Information Technology

Bachelor’s

Degree: Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.)
Length of Study: 7 semesters
Course content: German
Enrolment: each summer and winter term (admission restrictions)
Application deadlines for first semester of study: May until 15.07. of each year (winter term)
Application deadlines for higher semesters of study: November until 15.01. of each year (summer term), May until 15.07. (winter term)

Your future with a degree in Information Technology

Compatibility of economics and technology, the management of sustainable energy systems, the expansion of global communication, the efficient processing of increasing amounts of information and the use of microsystems - computer scientists solve current challenges through the creative design of technical systems in specialist and management positions.
The practice-oriented study on a scientific basis enables our graduates to take on a wide range of responsible and independent positions in industry, in public service, in teaching and research institutions and in the service sector.

Good reasons to study Information Technology at Kiel UAS

  • committed lecturers
  • interessting combination of lectures and laboratory exrcises
  • strong practical relevance, contacts with business
  • best possible career prospects
  • internationality
  • individual choice of focus on Application Development or Artificial Intelligence allows the study program to be tailored to personal interests

Curriculum

1st semester of study:

  • Introduction to Computer Science
  • Mathematics 1
  • Programming
  • Requirements Management
  • English
  • Elective module/Elective modules in Interdisciplinary Studies

2nd semester of study:

  • Web applications
  • Algorithms and data structures
  • Databases
  • Mathematics 2 for Computer Scientists
  • Object-oriented Programming
  • Elective module/Elective modules in Interdisciplinary Studies

3rd semester of study

  • Statistics
  • Operating Systems
  • Communication Systems
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Computer Science and Society
  • Elective Module

4th semester of study:

  • Software testing
  • Programming in C++
  • Introduction to IT security
  • Agile development methods
  • Project Computer Science+ Project Management Basics (also 6th semester)
  • Elective module/Elective modules in Interdisciplinary Studies

5th semester of study:

  • Computer Graphics
  • Software Engineering
  • Elective modules

6th semester of study:

  • Project Computer Science+ Project Management Basics
  • Scientific work
  • Elective module/Elective modules in Interdisciplinary Studies

7th semester of study:

  • Internship 10 weeks
  • Thesis
  • Colloquium

Application

  • general higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) or
  • subject-related higher education entrance qualification or
  • general or subject-specific technical college entrance qualification (consisting of a school- and a practical-based part) or
  • successfully passed master craftsman’s examination or equivalent previous education (e.g. apprenticeship)
  • more information on the university entrance qualification

Applications for the first semester of study:

  • May until 15.07. of each year (winter term)

Applications for higher semester of study:

Admission is based on the capacities that become available. The admissions office can provide more information.

  • November until 15.01. of each year  (summer term)
  • May until 15.07. of each year (winter term)

Information on application deadlines and procedures for applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification can be found at https://www.fh-kiel.de/en/degree-courses/information-for-prospective-students/international-applications

This is a statutory deadline. This means that applications for admission and application documents that are submitted to the Kiel University of Applied Sciences -Admissions Office  (via Uni-Assist for applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification) after the above-mentioned deadlines will no longer be considered. If the end of an exclusion period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the period nevertheless ends at the end of the corresponding day and is not extended to the end of the next working day. (Article 43, Section 7 of the University Admission Ordinance –(HZVO). The date of receipt at the Kiel University of Applied Sciences is valid! Subsequent submissions beyond this deadline are also not possible. Incomplete documents or documents received late are excluded from the selection process. Applications received by fax or e-mail are invalid and also do not take part in the award procedure.

Documents to be submitted (as upload):

  1. certificate of university entrance qualification
  2. certificate in the event of a name change (e.g. marriage certificate)
  3. certificate of exmatriculation (de-registration) if you are studying/have studied the same course of study for which you are requesting admission to a first semester of study
  4. if applicable, certification of civic/social service (armed forces, year of social and ecological work, EU voluntary work, charity work, development agencies, etc)
  5. evidence of completed professional training (exam certificate)
  6. evidence of previously study periods by means of study certificates
  7. evidence of previously completed courses (when applying for a higher semester)
  8. if applicable, proof of sufficient German language skills for applicants without a German university entrance qualification and without a German university degree (enrolment requirement in the case of admission)
  9. second degree: certificate of the first professional degree, study certificates, certificate of exmatriculation (de-registration) and a detailed written justification. Applicants are only allowed to name one degree programme. You can find more information here.

After deducting the so-called advance quotas (foreigner quota, hardship quota), 20% of the study places are allocated after a waiting period. The other 80% are distributed according to a university selection quota. This provides for an allocation based on the average grade of the university entrance qualification, which is an admission requirement in accordance with the examination regulations.

The waiting period counts from the time the university entrance qualification is attained.

Notification of admission for the main procedure is sent approx. 2-3 weeks after the application deadline. Then, rejections are handled. After a rejection you have the opportunity to participate in a possible lottery procedure. A lottery procedure takes place if there are still some remaining places for the course after the main selection procedure, the replacement procedure and enrolment.

You are informed of the enrolment deadline with the notification of admission. If enrolment is not made on time, the right to the study place expires irrevocably. You can find more information on enrolment here.

There is a compulsory fee charged each semester for the Student Services Authority, the student body and the semester travel ticket.

Also, there is an administration charge for enrolment. This charge is non-refundable.

Additional information on the above-mentioned fees and charges

 

Contact

Postal Address

Fachhochschule Kiel
Student Secretariat
Sokratesplatz 1
24149 Kiel

Tel.: 0431 210 1339

E-Mail: studieninformation(at)fh-kiel.de

Office

Fachhochschule
Student Secretariat
Sokratesplatz 3
24149 Kiel

Opening Hours:

You can find our current Opening Hours here.