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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

580

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

100

Percentage of teaching by practitioners

11.0%

Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

27.0%

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

13/16 points

Job market- and career-orientation

Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment

81.8%

Master theses in cooperation with work environment

79.2%

Research

Cooperative doctoral degrees (in three years)

1

Third party funds per professor

47,200 €

Not specified

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support
Support in studies
Courses offered
Study organisation
Exam organisation
Digital teaching elements
Introduction to scientific work
Offers for career orientation
Support during practical semester
Practical orientation in teaching
Support for stays abroad
Rooms
Library
IT-infrastructure
Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

42

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme

Teaching at the Department of Computer Science is characterised by a high level of practical relevance and good support for students. Students work on practical projects in cooperation with regional companies as part of project work, a mandatory practical phase and the bachelor's thesis. In addition, students have the opportunity for a cooperative degree programme.

Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes

Teaching at the Department of Computer Science is characterised by a high level of practical relevance and good support for students. Students work on practical projects in cooperation with regional companies as part of project work and the master's thesis. In addition, students have the opportunity for a cooperative degree programme.

Special features regarding the international orientation

International teaching week; international project semester; German-French University Institute of Technology and Economics (DFHI) as a cooperation between the Saarland University of Applied Sciences (htw saar) and the Université de Lorraine (UL).

Exchange universities for stay abroads

Högskolan Väst, Sweden; Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Mexico; James Madison University, USA; Politechnika Lodzka, Poland; Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands; Tampereen Ammattikorkeakoulu, Finland; Universidad de Vigo, Spain; University of Calgary, Kanada; Université du Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Special features regarding the equipment

The Department of Computer Science offers extremely well-equipment laboratories in various fields of computer science: Embedded Robotics Lab; Communication Informatics Lab; Laboratory for Embedded Systems; IT Security Laboratory; Software laboratories; System Technology Laboratory (STL); Distributed Systems Lab; Traffic Telematics Research Group

Special features regarding research and development

Test field Digitalisation@htw saar – model factory for teaching and R&D using the example of the life cycle of batteries in electric vehicles: edge computing, human-robot interaction, use of augmented/virtual reality in industrial production; resource-sen

Other special features

Lecture series "Effects of Gender and Diversity - Extended Competencies for Employability" is offered in all Computer Science degree courses and recognized as an elective module.

Further information on research activities

Further information about study entry phase

Information on access restrictions

https://www.htwsaar.de/studium-und-lehre/vor-dem-studium/bewerbung/infos-zum-bewerbungsverfahren/studienplatzvergabe

Website of the Student Council

online-application

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Last Update 2024: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education
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