Data Science
As a data scientist, you will develop software solutions for handling data. Our degree program prepares you optimally for this diverse, creative, and future-proof profession. Personal, practice-oriented advising. We focus on the mobility, power supply, production process and communication industries. The integration of current research is another important and exciting benefit for you.
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A Degree Program with a Future
You can also complete our degree program in Data Science as a dual degree program.
You will bring one of the following educational backgrounds:
- General university entrance qualification (Abitur)
- Specialized university entrance qualification
- Advanced technical college certificate (Fachhochschulreife)
- Professional qualification (Case-by-case examination)
German language level: C1
1. Semester
- Mathematics 1+2
- Programming languages 1
- Algorithms and data structures
- Computer organization and operating systems
- Soft skills and management training
2. Semester
- Mathematics for data sciences 1+2
- Programming languages 2
- Data collection and data storage 1+2
- Computer networks
3. Semester
- Machine learning
- Complexity and predictability
- Applications for machine learning
- Geodata-based information systems
- Compulsory elective module according to the study schedule
4. Semester
- Data security
- Life cycle management software
- Databases
- Technical English
- Project work
- Compulsory elective module according to the study schedule
5. Semester
- Compulsory elective module according to the study schedule
6. Semester
- Compulsory elective module according to the study schedule
- Student research project
- Bachelor thesis + colloquium
As a student, you will benefit from thorough and foundational technical and computer sciences training on:
- developing intelligent solutions
- working with a strong focus on the collection, storage, transmission, analysis and presentation of data
- independent work, abstract thinking skills, analytic thinking skills and creativity as key requirements for innovation, bringing in typical fields of application
- having good communication skills
- establishing good English fluency for working on teams and international cooperations
Our bachelor’s degree program prepares you for excellent career prospects in industry and science. Computer sciences is a key field shaping technical progress. Machine learning and data handling processes are becoming more important in many industries.
Key examples include:
- Improving energy consumption, production workflows, traffic flows, IT security
- Working in innovative start-ups or research projects.
Typically, jobs in these fields are highly communicative, since data analysis is often carried out in cooperation with users.
We integrate current knowledge from professional practice directly into our coursework through cooperations. To do so, we work with a large number of regional and national companies in fields such as:
- Mechanical engineering
- Automation technology
- Drive technology
- Research and development projects, including through the it's OWL top cluster
Our department carries out a wide range of application-oriented and fundamental research projects. We participate in national and international research programs.
As a student, you can participate in a variety of ways: we integrate research content into coursework, integrate you as a student into the active work of research groups early on, and deal with some research content in the framework of theses.
Research institutions:
- Institute for Energy Research (iFE),
- Institute Industrial IT (inIT)
- Fraunhofer Institute IOSB-INA,
- SmartFactoryOWL
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Studying at Innovation Campus Lemgo
At the Innovation Campus in Lemgo, you will study at one of the most exciting technology locations in NRW. Here you will find state-of-the-art laboratories and teaching rooms as well as science-to-business factories. For example, the Centrum Industrial IT, in which companies from all over East Westphalia-Lippe (OWL) have their branches. Or the Smart Factory OWL, which showcases data and AI management. In the Future Food Factory OWL, which is unique in Europe, something similar is happening in relation to food production. New work and transfer meet at InnovationSPIN. Here, TH OWL, the district administration and the skilled trades demonstrate transparent cooperation and a spirit that allows new things to emerge. In addition to Fraunhofer IOSB-INA, the campus is also home to two vocational schools and the national handball league team TBV Lemgo-Lippe. And best of all, the campus also has student residence halls with short distances to the university and the city.
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Still unanswered questions?
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Phone: +49 5261 702 2534
E-mail: studierendenservice(at)th-owl.de
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