Get a first taste of the world of business and economics: Here, you will learn how markets work, how companies make decisions, how they are founded and managed, and what goals they pursue. Simple models such as the Homo Economicus help explain and better understand economic behavior.

Understand the World of Computer Science: Gain an initial overview of the field of computer science, understand the fundamental concepts of computer architecture, operating systems, and networks, and develop the mindset needed to systematically analyze and solve simple problems.

Think logically and systematically: You will learn set theory, relations, functions, and logic, apply proof techniques, and use graph theory to reason mathematically and solve simple computer science problems in a structured manner.

Write your first programs: You will learn the fundamentals of imperative and object-oriented programming in Java, use typical development tools, and independently implement algorithms to develop software applications.

Understand how companies use digital systems: You will learn the fundamentals of software, databases, and data models, as well as how business processes are represented and optimized. The course focuses on the use of enterprise software to support functions such as procurement, sales, and human resources, as well as the modeling and analysis of these processes. Particular emphasis is placed on different types of business models used within organizations. You will learn how to interpret these models and how to create simple models yourself.

Dive deeper into the world of business: You will learn how companies are structured and operate internally—from organization and leadership to human resource management, marketing, sales, and production. You will gain an understanding of how employees are planned, deployed, and compensated, how products are marketed (e.g., through pricing, advertising, and target audiences), and how companies procure, store, and deliver goods.

Deepen your mathematical foundations: You will learn about number theory, linear algebra, and the fundamentals of cryptography. Using mathematical proof techniques, you will analyze and solve problems in computer science.

Develop complex software: You build on the object-oriented programming concepts in Java introduced in Programming 1 and apply modern Java techniques to develop complex software independently and as part of a team.

Develop software systematically: You'll learn object-oriented analysis and design and will be able to implement the entire software development process—from modeling to testing to integration—in a practical way.

Understand, model, and improve business processes: Learn the fundamentals of information and process management, as well as methods for identifying, analyzing, and optimizing business workflows. The focus is on process modeling, improvement through systematic analysis, and the automation and monitoring of processes using IT-supported solutions.

Understand the financial side of business: You will learn how companies keep track of their financial performance—from bookkeeping and financial statements to cost accounting, investment decisions, and financing. You will understand how revenues and expenses are recorded, how costs are calculated and products are priced, and how companies make economic decisions based on financial data. In addition, you will learn how to evaluate investments, understand financing options, and use key performance indicators and controlling tools to manage and improve business performance.

Structure and Manage Data Effectively: Model relational and NoSQL databases, design and manage data structures, use query languages effectively, and integrate databases into applications through modern interfaces.

Analyze data systematically: You will learn combinatorics, probability theory, and statistics to solve data-driven problems in computer science in a well-founded manner.

Design professional software solutions: You will analyze requirements, design user-friendly and secure software, develop architectural concepts, implement quality assurance and test management, and gain a practical understanding of the entire software development process, from analysis to delivery.

Build Modern Web Applications: Analyze the requirements of web applications, select suitable technologies, and develop websites and simple backends using technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and REST.

Understand how companies use large-scale software systems: Gain an overview of enterprise application systems such as ERP, CRM, and BI systems and their use in organizations. The focus is on the lifecycle of these systems—from implementation to operation—as well as their interaction within an integrated system landscape. In addition, you will learn how business processes are mapped across multiple systems and supported by IT in areas such as procurement, human resources, and controlling. You will work hands-on with SAP S/4HANA and execute business processes within the system.

Understand How Organizations Manage IT: Gain an overview of IT management and learn how organizations strategically use information technology. Focus on IT strategy, enterprise architecture, and selected current topics explored through practical examples.

Lead Projects to Success: Plan, manage, and control projects using both traditional and agile methods such as Scrum and Kanban. Coordinate tasks, schedules, and roles to deliver projects efficiently and with high quality.

Become a Problem Solver: Explore current topics in business information systems and apply your knowledge to develop real-world systems.

Communicate Confidently in English: Strengthen your English language skills for professional environments, conduct meetings and negotiations, write technical documents, and present project results confidently in English.

Work Successfully in Teams: Learn how to build effective teams, understand team roles, define goals, communicate effectively, provide constructive feedback, resolve conflicts, and coordinate teamwork in practical settings.

Deliver Practical Solutions: Work in a small team to complete a real-world project from requirements analysis to customer delivery. Apply project management methods and combine your technical expertise with your interpersonal skills to successfully lead your team.

A Full Semester in Industry: Work in a company over an extended period, take responsibility for tasks within a team, document your work, and gain valuable professional experience. At the end of the internship, present your results in a final colloquium.

Reflect on Your Practical Experience: Present the results of your internship project, reflect on your work in a practical context, and demonstrate how you successfully applied theoretical knowledge in a professional environment.

Experience Professional Practice: Work in a company over an extended period, take responsibility for tasks within a team, document your work, and gain valuable professional experience.

Develop Your Key Skills: Strengthen essential skills such as teamwork, communication, and social responsibility through involvement in social or other relevant projects outside the regular curriculum.

