Master of Computer Science for Digital Media (MSc)

Master of Computer Science for Digital Media(MSc)

“English is the technical language in computer science and thus it has to be an integral part of the curriculum,” says the Computer Science for Digital Media coordinator Prof. Dr. Bernd Fröhlich. “Our graduates are thus optimally prepared for the IT job market and are competitive especially in international research and development.”

The program The internationally recognized and accredited master's program adopts an integrative approach based on two fundamental concepts:

• Study of a selection of primary subject areas: media security, data mining, information retrieval, machine learning, visual analytics, optimization, mathematical modeling, mobile media, human-computer interfaces, usability, graphics, computer vision, and visualization.
• Acquisition of soft skills through a project-based study approach including active training of scientific communication, presentation and writing skills in small groups.

The research-oriented master’s program is taught by internationally renowned professors:

• Prof. Stefan Lucks (member of the Skein team, finalist in NIST’s cryptographic hash algorithm competition)
• Prof. Benno Stein (founder of the international PAN competition on uncovering plagiarism, authorship, and social software misuse)
• Prof. Charles Wüthrich (collaborates with an educational TV production institution)
• Prof. Bernd Fröhlich (winner of the virtual reality technical achievement award)
• Prof. Volker Rodehorst (recognized as computer vision and photogrammetry expert)
• Prof. Sven Bertel (just returned from a two-year post-doctoral position at the famous Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Human Factors Division, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).
• Prof. Eva Hornecker (recognized expert in innovative human-computer interaction concepts, user-centered design and museum installations, co-founder of the international conference series 'Tangible Embedded and Embodied Interaction', back in Germany after 8 years residence in the UK and New Zealand)

Research profile

Besides the scientific orientation of the professorships, the research orientation of the master’s program is further confirmed by a set of descriptors outlined by the Accreditation Council:

• The imparted knowledge of many courses is strongly oriented around the current research of the professorships and provides profound theoretical foundations supplemented by current research questions and results.
• Scientifically-oriented seminars and projects demand a high degree of independent development of scientific knowledge and provide career-relevant key qualifications. The projects provide a framework for students to propose, implement and defend first independent research initiatives.
• Students are regularly involved in current research and development projects during their projects, theses and as student assistants.
• Access to scientific literature (online/on-site) for students is good and the selection available in the library is continually updated by the professors.
• The laboratories of the professorships offer very good and, in some areas excellent infrastructure for the implementation of projects and theses.
• The Faculty of Media provides funding for two or three doctoral students per chair. In most cases each chair has further project-funded doctoral students who also serve as tutors for projects and theses. Accordingly excellent mentoring opportunities are available for the up to 30 new MSc students per year with 8 professors and a combined total of approximately 30 Ph.D students available for consultation.

Two further indications of the research orientation of the MSc program include the students’ involvement in international publication activities and their employment after graduation in an academic or research-oriented environment.

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is an international research university that is committed to the idea of Bauhaus and therefore has a traditionally international orientation. Its aspiration is to combine arts with sciences and technics which leads us to run a path that is unique in Germany . The aspiration for internationalization is no empty phrase but an integrative component of our self-understanding and the orientation.

With faculties and areas of study such as Architecture , Art and Design , Civil Engineering and Media , the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar has a distinctive identity.

The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar has become well-known for its wide range of teaching and research activities based on civil engineering and architecture-oriented disciplines. Today the University offers an extensive spectrum of instruction with about 40 courses of study , including free art , design , web design , visual communication , media design , media culture , architecture , civil engineering , materials science , processing technology , environment , and management .

The term »Bauhaus« stands for an eagerness to experiment, openness, creativity, a close link between industrial practice and internationality. Building on the tradition of the Bauhaus movement, all the faculties are involved in the creation of public spaces. The goal is to get science, art, and technology working together analytically, creatively and innovatively in the planning, construction, and design of current and future spaces of habitation. Practical experience plays an important role in all academic fields, as well as in artistic development.

Testing, certification and product development are just as important to civil engineers as they are to media developers and designers.

In order to define its international image and to establish itself successfully as an international university , it is the university’s strategy to internationalize in all areas. Especially in the areas of teaching, research, and creative-artistic development, the international orientation should improve through different means and promoting instruments. On that account, internationalization was enshrined into management by the principle of the university. Moreover, the position of the Officer for International Strategic Cooperations was created. Her task is to update the internationalization strategies and to take diverse measures.