Master
Diploma
winter and summer semester
4 semesters
Special conditions
Friedberg
semester fee
The Master's degree programme in Media Informatics, degree M.Sc., will finally be discontinued at the end of the winter semester 2026/27. The last admission took place in the winter semester of 2023/24. Re-enrollment, especially in higher semesters, is not possible.
Anyone who enjoys producing and preparing information for digital media in a target group-oriented manner and designing, introducing and supervising complex multimedia systems can deepen their knowledge in the media informatics master’s programme with a focus on “media production” or “web and mobile applications”.
Studies
study content
The Master's programme allows you to focus your studies on one of the two main areas "Web and mobile applications" and "Media production".
Graduates of the "Web and Mobile Applications" major have in-depth skills for planning, developing and evaluating software in heterogeneous teams. They are able to design and develop IT systems for the production and distribution of media.
In the "Media Production" major, graduates have in-depth skills to independently design, implement and evaluate media productions in the field of 3D as well as audio and video. They are able to use the appropriate methods of analysis, conception, realization and embedding for the production and distribution of media and media products.
study programme
The courses are listed below. The numbers indicate for each semester how many hours per week or how many credit points are planned in the respective subject. There are 120 in total Credit points to acquire.
1
| MODULE | SWS | CrP |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Compulsory module of the major | 4 | 6 |
| software architecture | 4 | 6 |
| Further advanced human-machine interaction | 4 | 6 |
| Applied Statistics | 4 | 6 |
| elective module | 4 | 6 |
| TOTAL 1ST SEMESTER | 20 | 30 |
2
| MODULE | SWS | CrP |
|---|---|---|
| 2. Compulsory module of the center of gravity | 4 | 6 |
| Development of distributed applications | 4 | 6 |
| Databases / Further advanced aspects | 4 | 6 |
| team project | 1 | 6 |
| elective module | 4 | 6 |
| TOTAL 2ND SEMESTER | 17 | 30 |
Compulsory modules in the majors
| MODULE | SWS | CrP |
|---|---|---|
| Focus on web and mobile applications | ||
| Operation and maintenance of web applications | 4 | 6 |
| Further advanced mobile applications 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Focus on media production | ||
| Photorealistic rendering | 4 | 6 |
| Research seminar - Current topics in media production and media technology (1) | 4 | 6 |
elective modules
In the elective areas, students have the opportunity to choose from a pool of compulsory elective modules assigned to areas.
| MODULE | SWS | CrP |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual Reality & Games | 4 | 6 |
| augmented reality | 4 | 6 |
| Visual effects | 4 | 6 |
| Research seminar - Current topics in media production and media technology (2) | 4 | 6 |
| Media-focused web applications | 4 | 6 |
| Further advanced mobile applications 2 | 4 | 6 |
| voice applications | 4 | 6 |
List of elective modules imported from other departments
| MODULE | SWS | CrP |
|---|---|---|
| Coding Theory and Cryptography | 4 | 6 |
| Solution methods for strategy games | 4 | 6 |
| advanced analytics | 4 | 6 |
| computer graphics | 4 | 6 |
| Efficient algorithms in computer graphics | 4 | 6 |
| Programmeming in Clojure | 4 | 6 |
| ECMA Script applications | 4 | 6 |
The detailed study programme can be found in module manual.
job prospects
perspectives
The course trains graduates in the field of media informatics who, thanks to the master’s degree, are able to take on strategic and management tasks or to pursue an academic career. The course prepares you for demanding professional fields in companies, in the public sector or in self-employment. However, it can also be the basis for further academic qualification in a subsequent doctoral procedure.
Application and enrolment
application
degree Normal period accreditation forms of study main language of instruction Place of study, location Costs |
Master (MSc) 4 semesters ASIIN Dusseldorf full-time study German Friedberg, Gießen semester fee |
| requirements | (1) The master’s degree in media informatics builds consecutively on a first professional qualification from a university in the field of media informatics with a standard study period of 6 semesters (180 CrP). The course can also lead to a first university degree with a professional qualification Build up the standard period of study of 6 semesters (180 CrP) in a related course. The examination board decides whether this requirement is met. (2) Access to the Media Informatics master's programme is only possible if a first professionally qualifying university degree according to paragraph 1 can be proven and the Overall grade of this first professional university degree at least "good" (at least 72.5 percentage points according to § 9 paragraph 2 of part I of the examination regulations; 2.5). If the overall grade is not achieved, the applicant can request a Take an aptitude test. (3) Foreign applicants for the Media Informatics master’s degree, who the first professional university degree in a non-German language degree must have been acquired by the end of the specified by the THM at the latest Enrollment deadline for the master’s degree in Media Informatics German language skills in accordance with the “Framework Regulations for German Language Examinations for Studies German universities" in the currently valid version. Appropriate Evidence is, for example, the German language test for university admission (DSH-2) or the German as a foreign language test (TestDaF with at least 4 points in each area). |
| start of studies | winter and summer semester |
| application period |
June 1 to September 1 (winter semester) |
| Application period for international applicants |
April 1 to July 15 (winter semester) and October 1 to January 15 (summer semester). uni-assist. |
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