Angewandte Digitalisierung

1. 1Semester 115 ECTS required · 2 required electivesAgeing Society and Social Structural Change · Societal Challenges of Digitization · Technical Basics of Digitization · 2 required electives from the elective areas below

   • Ageing Society and Social Structural ChangeSummary by OWWZ: Covers demographic change and ageing, their social and economic effects, and structural change and public services in rural areas.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Hausarbeit5 ECTS
   • Societal Challenges of DigitizationSummary by OWWZ: Examines digital media, public discourse, internet policy, identity, inequality, risks and social effects of technology.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Hausarbeit oder mündliche Prüfung 15 Min.5 ECTS
   • Technical Basics of DigitizationSummary by OWWZ: Introduces digital information representation, hardware, software, networks and typical application chains.summer semester only5 ECTS
2. 2Semester 213 ECTS required · 3 required electivesParticipation and Activation with Digital Media · Innovative Data- and Knowledge Management · Practical/ Research Project I · 3 required electives from the elective areas below

   • Participation and Activation with Digital MediaSummary by OWWZ: Analyses digital communication, social media, mobilisation and communities, participatory media work and online counselling.winter semester only5 ECTS
   • Innovative Data- and Knowledge ManagementSummary by OWWZ: Covers learning organisations and methods and digital tools for capturing, sharing, using and evaluating knowledge.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Projektarbeit5 ECTS
   • Practical/ Research Project ISummary by OWWZ: Develops a practice-based research project from defining a problem through literature review and planning to presentation.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Studienarbeit und Präsentation 15 Min.3 ECTS
3. 3Semester 317 ECTS required · 2 required electivesChanging World of Work · Data Protection and Operational IT-Security · Practical / Research Project II · 2 required electives from the elective areas below

   • Changing World of WorkSummary by OWWZ: Examines technological changes in work, job design and health, and flexible and agile collaboration.summer semester only5 ECTS
   • Data Protection and Operational IT-SecuritySummary by OWWZ: Covers data protection law and security, technical safeguards and security concepts for digital applications.summer semester only5 ECTS
   • Practical / Research Project IISummary by OWWZ: Extends the first research project by developing, implementing, evaluating and presenting a practical solution.summer semester onlyExam (in German): Studienarbeit und Präsentation mit Diskussion 15 Min.7 ECTS
4. 4Semester 425 ECTS requiredMaster thesis and colloquium

   • Master thesis and colloquium (Thesis)Summary by OWWZ: Students independently write a scientific master’s thesis and discuss its findings in a colloquium.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Masterarbeit und Kolloquium 30 Min.25 ECTSThesis

Plus elective areas without a fixed semester, 20 ECTS in total (below); they are not included in the semester bars.

Catalogues you choose modules from; the examination regulations set how many ECTS.

• Wahlpflichtmodulechoose 20 ECTS · 7 modulesLeadership · Applied Statistics and Data Presentation · Change Management …

  • LeadershipSummary by OWWZ: Explores self-leadership and cooperative leadership, conflict, communication and leadership tools in organisational change.summer semester only5 ECTSRequired elective
  • Applied Statistics and Data PresentationSummary by OWWZ: Covers descriptive statistics, probability, significance tests, correlation and regression with practical spreadsheet exercises.summer semester only5 ECTSRequired elective
  • Change ManagementSummary by OWWZ: Covers change models, stakeholder analysis and the design of collaborative organisational change using practical cases.winter semester only5 ECTSRequired elective
  • E-CounsellingSummary by OWWZ: Covers concepts, ethics and quality standards of digital counselling, relationship building, crisis intervention and online formats.winter semester only5 ECTSRequired elective
  • Spatial Data and Decision-making SystemsSummary by OWWZ: Introduces geographic information systems, geodata management and spatial analysis for decisions in planning, health and social administration.winter semester onlyExam (in German): Präsentation und Portfolio mit Projektdateien oder Poster5 ECTSRequired elective
  • Digitization in Social ServicesSummary by OWWZ: Covers digital communication and collaboration in social services, knowledge management and planning a change initiative.summer semester only5 ECTSRequired elective
  • AI in Everyday LifeSummary by OWWZ: Introduces machine learning and generative AI and assesses everyday applications, legal frameworks and ethical risks.summer semester only5 ECTSRequired elective

ECTS by topic according to the module handbook, with the share of the programme’s 90 ECTS.

• Required
• Elective

• Business models and digital transformation6 ECTS: 5 required, 1 elective6 ECTS · 7 %
• Organisation and change management6 ECTS: 3 required, 3 elective6 ECTS · 7 %
• Counselling, coaching and supervision4 ECTS: 3 required, 1 elective4 ECTS · 4 %
• Data management3 ECTS: 3 required3 ECTS · 3 %
• Data protection3 ECTS: 2 required, 1 elective3 ECTS · 3 %
• Leadership3 ECTS: 0 required, 3 elective3 ECTS · 3 %
• Geoinformatics and remote sensing3 ECTS: 0 required, 3 elective3 ECTS · 3 %
• Media production and technology3 ECTS: 3 required3 ECTS · 3 %

• FachprüfungsordnungExamination regulations · Version 04.12.2025 · checked 27 October 2026
• FachstudienordnungStudy regulations · Version 04.12.2025 · checked 27 October 2026

• Summer semester

  until 15 February 2028

  474 days left

  Source: hs-nb.de

• Admission

  Open admissionno NC

  Source: hs-nb.de

Tuition fees

Not stated by the university

Semester contribution

€120 per semesterfor all students at the university

Source: hs-nb.de · checked 30 September 2026

OWWZ guidance based on module topics in the module handbook.

• Run a business35 ECTS in matching modules
• Business and economics35 ECTS in matching modules
• Consulting25 ECTS in matching modules

Similar topic shares according to the module handbooks.