Computer Science for Digital Media, M.Sc.

You study current topics in media informatics:

• Media security
• Data Mining
• Information Retrieval
• Machine learning
• Visual Analytics
• Optimisation
• mathematical modelling
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Mobile media
• Usability
• Virtual Reality
• Computer graphics
• Computer Vision
• Visualisation

The master’s programme Computer Science for Digital Media comprises lectures, tutorials, seminars, two comprehensive student research projects as well as a master’s thesis for which students can choose between various specialised fields. During the first and third semester, students undertake research projects (15 ECTS each) in small groups of 3-6 students, which can be selected from a wide variety of topics offered by the different professorships. A large elective module (24 ECTS) spanning the second and third semester allows students to further specialise in advanced topics of computer science, mathematics or master’s courses from other fields. The third semester is also an ideal semester to be spent abroad, since it offers greater flexibility with respect to the choice of classes. The fourth and final semester is reserved for conducting the master’s thesis project. 

The standard duration of studies for the Computer Science for Digital Media master’s programme is four semesters leading to the award of a Master of Science degree. All master’s courses are offered in English. Basic English is spoken nearly everywhere, since the historic city of Weimar attracts many visitors from all over the world. However it is useful to acquire some knowledge of the German language to simplify your daily life. Teaching and research assistantships as well as other jobs are readily available at the university and with local companies. The Student Services and the Student Council support students in finding jobs.

Current Research Topics

The internationally research-strong professorships provide you with in-depth theoretical foundations complemented by highly topical research questions and results. Our students are regularly involved in research and development projects as part of their project work and theses, and as student assistants.

Key Qualifications

The Weimar project studies offer you a framework to propose, realise and defend your first independent research developments. In doing so, you will learn to work independently, team-oriented and solution-oriented.

Labs

In our 2016 graduate survey, respondents rated access to computing services, availability of lab space and teaching and learning spaces, and lab space facilities as above average compared to other computer science degree programmes.

These laboratories are available to you during your studies:

• Electrical Engineering Lab (Lectureship in Networked Media)
• Virtual Reality Lab (Chair of Virtual Reality Systems)
• Networked Media Lab (Lectureship in Networked Media)
• Compvis Lab (Chair of Computer Vision in Engineering)
• Web Technology Lab (Chair of Content Management and Web Technologies)
• Mobile Media Lab (Chair of Mobile Media)
• Gfx Lab (Chair of Graphic Data Processing)
• Media Security Lab (Chair for Media Security)
• WinuX pool
• LiNT Pool

For research and final theses, the following state-of-the-art laboratories are also available in the Digital Bauhaus Lab on approx. 300 m2:

• User Interface Development Lab
• Human-Computer Interaction Lab
• Computer Vision Lab
• Computer Graphics Lab
• Virtual Reality Lab
• Multi-User 3D Display
• Visual Analytics Display

Supervision Ratio

The chairs are staffed with two or three doctoral students by the faculty and in most cases have other project-funded staff who also supervise projects and theses. This results in an excellent supervision ratio with approx. 30 first-year students per year and over 30 staff members as well as 8 professors, which leads to direct and intensive contact between teachers and students.

Research Orientation and Student Publication Activity

Two further indications of the research orientation of the degree programme are the student publications and the activities after graduation in the academic or research-related environment: In the student research projects and from the final theses of the Master's programme, publications are often already produced at national and international conferences, in which our students are significantly involved. In addition, a significant proportion of the graduates of recent years go on to do doctorates at professorships in Weimar and at other universities in Germany and abroad.

Our English-language Master's programme »Computer Science for Digital Media« can be started in either the summer or winter semester.

If you obtained your Bachelor's degree within the European Union (EU), you can submit your application online to us by the end of March or the end of September of the current year

• Application deadline for the winter semester: 30 September
• Application deadline for the summer semester: 31 March

Prospective students who have not obtained their first degree in the European Union (EU), please apply via www.uni-assist.de.

• Application deadline for the summer semester: 15 January
• Application deadline for the winter semester: 15 July

The prerequisite for admission to the Computer Science for Digital Media degree programme is a relevant Bachelor of Science degree. Relevant courses of study are computer science, computer engineering, media informatics, information technology, software engineering, or mathematics as well as other technical and scientific courses of study with a computer science focus. If the converted credit-weighted grade point average of your Bachelor's degree in the German system are 2.0 or better, your chances of admission are good.

The bachelor's thesis must also be uploaded as part of the application to enable the admissions committee to assess the applicant's academic qualifications. Other written work in the form of publications or high-quality project reports are also helpful (see Application FAQs).

If you have any questions about your language certificates, please contact: studium[at]uni-weimar.de. 

The following applies to German-speaking applicants:

You can prove level B2 of the »Common European Framework of Reference for Languages« (CEFR) for the language English through:

• The submission of your school leaving certificate proving English lessons for at least 6 years (from grade 7) until graduation (Abitur). The final grade, if applicable the average grade of the last two years, must be at least grade 2 (good) or 10 points; 

or

• The submission of proof of a successfully completed English-language Bachelor's degree.

If you cannot prove your English language skills in this way, please present one of the following language certificates, which must not be older than two years (comparable certificates are subject to individual assessment):

The following applies to international applicants:

(Although you do not have to provide official proof of German language skills, we recommend that you learn some language basics before coming to Weimar).

You can prove level B2 of the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" (CEFR) for the language English by:

• presenting proof of having successfully completed an English-language Bachelor's degree in an English-speaking country (USA, Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand, Australia, ...).
• If you cannot prove your English language skills in this way, please present one of the following language certificates, which must not be older than two years (comparable certificates are subject to individual assessment):

Our graduates find employment in the R&D departments of companies in the automotive, telecommunication, software, gaming and animation industry, as well as at academic institutions in Germany and overseas. A specialisation in Computer Science with focus on media opens the door for employment and research in innovative areas such as system development, algorithm development, data analysis, data mining, scientific visualisation, image processing, physical simulation, interface development and testing and security protocols development. 

Contact with Attractive Employers Worldwide

If you achieve very good marks, your tutors can gladly help you to land your dream job at a leading IT company: our professors are in contact with attractive employers worldwide, including Google, Adobe, IBM, Volkswagen and Zeiss.

Establish a Start-up

Want to turn your project into a business? The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar has its very own start-up hub: »neudeli« helps students and alumni interested in setting up their own company to make their business idea a reality.