When Computers Understand Language: Work with modern AI techniques, develop applications such as chatbots and machine translation systems, and understand how machines analyze and generate human language.

Create Modern Interactive 3D Worlds: Model 3D objects, develop materials and animations, work with lighting, rendering, and visual programming, and create interactive applications ranging from prototypes to complete games.

Analyze, Model, and Automate Business Processes: Learn how business processes are described, analyzed, and improved in detail. Focus on modern process modeling techniques, the analysis of real process data, and the automation of workflows using digital tools. You will also explore how software can analyze, optimize, and partially automate business processes.

How Modern Software Runs Today: Install and manage containers, combine applications into distributed systems, and ensure that software runs reliably, scalably, and efficiently.

Discover How Real Teams Work: Apply agile methods such as Scrum, Kanban, and XP while understanding the principles behind them, why they are effective, and how to use them successfully.

Build Modern Web Applications: Learn how modern web applications are structured, develop your own applications, integrate APIs, and implement secure authentication and authorization systems.

Make Data Understandable: Analyze requirements, develop interactive visualizations, and apply appropriate visualization techniques to communicate data effectively.

How Secure Are Modern Vehicles? Investigate connected vehicles, identify vulnerabilities, and develop solutions to protect both systems and their users.

Your Own Research Project: Analyze a complex problem, research current technologies and methods, develop and validate your own solutions, and present your findings in a well-founded bachelor`s thesis.

Big Data Engineering and Analytics: Analyze massive datasets, develop high-performance systems, and use modern tools for large-scale data processing and analysis.

From Idea to Working Prototype: Develop creative solutions, work with hardware and software, and turn innovative ideas into practical prototypes.

Develop Applications for the Cloud: Build cloud-based applications, analyze security risks, and ensure that systems are reliable, secure, and resilient.

Cloud Forensics: Investigate incidents in cloud environments, use specialized forensic tools, and understand the challenges of modern cloud-based digital forensics.

Build Modern Distributed Applications: Develop applications composed of small, independent services, deploy them using containers, and create scalable and reliable systems.

One App for Every Platform: Develop applications for smartphones, the web, and desktop systems from a single codebase using the Flutter framework.

Protect Industrial Systems: Analyze risks, identify vulnerabilities, and develop security concepts for industrial control systems.

The Human Factor in Cybersecurity: Identify security threats, develop awareness campaigns, and evaluate their effectiveness.

Work Like an IT Consultant: Analyze customer requirements, develop practical solutions, and present your results professionally in a project report.

Understand Data: Collect, clean, and analyze data, apply statistics and artificial intelligence, and present results in a clear and meaningful way.

Prepare Businesses for the Digital Future: Analyze digital business models, identify opportunities created by technology, and develop strategies for digital transformation.

Learn how to design digital businesses and business processes: You will explore how digital technologies are transforming companies. The focus is on new business models, modern technologies, and the optimization and integration of business processes. In addition, you will learn how to analyze data and develop practical digital solutions for real-world business challenges.

Understand Digital Business Models and Online Companies: Learn the fundamentals of e-business and digital transformation and understand how companies operate online. Explore digital business models, emerging technologies, online marketing, and social media. You will also critically evaluate digital developments and their impact.

Understand enterprise software in practice: You will become familiar with large-scale enterprise software systems, work with SAP software, and learn how business processes are managed digitally. Through various examples, you will gain insight into the challenges of modeling, implementing, and rolling out software that is used across global organizations.

Understand Financial Markets: Learn everything from investing to retirement planning and use programming to make data-driven financial decisions.

Advise Companies and Improve Business Processes: Learn how to analyze and optimize business processes. Focus on methods for simplifying, digitizing, and automating workflows, as well as managing organizational change. You will also explore how process improvements contribute to business success.

Understand and Manage Financial Risk: Learn how organizations identify, assess, and mitigate financial risks. Focus on fundamental methods for evaluating portfolio risk and simple models for financial decision-making. You will also explore how banks and businesses systematically manage risk and make decisions based on probability.

Develop Your Own Game: Work as part of a team, take on different roles, and develop a complete game—from the initial concept and story to game design and technical implementation.

From the first game idea to the finished prototype: You will develop games in a team, work on storytelling, game balancing, and software architectures, and learn how to organize and implement creative projects collaboratively using agile methods.

Develop Intelligent Games: Program computer-controlled opponents, design decision-making logic, and use artificial intelligence to create more dynamic and realistic gameplay.

Make Data Visible: Learn how to present information clearly, create your own visualizations, and evaluate what makes them effective.

Understand How AI Really Works: Develop your own neural networks, understand their architecture, and analyze how they learn and make decisions.

Understand and Use Networks: Work with connections and structures, develop algorithms, and apply them to solve practical problems.

Design Sustainable IT: Develop technologies that conserve resources and evaluate their impact on the environment, the economy, and society.

Publish Your Own App on the App Store: Develop applications for iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch and guide them through the entire publication process.

