Computer Science & Digital Technologies

Semester plan

1. Semester 132 ECTS requiredInternational Business Management · Mathematics for Computer Science · Programming · Project Management · Time & Self-Management & Resilience

   • International Business ManagementSummary by OWWZ: Introduces business administration in an international setting, linking entrepreneurship and economics with product and business lifecycles.6 ECTS
   • Mathematics for Computer ScienceSummary by OWWZ: Covers mathematical foundations for computer science, including logic, linear algebra, statistics and probability.7 ECTS
   • ProgrammingSummary by OWWZ: Develops programming fundamentals, control flow and program structure, then introduces object-oriented programming, advanced data structures and input/output.7 ECTS
   • Project ManagementSummary by OWWZ: Examines the project management process, agile approaches and the use of artificial intelligence in managing projects.6 ECTS
   • Time & Self-Management & ResilienceSummary by OWWZ: Covers time planning and personal organisation, including Pareto and ABC methods, alongside resilience, stress management and practical approaches to studying and working.6 ECTS
2. Semester 232 ECTS requiredAcademic Writing & Research Skills – Business Information Systems · Business Communication Skills · Calculus & Numerical Methods · Innovation & Entrepreneurship · IT Infrastructure

   • Academic Writing & Research Skills – Business Information SystemsSummary by OWWZ: Introduces FOM academic writing requirements, research ethics and argument development, together with research methods used in information systems and computer science.6 ECTS
   • Business Communication SkillsSummary by OWWZ: Builds written business communication, negotiation and presentation skills on a foundation of communication principles.6 ECTS
   • Calculus & Numerical MethodsSummary by OWWZ: Connects calculus foundations with mathematical problem solving in computer science, covering numerical approximation and solution methods and software for numerical computation.7 ECTS
   • Innovation & EntrepreneurshipSummary by OWWZ: Covers company formation and business idea development, examining how emerging technologies such as AI affect markets and business models.6 ECTS
   • IT InfrastructureSummary by OWWZ: Examines IT infrastructure components and their interactions, problem analysis, solution design and operational decisions, including availability, performance and scalability.7 ECTS
3. Semester 332 ECTS requiredBusiness Psychology · Cyber Security & Data Protection · Database Management · Operating Systems · Quantitative Project: Data Literacy

   • Business PsychologySummary by OWWZ: Relates psychological models of individual and group behaviour to job satisfaction and motivation, and examines psychological influences on marketing and purchasing decisions.6 ECTS
   • Cyber Security & Data ProtectionSummary by OWWZ: Covers cyber, information and IT security alongside data protection and the EU General Data Protection Regulation.6 ECTS
   • Database ManagementSummary by OWWZ: Develops data modelling skills, introduces NoSQL databases and provides practical database work using SQL.7 ECTS
   • Operating SystemsSummary by OWWZ: Examines modern storage systems, human-machine interfaces and virtualisation within operating systems.7 ECTS
   • Quantitative Project: Data LiteracySummary by OWWZ: Applies the PPDAC cycle in a data analysis project, combining modelling with statistical software.6 ECTS
4. Semester 432 ECTS requiredApplied Knowledge & Information Management · Data Structures & Algorithms · Networks · Sustainable Transformation & Change · Web Technologies

   • Applied Knowledge & Information ManagementSummary by OWWZ: Covers knowledge and information management, finding and handling data and knowledge, and applying AI tools through prompt engineering.6 ECTS
   • Data Structures & AlgorithmsSummary by OWWZ: Introduces data structures and algorithmic foundations, including automata and algorithm analysis.6 ECTS
   • NetworksSummary by OWWZ: Covers network architectures, core protocols and TCP/IP, together with network configuration, analysis, optimisation, security and threat identification.7 ECTS
   • Sustainable Transformation & ChangeSummary by OWWZ: Examines UN sustainability goals, climate impacts on business and society, socioeconomic sustainability and corporate social responsibility strategies.6 ECTS
   • Web TechnologiesSummary by OWWZ: Combines technical and user-centred requirements analysis with full-stack development, process models, usability, interaction design and integration of client- and server-side web applications.7 ECTS
5. Semester 532 ECTS requiredAI · Bachelor Thesis – Methods & Tools · Crisis Management · Intercultural Competence · Theoretical Computer Science

   • AISummary by OWWZ: Introduces AI foundations and applications, human behaviour and learning in relation to AI, and knowledge-based systems and expert system evaluation.7 ECTS
   • Bachelor Thesis – Methods & ToolsSummary by OWWZ: Prepares students for their thesis through formal, substantive and methodological requirements, topic selection and academic argumentation.Thesis6 ECTS
   • Crisis ManagementSummary by OWWZ: Covers crisis detection, assessment and response, turnaround management concepts and measures, and analysis of current international business cases.6 ECTS
   • Intercultural CompetenceSummary by OWWZ: Examines intercultural management in a globalised world, including cultural dimensions, corporate cultures and management styles.6 ECTS
   • Theoretical Computer ScienceSummary by OWWZ: Covers computability, formal languages and compiler design, linking axiomatic models and formal descriptions of system behaviour with complexity analysis of problems and algorithms.7 ECTS
6. Semester 620 ECTS requiredBachelor’s Thesis and Colloquium/Defence · Career Coaching

   • Bachelor’s Thesis and Colloquium/DefenceThesisExam (in German): Bachelorarbeit mit Kolloquium/Verteidigung14 ECTS
   • Career CoachingSummary by OWWZ: Helps refine personal competencies and career direction, addressing professional identity, application strategies and innovative AI tools for job applications.6 ECTS

Topic profile

ECTS by topic from the curriculum’s modules; together at most the programme’s ECTS.RequiredElective

• Algorithms and data structures10 ECTS: 10 required10 ECTS
• Artificial intelligence10 ECTS: 10 required10 ECTS
• Databases7 ECTS: 7 required7 ECTS
• Computer science7 ECTS: 7 required7 ECTS
• IT security7 ECTS: 7 required7 ECTS
• Human-computer interaction and usability7 ECTS: 7 required7 ECTS
• Theoretical computer science7 ECTS: 7 required7 ECTS
• Ethics6 ECTS: 6 required6 ECTS

Curriculum sources

• Studienverlaufsplan: Computer Science & Digital TechnologiesStudy plan · checked 15 October 2026
• Studieninformation mit Curriculum: Computer Science & Digital TechnologiesDocument · checked 15 October 2026