Human-Computer-Interaction

1. Semester
2. Semester
3. Semester
4. Semester
Elective courses
Course specific information

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The Master study program Human-Computer-Interaction can be understood as Media Informatics with an application in Human-Computer-Interaction. There are the following distinctions to the other Master study programs: The lectures Human-Computer-Interaction II and Information Visualization become mandatory. HCI II deals with advanced forms of Human-Computer-Interaction like interative surfaces, instrumentalized surroundings and augmented reality. Further, students need to take part in two design-workshops, that are the continuation of the Bachelor courses "Interaction Design", "Concept Development" and "Projektkompetence Multimedia".

The Master study programme can be started in the summer and in the winter semester. Many courses are offered in both summer and winter semester, so students are very flexible in the timetable configuration. The timetable suggestions here act as an overview over courses that need to be visited during the Master studies.

It should be explicitly stated that the following plans are merely suggestions. Every student is free to assemble their own timetable in accordance with the study and examination regulations. The official module overview can help with this.

SWS (Semesterwochenstunden): SWS describes the estimated amount of hours during which students visit a course per week e.g. the length of a lecture.

ECTS: The ECTS-points awarded upon successful completion of a course. The ECTS-points further serve as a rough approximation of the overall amount of work necessary for completing the course. General information on ECTS (European Credit Transfer System can be found in the study and examination regulations.

1. Semester

(27 Semester hours, 30 ECTS-Points)

Title	Type	SWS	ECTS
Scientific Working and Teaching	Seminar + Praktical course	2 + 4	6
Human-Computer-Interaction II	Lecture + Tutorial	3 + 2	6
Design Workshop I	Practical course	6	6
Elective course	variable	5	6
Elective course	variable	5	6

2. Semester

(20 Semester hours, 30 ECTS-Points)

Title	Type	SWS	ECTS
Seminar on Media Informatics	Seminar	2	6
Practical course on advanced computer science topics I	Individual or group practical course	2	6
Design Workshop II	Practical course	6	6
Elective course	variable	5	6
Elective course	variable	5	6

3. Semester

(20 Semester hours, 30 ECTS-Points)

Title	Type	SWS	ECTS
Seminar on personal and social competences for Master students	Seminar	3	6
Practical course on advanced computer science topics II	Individual or group practical course	2	6
Information Visualization	Lecture + Tutorial	3 + 2	6
Elective course	variable	5	6
Elective course	variable	5	6

4. Semester

(30 ECTS-Points)

Title	Type	SWS	ECTS
Master Thesis	Thesis		25
Viva voce	Oral Examination		5

Elective courses

Master students have more freedom in choosing their courses than Bachelor students. The distinction between advanced topics and elective courses is depricated. Lectures, seminars and practical courses can all be taken as elective courses. The following list is applied (new courses are added to the list, but old courses are not deleted from the list). You can see an overview over offered courses for Master students by searching for "Lehrveranstaltungen im Masterstudium". The individual course pages also say whether a course is for Master students.

Master students have to obtain at least 12 ECTS through practical courses. Additional practical courses can be used as elective courses. In total, students can receive credits for up to 4 practical courses. We recommend visiting one practical course per semester.
Master students have to visit one major seminar (6 ECTS) and can receive credits for up to 2 additional seminars (in total max. 3 seminars).

Examples for possible courses

Titel	Veranstaltungsart	SWS	ECTS
Online Multimedia	Lecture + Tutorial	3 + 2	6
Engineering for Human Factors	Lecture + Tutorial	3 + 2	6
Physiological Computing and Neuroergonomics	Lecture + Tutorial	3 + 2	6
Intelligent User Interfaces	Lecture + Tutorial	3 + 2	6
Practical Machine Learning	Lecture + Tutorial	3 + 2	6
Methoden des Software Engineering	Lecture + Tutorial	3 + 2	6
IT-Sicherheit	Lecture + Tutorial	3 + 2	6
Advanced Topics in Software Engineering	Lecture + Tutorial	3 + 2	6
Grid and Cloud Computing	Lecture + Tutorial	3 + 2	6
Big Data Management and Analytics	Lecture + Tutorial	3 + 2	6
Introduction to Quantum Computing	Lecture + Tutorial	3 + 2	6
Artificial Intelligence for Games	Lecture + Tutorial	3 + 2	6

Advanced topics in Media Informatics / Computer Science

See elective courses

Course specific information

Practical course and Seminar on Scientific Working and Teaching (SPWAL):

The regulation that Master students can receive credit for working as a tutor in place of the practical portion on the course (PWAL - 3 ECTS) is no longer valid as of the winter semester 2014/15. Since the winter semester 2021/22 the course SWAL is offered in place of SPWAL. It focuses more on scientific working than on teaching.

Personal and Social Competences (PSK):

Tutor jobs and other external qualifications e.g. language courses can not be used as a replacement for PSK in the Master.
Students may receive credit for:

Course "Persönliche und soziale Kompetenz"
Accomplishments outside of the study context, where students have the direct responsibility for the guidance of a group, including team moderation. The extend must correspond to 6 ECTS, i.e. at least one month full-time work.
Examples: Coach (sports), group leader in an Alpine Club (it is expected that the student can show a coaching license); occupation in self-administration of student accomodations; active student representative of a faculty.
Occupation as working student or intern, if it is plausible that the job comes with substaintial leadership and moderator roles. If the focus is on technical activities, these can not be used as credit for personal and social competences.