Everything is connected: You develop applications that enable devices to communicate with each other and exchange data for industrial and everyday use.

Learn how companies operate with a modern ERP system: You will see how business processes are mapped and managed within SAP S/4HANA. The focus is on key processes such as procurement, inventory management, production, sales, human resources, and finance, as well as their integration within a single end-to-end system. You will also gain insight into the use of modern user interfaces such as SAP Fiori.

Understand IT and Its Impact: Explore how technology shapes society and critically examine its social, economic, and ethical implications.

Turn Ideas into Real Products: Develop business models, transform creative concepts into practical solutions, and present your results convincingly.

How Can Data Remain Error-Free? Learn how information can be transmitted reliably despite interference, develop your own error-correcting codes, and understand how they are used in communication, image processing, and encryption.

Understand and Use Data and Knowledge as Networks: Learn how information is represented and organized in knowledge graphs. Focus on modeling relationships between data, integrating multiple data sources, and ensuring data quality. You will also develop simple knowledge graph applications and learn how to formulate queries and interpret their results.

Make Machines Intelligent: Develop AI systems that act autonomously—for example in image recognition, speech processing, or motion control—and apply them to solve real-world problems.

From Code to Business: Develop business models for open-source software, understand software licensing, and collaborate with the community to create marketable solutions.

Teach Computers to Reason Logically: Learn to formulate statements precisely and derive conclusions using propositional and predicate logic as well as formal proof techniques. Explore logic programming, rule-based systems, and the fundamentals of artificial intelligence. You will also learn how formal languages and automata work and how computational problems are classified by complexity.

Design Innovative Digital Services: Learn how user-centered digital services are designed and improved. Focus on service design, the interaction between people and technology, and current examples of data-driven services. You will also develop a simple prototype for a digital service addressing a real-world problem.

Teach Computers to Learn: Train machine learning models, apply different learning methods, and develop applications that automatically recognize patterns in data.

Backend Development Made Easy: Develop server-side applications, build APIs, and implement the business logic behind modern web applications.

Teach Computers to Understand Language: Develop applications that analyze text, recognize meaning, and process natural language—from chatbots to search engines.

Develop Innovative Products and Ideas: Work in interdisciplinary teams on open-ended challenges, develop user-centered concepts using design thinking, build prototypes in a makerspace, and present your solutions to clients and international audiences.

Test Systems Like a Hacker: Identify vulnerabilities, simulate cyberattacks, and demonstrate where systems need improvement.

From Idea to Prototype: Develop your own digital or physical products, experiment with different approaches, and present functional prototypes.

Increase Online Visibility: Learn how websites achieve better search rankings and how to strategically use social media to drive growth.

Create Software People Enjoy Using: Develop user-friendly applications, analyze user behavior, and improve usability and user experience.

Stay Safe Online: Identify risks in internet applications, evaluate existing systems, and develop secure usage concepts.

Manage Information Security in Organizations: Assess risks, plan security measures, and develop strategies for effective information security management.

Monitor Cyberattacks in Real Time: Learn how a Security Operations Center (SOC) works and how cyber threats are detected, analyzed, and mitigated.

Secure Software from the Start: Develop software that withstands attacks throughout its entire lifecycle—from design and development to deployment and operation.

Your Own Project: Work independently on a research or development question, develop your own solution, and present your results clearly and effectively.

Understand and Apply Stock Market Trading: Learn the fundamentals of stock market trading and financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, and investment funds. Explore basic analysis techniques, identify trends in charts, and develop your own trading strategies with trading plans and risk management. Topics such as trading discipline and common investment decisions complete the course.

Support Others in Learning: Design and supervise exercises for fellow students and actively help them develop effective solutions while supporting their learning process.

Developing physical systems for people: You'll build intelligent phyiscal systems that solve real-world problems and are user-centered.

Use data to drive business decisions: You will learn how companies use Business Intelligence to make better decisions. The focus is on data warehouses, the analysis of large volumes of data, and methods for identifying trends and patterns. The course also covers current technologies such as Big Data, in-memory systems, and AI-powered analytics.

Experience business management in fast forward: In a realistic business simulation, you will manage a company in a competitive environment and make decisions regarding strategy, marketing, production, human resources, procurement, and finance. The impact of your decisions on the market and on business performance becomes immediately visible.

Turn Great Ideas into User-Friendly Solutions: Analyze problems, develop solutions, and design intuitive applications with an outstanding user experience.

Create Modern Interactive Media: Transform ideas into digital concepts, design user journeys and prototypes, and implement projects in teams—from practical product enhancements to visionary interaction design concepts.

Immerse Yourself in Virtual Worlds: Develop your own virtual reality applications, combine creative and technical approaches, and create engaging interactive experiences.

Develop Scalable Applications: Analyze the requirements of distributed information systems, select suitable architectures and software, and design, implement, and operate distributed software solutions in practical settings.

Work Methodically and Scientifically: Learn the principles of scientific research, critically evaluate academic literature, write scientific papers, and use models and structured argumentation to support your research.