Term dates & deadlines
Winter semester 2020/21
General admission period:
13 July 2020 to 05 September 2020
Bachelor Information and Communications Engineering
Branch of Study Engineering
Contents of degree programme
We refer to “Information and Communications Engineering” when information such as measurement data, images, videos, or voice signals is produced, processed, transported and processed using technical means. Information technology systems can be found in communications technology (e.g. mobile phone), in medical technology (e.g. diagnostic equipment), in automotive engineering, in consumer electronics, or in industrial settings (e.g. robotics). The branch of study Engineering within the Bachelor’s degree programme Information and Communications Engineering provides students with the Natural Sciences and Engineering knowledge required for innovations in information technology. Particular emphasis is placed on in-depth study and the opportunity to specialise in specific areas of Engineering. During the course of their studies, students complete practical laboratory experiments to reinforce their technical expertise in selected topics.
Particularities
- Modern, fresh curriculum, newly conceived in its entirety
- Fascinating combination of electrical engineering and informatics
- Excellent supervision conditions
- Diverse opportunities for study periods abroad and industrial placements
- International ambience
- Opportunities for students to collaborate on projects, in order to sample a taste of hands-on research
- All departments are located in the Lakeside Science & Technology Park
- Expansion of the personal horizon through language or management courses
- Opportunities for grants or project work for high-performing students
- Cooperation arrangements with top universities and research institutions
- The branch of study is explicitly listed in the Bachelor degree certificate
Fact Box
Duration: 6 Semester
ECTS: 180
Level of qualification: Bachelor’s degree programme
Degree: Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Prerequisites: General university entrance qualification
Special admission procedure: No
Language of instruction: German, some courses are taught in English
Curriculum
ECTS: 180
Level of qualification: Bachelor’s degree programme
Degree: Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Prerequisites: General university entrance qualification
Special admission procedure: No
Language of instruction: German, some courses are taught in English
Curriculum
Contact details
Student Guidance Service
E-Mail: studieninfo [at] aau [dot] at
Office of the Programme Director
Website of the Programme Director
E-Mail: technik [at] aau [dot] at
Student Representatives
Website of the Student Representatives
E-Mail: oeh [dot] informationstechnik [at] aau [dot] at
Study objectives
The branch of study Engineering of the Bachelor’s degree programme Information and Communications Engineering serves to provide an academic education and qualification for professional activities relating to the design and operation of modern information and communications technologies, which require the implementation of scientific insights and methods.
Students are equipped with a sound fundamental knowledge in the following areas:
- electronics
- circuitry
- signals and systems
- measurement and control systems engineering
- computer and network technology
- informatics and software development
Due to the compulsory skills expansion module in the non-technical sphere, students also gain language and social qualifications.
Admission to the degree programme
The admission to the degree programme must take place before the end of the general admission period (winter semester: 9 July to 5 September | summer semester: 8 January to 5 February). A late admission within the extension period can only be granted in exceptional circumstances.
Programme structure
Introductory phase (STEOP)
The introductory orientation phase (STEOP) of the Bachelor’s degree programme Information and Communications Engineering comprises 10.5 ECTS and consists of the courses “Einführung in das Studium Informationstechnik und Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen”, “Einführung in die Informatik I” and “Entwurf digitaler Schaltungen”.
Overview
| SUBJECT | DESIGNATION | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Pflichtfächer (Required subjects) |
Einführung in das Studium | 4,5 |
| Mathematik I | 24,5 | |
| Elektrotechnik und Physik | 12 | |
| Informatik und Softwareentwicklung | 12 | |
| Computer- und Netzwerktechnik | 18 | |
| Elektronik und Schaltungen | 18 | |
| Signale und Systeme | 18 | |
| Mess- und Regelungstechnik | 12 | |
| Gebundene Wahlfächer (Elective subjects) |
Mathematik II | 7,5 |
| Grundlagenlabor Informationstechnik | 12 | |
| Informationstechnische Vertiefung | 13 | |
| Kompetenzerweiterung | 6 | |
| Freie Wahlfächer (Options) |
12,5 | |
| Bachelorarbeit (Bachelor’s dissertation) |
10 | |
| Total | 180 |
Practical training
The course of studies does not include a compulsory internship. However, students can write their Bachelor thesis within the scope of a self-organised internship.
Recommended structure
Semester 1
| # | Title | Type | Semester | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analysis Ia | VO | Winter | 4 |
| 2 | Analysis Ib | VO | Winter | 3,5 |
| 3 | Analysis I | UE | Winter | 3 |
| 4 | Electrotechnical and Physical Fundamentals of Information Technology | VO+KS | Winter | 6 |
| 5 | Introduction to computer science 1 (StEOP) | VO+UE | Winter | 4 |
| 6 | Introduction to computer science 2 | VO+UE | Winter | 2 |
| 7 | Design of digital Systems (StEOP) | VO+KS | Winter | 6 |
| 8 | Introduction to the Information technology degree course | VC | Winter | 0,5 |
| 9 | Introduction to Engineering: writing and presenting | KS | Winter | 2 |
Semester 2
| # | Title | Type | Semester | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analysis II | VO | Summer | 8 |
| 2 | Linear algebra for computer science and information technology | VO+KS | Summer | 6 |
| 3 | Electrotechnical and Physical Fundamentals of Information Technology | VO+KS | Summer | 6 |
| 4 | Microelectronics | VO+KS | Summer | 6 |
| 5 | Introduction to Structured and Object-Oriented Programming I & II | Summer | 6 |
Semester 3
| # | Title | Type | Semester | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stochastics I | VU | Winter | 4,5 |
| 2 | Electronic Circuits | VO+KS | Winter | 6 |
| 3 | System Theory | VO+KS | Winter | 6 |
| 4 | Computer Architectures | VO+PR | Winter | 6 |
Semester 4
| # | Title | Type | Semester | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Numerical methods | VU | Summer | 6 |
| 2 | Telecommunications | VO+KS | Summer | 6 |
| 3 | Operating Systems | VO+KS | Summer | 6 |
| 4 | Control Engineering | VO+KS | Summer | 6 |
| 5 | Digital Signal Processing | VO+KS | Summer | 6 |
Semester 5
Semester 6
| # | Title | Type | Semester | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seminar over an engineering topic | SE | Summer | 3 |
| 2 | Project praktikum | PR | Summer | 3 |
| 3 | Bachelor thesis | PR | Summer | 4 |
| 4 | Image processing | Summer | 3 | |
| 5 | Fundamentals of simulation techniques | KU | Summer | 3 |
Periods of study abroad
The degree programme does not include a compulsory period of study abroad. However, students are encouraged to spend a period of study abroad from the 4th semester onward.
Erasmus+ and Joint-Study programs and the good relations of your professors allow students to study at numerous partner universities in Europe and across the globe.
Careers and occupational profiles
Graduates are qualified to work in research, development, and the design of technological systems in the fields of information and communications technology, including
- automotive and aviation industries
- electronics industry
- software industry
- medical technology
- engineering firms
- consulting businesses
What our graduates say
Continuing your studies
Upon successful completion of the Bachelor’s degree programme Information and Communications Engineering, students can continue their studies in the Master’s degree programme Information and Communications Engineering: Autonomous Systems and Robotics, Networks and Communications or Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen.
Specialist courses
Within the scope of the free electives and in accordance with the respective curriculum, students can receive credits for individual courses or for entire modules from other subject areas.
Extension curricula
Extension curricula (EC) reflect a special type of restricted electives, and facilitate the acquisition of in-depth specialized knowledge.
Term dates & deadlines
Summer semester 2021
General admission period:
11 January 2021 to 05 February 2021
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