Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)

Study Information Technology part-time

Big data, cloud computing or data security – our Master of Information Technology brings you in line with the latest developments. This part-time degree programme broadens your IT experience with in-depth knowledge and precise tools covering the latest trends in digitalisation.

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Learning content

What is the part-time Information Technology degree programme about?

Our culture of innovation needs creative minds! We are responding to this call with the part-time Master's programme in Information Technology. In this degree programme, you will gain comprehensive, detailed and specialised knowledge based on the latest findings in information technology and digitalisation. You will also acquire extensive knowledge in related areas, especially in agile project management and management. This qualifies you to plan complex interdisciplinary projects and systems in the IT sector from an engineering perspective, to develop, control and implement them using a solution-oriented approach and to take on management tasks.

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Strengths of the study programme

Current, well-founded and application-oriented study content

Digitalisation leads to major technical innovations. In this Master of Information Technology programme, you learn to assess the often short-lived and fast-moving technology and to apply it to your specific situation. The course content is highly topical and scientifically sound. Our lecturers have extensive experience in the field of information technology and convey the contents of the degree programme to you in an application-oriented and practical form.

Universal orientation

Whether you are a highly qualified expert or changing your career to IT, the Master's degree is aimed at both computer scientists and engineers with IT experience. Thanks to its universal orientation and combination of current theory and practical, application-based teaching, this degree programme meets a wide range of needs.

Realise your academic potential – with complete flexibility

The entire study programme is modular. This is a great advantage as it allows you to determine whether this course is suited to meet your specific needs. Our seven modules can be taken individually as part of the modular studies. And if you feel like enrolling in a complete programme, you can join at any time. Each module successfully completed beforehand will be credited to you in full, both in terms of content and financially.

Part-time Master of Engineering

No matter where you are, whether in Hamburg, Munich or Regensburg, thanks to the modular structure of the degree programme, you have to be on campus for only one 7-day week per semester, which adds up to a total of two weeks per year. This makes it easy to combine your studies with your professional and private life.

Career opportunities

Shape the future

We prepare you to lead the way as a designer in the world of digitalisation and to seize new professional opportunities.

  • During your studies, you will gain extensive knowledge and practical skills that you can bring into your company or organisation after completing your Master's degree. This degree opens doors for you – to new areas of responsibility and more leadership responsibility.

    You will acquire both subject-specific knowledge in various areas of information technology and gain universal foresight. This enables you to work both in a specialised position and in an interdisciplinary setting. This degree programme is designed to boost your personal qualification profile as a computer scientist or engineer with IT experience. The professional knowledge gained and the completion of the academic degree "Master of Engineering" qualify you to take on management tasks and to pursue new paths in your professional life.


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Structure and modules

How is the study programme structured?

This part-time degree programme normally takes seven semesters to complete, but could also be done in less time. The entire programme is modular and consists of seven classroom attendance modules, which can also be completed individually as part of our modular studies, and the Master's thesis.

  • 10 ECTS

    Form of examination: written examination approx. eight weeks after completion of the module

    Contents: Algorithmics & Programming, Software Development, Optimisation, Machine Learning Basics


  • 10 ECTS

    Form of examination: written examination approx. eight weeks after completion of the module

    Content: Fundamentals of Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Service Computing, Reactive Programming, Cloud Computing Applications


  • 5 ECTS

    Type of examination: Student research project with presentation

    Content: Agile project management with Scrum, user experience


  • 5 ECTS

    Form of examination: Presentation

    Content: Entrepreneurial thinking and action, collection and analysis of key business figures, market analysis


  • 10 ECTS

    Form of examination: Student research project

    Content: Advanced topics in machine learning, high performance computing, information visualisation, applied data analysis, natural language processing


  • 10 ECTS

    Form of examination: written examination approx. eight weeks after completion of the module

    Content: Authentication and identity management, data protection, signature procedures, secure software development, system security, encryption, penetration testing


  • 10 ECTS

    This module does not include any on-site attendance dates. The theoretical basics for the preparation of scientific papers are taught in an online course.

    Form of examination: Preparation of a scientific paper

    Content: Basics of scientific work, research paradigms in computer science


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Studies and organisational matters

Ensuring everything runs smoothly

When and where do the courses take place? What are the admission requirements? Is the degree programme accredited? We answer these and even more questions below.

  • The individual modules usually take place in the form of week-long blocks from Saturday to Saturday from 08.15 am to approx. 17.15 pm in classroom presence form. Sunday is lecture-free. The dates are announced well in advance, which makes it easier for you to plan. The degree programme is part-time and can be easily combined with a full-time job and private commitments.

    The courses take place on the campus of the OTH Regensburg. The entire infrastructure of the university is available to you during your studies (IT equipment, library, student house, cafeteria, university sports etc.). You are enrolled as a regular student.


  • The study programme is accredited and bears the seal of the Accreditation Council.

    The accreditation was issued by the internal accreditation commission on 3 April 2020 and is valid until 30 September 2026.


  • Prerequisite for admission is a relevant first degree and professional practice in the IT field of at least two years. All computer science and information technology degree programmes from German universities or a comparable foreign degree are considered relevant. Engineers or graduates of other technical degree programmes must provide evidence of 30 "computer science-related" ECTS credits which were acquired either during their studies (e.g. courses, thesis or internship in the IT field) or after their studies (e.g. further and continuing education in the IT field).

    If you did not obtain your university entrance qualification or first degree in a German-speaking institute, proof of German language skills at the level DSH-2 or an comparable German language skills proof is required. Here you can find information on recognized proof of German langue skills.

    It is possible to complete individual modules in the form of module studies before you reach the two-year work experience requirement. The successfully completed modules can be credited in terms of content and financially when entering the programme at a later date.


Benefit from pooled competence

Lecturers

Our lecturers bring with them many years of professional experience and a high level of expertise. Through application-oriented teaching, they are also able to give you an accurate understanding of complex topics.

INFORM AND APPLY

The first step towards the future

Inform and apply

E-mail: wit(at)oth-regensburg.de

Tuition fees

15,300 € in total (six semesters à 2,550 €), plus student union fee and RVV semester ticket; from the 7th semester onwards, the follwing costs apply: 250 € administration fee, plusstudent union fee/RVV semester ticket

your contact persons

Contact

Prof. Dr. Georgios Raptis
Programme director

Prof. Dr. Georgios Raptis
Phone: 0941 943-7178
E-mail: georgios.raptis(at)oth-regensburg.de

Bianca Hirthammer
Programme coordinator

Bianca Hirthammer
Phone: 0941 943-9832
E-Mail: wit(at)oth-regensburg.de