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The findings and methods of informatics are an integral part of modern industrialised societies and have a significant influence on the forms of natural sciences and humanities that we are familiar with today. For this reason, the aim of the Minor Subject Informatics (30 CPs) is to give students from all fields the opportunity to familiarise themselves with basic concepts of informatics and to use them for their major subject.
Students acquire basic knowledge of programming, which includes functional and object-oriented programming, as well as knowledge of theoretical informatics and in the field of algorithms and data structures, and they learn to describe simple problems algorithmically. Building on this, they can expand this knowledge by choosing one of the following three profiles with the content listed below:
You will find the programme of lectures for this course in the eKVV.
An overview of the introductory and information events is provided by the central student counselling services.
The standard period of studies is 6 semesters. Information on studying part time can be found on the following webpage.
The studies Minor Subject (Academic), 30 CPs Informatics comprise 30 credit points.
Find out about the academic structure model and note the possible combinations as well as the rules regarding the individual supplementary area.
Access to the Bachelor programme is granted to those who have a university entrance qualification suitable for Germany (e. g. German ‘Abitur’).
Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.
Likewise, special conditions apply to those qualified in vocational education and training.
The study places are not subject to any admission restrictions (numerus clausus). Nevertheless, you need to apply within the currently applicable application deadlines. Afterwards, however, you can submit your application for enrolment directly in the application and status portal, provided that you meet the access requirements.
Step by step to a bachelor programme without NC
To the application portal
Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.
Likewise, special conditions apply to those qualified in vocational education and training.
This subject can be combined with the following subjects in the Combined Bachelor's Degree:
Internet pages of the subject Informatics
Internet pages of the responsible institution(s):
Faculty of Technology with the courses offered
The information on admission restrictions / numerus clausus (NC) refers to applications for the winter semester 2025/26 and summer semester 2026.
Information on NC values from previous years
The courses
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Length and scope of studies
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Possible Combinations
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