Students

In the first semesters, students learn the basic principles and methods of computer science and mathematics. They provide an indispensable basis for finding reliable and optimal solutions to the various application problems later on and are therefore compulsory for all students.

In the compulspry-elective area "Computer Science", 30 credit points must be achieved through the courses from chart A, in addition to one seminar and one team project (section B).

A module that is not listed in the appendices or in a list of additional possible modules approved by the Computer Science Examination Board may, upon application by a student to the Computer Science Examination Board, be additionally approved, provided that said module meaningfully complements the student’s study plan (BPO 2017, § 4 Para. 11).

B) In addition to the 30 credits in the compulsory-elective area of ​​Computer Science, a team project (5 credits, through coursework) and a seminar (5 credits, through examination) must be successfully completed.

While you register independently through the offering institute for the team project of your choice, seminars are assigned through a separate allocation process. Please make sure to take care of it early enough.

Furthermore, it is possible to incorporate Master’s modules into the "Computer Science Cumpulsory-Elective Area" of the Bachelor’s program (Note: Limited to modules totaling a maximum of 15 credit points; see BPO 2017, § 4 Para. 11). A corresponding application template (only in German) for the Examination Committee is available for this purpose as well: Please note that this form requires the signature of the respective professor/lecturer! 

The respective application form, along with the corresponding exam registration form, must be submitted to the Computer Science Examination Office no later than during the exam registration week. Incomplete forms (e.g., those lacking the lecturer's signature) will not be accepted and cannot be submitted later once the exam registration week is over. Therefore, we kindly ask that you obtain the lecturer's signature in good time.

Compulsory Modules:

• "Medicine 2" (5 CP) within the "Key Qualifications" area
• Bachelor's Thesis (12 CP)

Additional modules that can be completed in the field of Medical Informatics when choosing this study branch:

• Seminar (5 CP)
• Team Project (5 CP; coursework)

Further information regarding courses offered by the Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics can be found either in the online course catalog of TU Braunschweig or on the Institute's website.

The following applies to all minor subjects listed here:

• Between 10 and 12 credit points must be earned.
• Additional minor subjects may be approved by the Examination Committee upon application. The application must be accompanied by a study plan for the minor subject, which must be signed by the responsible Dean of Studies for the respective subject.
• Upon application to the Computer Science Examination Committee, the minor subject may be changed once within the standard period of study. A change is only possible provided that a second examination attempt has not yet been registered for any of the examinations already taken in the minor subject. A minor subject that has been fully completed cannot subsequently be changed. An application to change the minor subject must be submitted by the end of the semester in which the student's standard period of study concludes.
• Any coursework and examination credits already passed within the scope of a discontinued minor subject will not be listed on the transcript as supplementary examinations, but will instead be removed.

Details regarding the content and language of individual courses, as well as their times and locations, can be found in the online course catalog by first selecting the correct semester and then entering the corresponding course number.

The following minor subjects are offered:

Advanced Industrial Management

The minor subject includes the following modules:

• Betriebsorganisation (MB-IFU-21)
• Industrielles Qualitätsmanagement (MB-IPROM-21)

Both compulsory modules must be completed.

Business Administration (Betriebswirtschaftslehre)

The two following compulsory modules must be completed:

• [Only in Winter Semester] "Grundlagen der Betriebswirtschaftslehre - Produktion & Logistik und Finanzwirtschaft" [Module Number: WW-STD-54] | 6 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • "Einführung in das Marketing" (Lecture, Course Number: 2221001)
  • "Einführung in die Unternehmensführung" (Lecture, Course Number: 2211074)
• [Only in Summer Semester] "Grundlagen der Betriebswirtschaftslehre - Unternehmensführung und Marketing" [Module Number: WW-STD-53] | 6 Credits;  includes the following classes:
  • "Einführung in die Produktion & Logistik" (Lecture + Exercise Course, Course Number: 2211077)
  • "Einführung in die Finanzwirtschaft" (Lecture + Exercise Course, Course Number: 2211076 + 2215028)

Communication Networks (Kommunikationsnetze)

The two following compulsory modules must be completed:

• [Only in Winter Semester] Pflichtmodul "Grundlagen des Mobilfunks" [Module Number: ET-NT-49] | 5 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Grundlagen des Mobilfunks (Lecture, Course Number: 2424096)
  • Grundlagen des Mobilfunks (Exercise Course, Course Number: 2424095)
• [Only in Winter Semester] Pflichtmodul "Kommunikationsnetze" [Module Number: ET-IDA-66] | 5 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Kommunikationsnetze (Lecture, Course Number: 2416011)
  • Kommunikationsnetze (Exercise Course, Course Number: 2416012)

