Research in the degree programme

The degree programme in Computing Science at the University of Oldenburg is a scientific degree programme, i.e. it qualifies graduates to independently investigate and, if necessary, solve new problems in the field of Computing Science and its applications using scientific methods. This type of qualification differs from the more practice-orientated focus of universities of applied sciences and allows, among other things, successful research work for industry and administration. For the individual courses within the degree programme, this means, for example, that the focus of the courses is not on dealing with specific application systems, but on the underlying fundamentals, methods and principles.

However, students also have the opportunity to actively participate in the Department's research during their studies. This is done in particular through their own work as part of the Bachelor's or Master's thesis and the project group, but also in seminars on current topics in Computing Science. Another frequently used opportunity is to work as a student assistant on third-party funded projects of the Department and its affiliated institute OFFIS. Involvement in the research activities of the Department's divisions is intensified, especially when choosing a specialisation.

The research focus of the Department

• Safety Critical and Embedded Systems (SKES)

• ICT for energy efficiency (energy)

are also addressed in particular in the specialisations of the Department's degree programmes. The following table shows a correlation between specialisations and research areas. Courses and final theses often overlap the boundaries of individual research specialisations.

New findings and methods are thus integrated directly into the courses - in the many practice-oriented courses such as project groups, internships and final theses in the BSc and MSc programmes, questions are often developed in direct cooperation with research projects by scientists and students.