Bachelor Program

Bachelor Program

As part of the interdisciplinary Bachelor’s program in Computational Engineering, students take modules from the fields of computer science, mathematics and an engineering application field (TAF) as well as technical elective modules. You can find an overview of the different TAFs at Technical Application Fields.

Admission

Informations about the admission and the enrollment can be found under Admission to the Bachelor Program.

Languages

The teaching language on the Bachelor’s program in Computational Engineering is German. However, students have the option of taking some modules in English.

Grundlagen- und Orientierungsprüfung (GOP)

In the Grundlagen- und Orientierungsprüfung (GOP), students should demonstrate that they are able to handle the demands of scientific studies in Computational Engineering and have acquired the methodological foundations to successfully continue their studies. The GOP is passed if modules from the first two semesters amounting to at least 30 ECTS have been successfully completed. The GOP modules can be selected from a list of GOP-able modules that are marked as GOP-able modules in the program’s examination regulations.

Structure of the Program

The structure of the bachelor program in Computational Engineering comprises in addition to the three major sections Mathematics, Computer Science and the Technical Application Field, a section with Elective Technical Subjects, a section with an internship at industry and soft skills modules, and the section with a seminar and the bachelor’s thesis.

Mathematics (Mathematik) [min. 37,5 ECTS]. This section contains mandatory modules corresponding to the usual engineering mathematics. These are complemented with two further modules in numerical mathematics (Numerik).

Computer Science (Informatik) [55,0 ECTS]. This part consists of some modules from the bachelor’s program in computer science and three additional modules in scientific computing and high-performance computing.

Technical Application Field (Technisches Anwendungsfach, TAF) [min. 35 ECTS]. In this section all modules specific to the application subject are listed. The modules in this section are mandatory. Each TAF has a TAF representative who will assist students with any related issues.

Elective Technical Subjects (Technische Wahlmodule) [max. 17,5 ECTS]. In this section, the student can select modules that correspond to their personal interests. A complete set of modules is given in the module catalogs of Computer Science and the selected TAF.

Internship and Softskills (Praktikum und Schlüsselqualifikationen) [15 ECTS]. The section consists of a freely selectable module (5 ECTS) and an internship (10 ECTS), which optionally consists of an 8-week professional internship (industrial internship) to be completed before or during the course of study according to the internship guidelines of the Computational Engineering program or of an internship module from a catalog of selectable internships from other Bachelor programs of the Faculty of Engineering.

Seminar [5 ECTS]. In the seminar each student has to prepare a presentation of at least 45 minutes and deliver a written report. The seminar topic must come from the area of computer science or an area related to the TAF.

Bachelor’s Thesis (Bachelor-Arbeit) [15 ECTS]. The bachelor’s thesis comprises a research work of about 360 hours and has to be completed within five months after the registration. The student can register for the bachelor’s thesis as soon as they have achieved 100 ECTS points. The topic of the thesis must be in the area of Computational Engineering and be worked on under the supervision of a university lecturer from the Faculty of Engineering. The results of the Bachelor’s thesis are presented in a 30 minute presentation followed by a discussion.

Standard Study Plan Bachelor

The module catalog with the module descriptions of all modules of the Bachelor’s program Computational Engineering can be found under this link: Module Catalog Bachelor.

Welcoming Event for new students

At the beginning of the winter semester an introduction event for new students takes place. Further information can be found shortly before the start of the winter semester under Events and offerings for Students.

Contact Bachelor

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us:

Die Fachschaftsinitiative

If you have questions to our CE-Students, you can ask our Computational Engineering Student council initiative. Sent us an email to fsi-ce@fau.de or visit the FSI-website.