master's degree qualifies students to work independently in software development and to guide and supervise Bachelor's graduates. The number of places on the Bachelor's and Master's degree courses reflects the sensible composition of a software development group consisting of developers and architects. The course is application-oriented and therefore primarily prepares students for a career in industrial software development rather than in research and teaching. Nevertheless, some particularly motivated graduates have gone on to do a doctorate.
They are usually hired as software developers with rapid promotion to project manager or software architect if they prove themselves in professional practice. There are software development departments not only at software companies, but also at companies in mechanical engineering, the automotive industry, banks and insurance companies, electrical engineering, network operators, utility companies and the public sector.
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