Mechanical Engineering / Mechatronics (Maschinenbau/Mechatronik)

The two following compulsory modules must be completed:

• [Only in Winter Semester] Pflichtmodul "Einführung in die Mechatronik" [MB-MT-23] 5 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Lecture "Grundlagen der Mechatronik" (Course Number: 2538005)
  • Seminar "Anwendungen mechatronischer Systeme" (Course Number: 2538003)
• [Only in Summer Semester] Pflichtmodul "Regelungstechnik" [MB-STD-46] 5 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Lecture "Regelungstechnik" (Course Number: 2520091)
  • Exercise Course "Regelungstechnik" (Course Number: 2520092)
  • Tutorium "Regelungstechnik" (Course Number: 2520093)

Mathematics

Of the three modules—"Algebra für Informatiker", "Numerik für Informatiker" and "Einführung in die Stochastik für Informatiker"—only the module can be taken, that has not yet been completed within the compulsory-elective area Mathematics. From the remaining modules, students may choose freely:

[Only in Winter Semester] 

• Module "Numerik für Informatiker" [MAT-STD1-14] | 5 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Lecture "Einführung in die Numerische Mathematik für Studierende der Informatik" (Course Number: 1299127)
  • Smal Exercise Course "Einführung in die Numerische Mathematik für Studierende der Informatik" (Course Number: 1299128)
• Module "Lineare und Kombinatorische Optimierung" [MAT-STD5-51] | 10 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Lecture "Lineare und Kombinatorische Optimierung" (Course Number: 1298132)
  • Exercise Course "Lineare und Kombinatorische Optimierung" (Course Number: 1201040)

[Only in Summer Semester]

• Module "Algebra für Informatiker" [MAT-STD1-13] | 5 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Lecture "Algebra für Informatiker" (Course Number: 1299208)
  • Exercise Course "Algebra für Informatiker" (Course Number: 1299209)
• Module "Einführung in die Stochastik für Informatiker" [MAT-STD1-42] | 5 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Lecture "Einführung in die Stochastik für Informatiker" (Course Number: 1214015)
  • Exercise Course "Einführung in die Stochastik für Informatiker" (Course Number: 1299082)
• Module "Nichtlineare Optimierung" [MAT-STD5-50] | 10 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Lecture "Nichtlineare Optimierung" (Course Number: 1296076)
  • Exercise Course "Nichtlineare Optimierung" (Course Number: 1296075)
• Module "Statistische Verfahren" [MAT-STD5-24] | 5 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Lecture "Statistische Verfahren" (Course Number: 1296049)
  • Exercise Course "Statistische Verfahren" (Course Number: 1296050)

Medicine

The two mandatory modules "Gesundheitssysteme" and "Medizin 1" must be completed.

• [Only in Winter Semester] Module "Medizin 1" [INF-MI-69] | 5 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Lecture "Medizin 1" (Course Number: 4217017)
  • Exercise Course "Medizin 1" (Course Number: 4217018)
• [Only in Winter Semester] Module "Gesundheitssysteme" [INF-MI-59] | 5 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Block Course "Gesundheitssysteme" (Course Number: 4217179)
  • Exercise Course "Gesundheitssysteme" (Course Number: 4217180)

Philosophy

The two mandatory modules "Philosophie für TechnikwissenschaftlerInnen (1)" and "Philosophie für TechnikwissenschaftlerInnen (2)" must be completed.

• [Unregulated] Module "Philosophie für TechnikwissenschaftlerInnen (1)" [INF-STD-70] | 5 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Lecture "Einführung in die Technikphilosophie" (Course Number: 4411386)
  • Seminar "Elemente des Positivismus" (Course Number: 4411035)
• [Unregulated] Module "Philosophie für TechnikwissenschaftlerInnen (2)" [INF-STD-71] | 5 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Seminar "Die Philosophie des Liberalismus" (Course Number: 4411364)
  • Seminar "Hans Blumenberg: Geistesgeschichte der Technik" (Course Number: 4411032)

Psychology

The following regulations apply to both modules:

• Both modules must be completed. Each module must be concluded with one examination and one coursework:
  • Examination: Written exam (90 min.) or oral exam (30 min.) in one of the two selected lectures.
  • Coursework: Proof of participation in the second selected lecture, in form of a short presentation, a written report/protocol, or an additional assignment.
• In each module, two of the offered lectures must be taken. 
• Each of the two modules is worth 5 credit points.

