Elective Area: Details
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The compulsory elective area starts with the main course in the 5th semester and offers great opportunities for individual profiling due to its large scope of 120 credit points. You can choose modules from the fields of Business Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration and Economics and/or related subjects (supplementary area).
The minimum number of credit points you have to achieve in the individual areas depends on the field of study you choose.
Fields of study
There are two fields of study: Standard and International. You choose the International field of study simply by completing at least 20 credit points at a foreign university during your main studies. Otherwise, you will study in the Standard field of study.
In the Standard degree program , you must earn at least 40 credit points each from the fields of Computer Science and Business Information Systems and at least 10 credit points from the field of Business Administration and Economics.
In the International field of study, you must earn at least 30 credit points each in Computer Science and Business Information Systems. In addition, at least 10 credit points must be earned in the field of Business Administration and Economics.
Range of modules
The full range of compulsory elective modules is listed in Annex 1 to the examination regulations. A detailed description of the respective content and qualification objectives, forms of teaching and examination achievements can be found in the module handbook (Annex 3 to the study regulations). Both documents can be found under study documents.
Specializations
There are different specializations in the four areas of Business Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration and Economics and Supplementary Studies. These are
in Computer Science:
- Applied Computer Science: Fundamental principles of engineering information technology for flexible, automated systems that meet the requirements of people and the environment. The focus is on solving practical technical decision-making problems.
- Software and web engineering: Issues in the engineering of software web and multimedia applications. Applications are designed, realized and evaluated with graphical and web-based interfaces. The subject areas of software technologies, web and multimedia engineering and usability engineering can be selected.
- System architecture: System architectures are methodically examined under functional and non-functional aspects. The focus is also on security and data protection. Students can choose between the following areas: Operating systems, databases, computer networks, fault tolerance, data protection and data security.
Which modules belongto which specializations can be found in Appendix 2 to the study regulations under Study documents. In principle, a module can be assigned to several specializations at the same time, even in different areas. Depending on the content match, this assignment is primary or secondary.
Choice of specialization
You are not obligedto choose any of the specializations listed! Instead, you decide which individual modules you take and which specialization they should be assigned to on the diploma certificate. Of course, you must observe the point limits for the areas of Business Administration and Economics, Computer Science and Business Information Systems. Modules count for the area from which the chosen specialization originates.
If you have completed a sufficient number of modules that belong to a specialization, you can have this specialization indicated on your certificate as a major or minor.
- A major requires at least 30 credit points of modules from the specialization, at least 20 of which must be from primary modules.
- For a minor, modules from the specialization amounting to at least 20 credit points are sufficient, at least 15 of which must be from primary modules.
Depending on your choice, several majors and/or minors (or none at all) may appear on your certificate!