Applied Informatics

Digitization, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, the internet of things, virtual realities: All this will change our everyday life in the near future in a fundamental way.

The degree program Applied Informatics takes this change into account.

Become part of this exciting development and help shape the technological journey into the future. The program teaches you profound knowledge from programming to IT infrastructures. While you are still studying, you can put what you have learned into practice in companies or on the university level.

In the first three semesters, you will focus on a wide range of topics such as programming, web and mobile technologies, databases and IT infrastructures. In addition, you will learn the basics of mathematics, languages, social skills and IT-related legal issues.

The Expert Tracks offer you an in-depth look into technical and business management topics. You can put them together, largely according to your personal interests, from special optional compulsory modules. By means of fixed combinations of modules, you will receive a corresponding reference to the subject of your choice in your degree certificate: Business Informatics, Geoinformatics or Computer Vision.

In addition, you will gain a wealth of practical experience and find out what it means to implement concrete projects in a team.

The different modules of the program are limited in time. Each module is completed in the respective semester. During the lecture-free period, you will complete internships in companies - this guarantees a close integration of theory and practice.

The program is completed with the awarding of the international degree of Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.). The Bachelor of Science at Mainz University of Applied Sciences is an accredited and internationally recognized degree that also qualifies you to pursue a master's degree.

The program is divided into the following study blocks, which in turn consist of individual modules:

• The fundamentals of IT
• Soft skills
• Broadened focuses
• Options Business Information Systems, Computer Vision, Geoinformatics
• Practical modules

The study success is evaluated according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). As a rule, the modules comprise four semester hours per week and conclude with an independent examination. This can be verified by examinations, written papers, presentations, project studies or papers. To ensure a close integration of theory and practice, you will complete two practical modules in companies or at the university. The bachelor's thesis in the last semester, for which you have eight weeks, completes the degree.

The standard period of study comprises six semesters including the bachelor's thesis. The start is always the winter semester, beginning on October 1st of each year.

After the Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) you can further broaden your knowledge - for example, in one of our master's degree programs: Digital Methodology in the Humanities and Cultural Sciences, Geoinformatics, Business Administration or IT Management.

Or you can switch directly to work after completing your bachelor's degree. Both companies and public institutions face major challenges when it comes to digitization and the use of newer technologies. The Applied Informatics program offers you the best career opportunities and optimally prepares you for developing and implementing strategies for the efficient use of these technologies in the IT sector. Your future tasks include planning, development and management activities at the interface between technology and specialist departments.