Modules:

• [Only in Winter Semester] "Einführung in die Psychologie für Informatiker" [INF-STD-45]
  • Lecture "Allgemeine Psychologie I" (WS) / Course Number: 1711451
  • Lecture "Allgemeine Psychologie II" (WS) / Course Number: 1711450
• [Only in Winter Semester] "Grundlagengebiete in der Psychologie für Informatiker" [INF-STD-46]
  • Lecture "Psychologie der Persönlichkeit" (WS) / Course Number: 1711099
  • Lecture "Sozialpsychologie" (WS) / Course Number: 1711054
  • Lecture "Entwicklung über die Lebensspanne" (SS) / Course Number: 1711372

Aerospace Engineering (Raumfahrttechnik)

The compulsory module "Raumfahrttechnische Grundlagen" must be completed first, followed by one additional compulsory-elective module.

• [Every Semester] Module "Raumfahrttechnische Grundlagen" [MB-ILR-56] 5 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Lecture "Raumfahrttechnische Grundlagen" (Course Number: 2514013)
  • Exercise Course "Raumfahrttechnische Grundlagen" (Course Number: 2514014)
• [Only in Summer Semester] Module "Satellitentechnik und Satellitenbetrieb" [MB-ILR-62] 5 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Lecture "Satellitentechnik" (Course Number: 2514037)
  • Exercise Course "Satellitentechnik" (Course Number: 2514054)
• [Only in Summer Semester] Module "Raumfahrttechnik bemannter Systeme" [MB-ILR-07] 5 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Lecture "Raumfahrttechnik bemannter Systeme" (Course Number: 2514018)
  • Exercise Course "Raumfahrttechnik bemannter Systeme" (Course Number: 2514019)

Signal Processing (Signalverarbeitung)

Both mandatory modules "Grundlagen der digitalen Signalverarbeitung" and "Sprachkommunikation" must be completed.

• [Every Semester] Module "Digitale Signalverarbeitung" [ET-NT-48] | 5 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Lecture "Digitale Signalverarbeitung" (Course Number: 2424001)
  • Exercise Course "Digitale Signalverarbeitung" (Course Number: 2424067)
• [Every Semester] Module "Sprachkommunikation" [ET-NT-50] | 5 Credits; includes the following classes:
  • Lecture "Sprachkommunikation" (Course Number: 2424002)
  • Laboratory Course "Rechnerübung Sprachkommunikation" (Course Number: 2424008)

The courses offered within the "Key Qualifications" module are designed to enable students to contextualize their own field of study within broader societal, historical, legal, or career-oriented frameworks. For instance, students acquire knowledge of theories and methods drawn from other, unrelated academic disciplines; this way, they engage in interdisciplinary exchange and collaboration with students from fields of study outside their own.

In addition, there are specialized "training courses" intended to empower students to apply knowledge acquired in other areas more effectively, to facilitate smoother and more constructive collaboration with other.

Which courses can I take for the "Key Qualifications" requirement?

ACADEMIC WORK SKILLS

Save valuable study time through structure and systematic organization! Whether the topic is literature research, source management, copyright law, or academic writing and presentation—here you will learn how to conduct academic work properly, thereby saving yourselves a great deal of time and stress. A significant practical component provides you with the opportunity to put these skills to the test.

TRAINING IN ACTION-ORIENTED COMPETENCIES

Within the "Key Qualifications" module, students are required to complete courses totaling 5 credit points. These credits may be earned through courses selected from the "Gesamtprogramm überfachlicher Qualifikationen", or from the courses offered by the Chair of Industrial/Organizational and Social Psychology at TU Braunschweig.

POOL MODEL

For a list of courses offered during the current semester as part of the "Gesamtprogramm überfachlicher Qualifikationen" (the so-called "Pool Modell"), please visit the online course catalog. Specifically, navigate to: "Veranstaltungen" => "Vorlesungsverzeichnis" => "Besondere Verzeichnisse" => "Pool (überfachliche Qualifikation)".

SCOUT

The new SCOUT program, organized by the Institute of Industrial/Organizational and Social Psychology, aims to better integrate international students at TU Braunschweig into the daily routine of university life in Germany. As part of this program, international students are systematically paired with a "SCOUT" (a German-speaking partner) for the duration of one semester. Through both individual and group meetings, participants establish intercultural connections and build key competencies. Doing the SCOUT program can be credited once for the "Key Qualifications" module, earning 2 credit point (unfortunately, international students participating in the program are not eligible to receive these credits). SCOUT Programme

SOS – Studying Without Language Barriers

In the SOS program, German-speaking students serve as language coaches, assisting their international peers in understanding course content and acquiring both general and subject-specific language skills. The SOS program can be credited once for the "Key Qualifications" module, earning 2 credit points (unfortunately, international students cannot claim these credits). SOS Programme

LANGUAGE COURSES

You may also take courses offered by the Language Centre as part of the "Key Qualifications" module; these language courses can be credited for a maximum of 4 credits. Please note that Placement tests are required for certain language courses. Check out the Language Centre's website well before the start of semester to familiarize yourself with the applicable regulations.

Language courses may be credited starting from the following proficiency levels:

• English: from Level B2 onwards
• All other languages: from Level B1 onwards

To earn credit points for language courses at a lower level (with the exception of English and German, for which the prescribed levels are strictly mandatory), you must submit a formal application to the Computer Science Examination Committee. This application must be accompanied by proof demonstrating that the language in question was not already acquired during your secondary school education.

Please note: In accordance with a resolution passed by the Computer Science Examination Committee, courses taught by Prof. Biegel may now be credited for a maximum of 3 ECTS credits each (recognized for Computer Science students within the scope of key qualifications). For the recognition of other modules not listed in the "Gesamtprogramm überfachlicher Qualifikationen" , a written application must also be submitted to the Examinations Office; the requirements stated above apply in such cases.

Please note that, to ensure successful participation in your chosen courses/modules, you must provide an active proof of academic achievement (e.g., written exam, oral exam, term paper, presentation, etc.). All achievements completed within the "Key Qualifications" module are recorded as ungraded academic credits—regardless of whether the specific achievement is designated as an examination or merely as an academic achievement in other degree programs.

For the recognition of any other modules, a written application must be submitted to the Examinations Office; the requirements stated above apply.

What cannot be included in the "Key Qualifications" module?

• Modules from the field of Computer Science
• Modules from subjects the student has selected as a minor subject
• Modules offered by the Sports Center

According to the General Examination Regulations of TU Braunschweig (§ 14), the Bachelor's thesis is intended to demonstrate that the student is capable of independently addressing a problem within their field of study—under supervision and within a specified timeframe—using scientific methods.

The Bachelor's thesis cannot be registered until the mandatory subjects of "Grundlagen der Informatik", "Grundlagen der Mathematik", and "Grundlagen der Informatik der Systeme" have been successfully completed.

The mandatory subject area "Grundlagen der Informatik" includes the module "Propädeutikum" (6 credits), which encompasses—among other things—"Literature Research".

Literature research is an academic achievement (2 credits) to be completed in preparation for the Bachelor's thesis; it is an integral component of the mandatory "Propädeutikum" module. Consequently, in terms of content, it is directly linked to the Bachelor's thesis and must be coordinated by the student with their supervising professor.

Upon successful completion of this task, the student receives a certificate from the supervising institute or professor, which must be submitted to the Computer Science Examination Office without delay. Once this certificate is received, the Bachelor's thesis may be officially registered.

The topic of the thesis may be assigned only by members of the faculty group within the Department of Computer Science or by full-time *Privatdozenten* (senior lecturers) within the Department of Computer Science. Detailed information regarding this procedure is available at the Computer Science Examination Office. Please do not attempt to independently secure a thesis topic on your own (please refer to the FAQ section for further details).

The nature of the assignment and the specific terms of reference must be definitively established at the time the thesis topic is assigned. Prior to the evaluation of the thesis, the student is required to deliver a presentation of approximately 30 minutes in duration, in which they present their work. This presentation may contribute up to 3 of the total 12 credit points to the final grade of the thesis, provided that the presentation serves to meaningfully complement the achievement of the qualification objectives associated with the chosen topic. Upon assigning the topic, the examiner shall indicate whether—and to what extent—the presentation will contribute to the final grade.

The period from the assignment of the topic to the submission of the Bachelor's thesis is three months. The topic may be changed only once, and only within four weeks of its assignment.