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The University of Passau offers a wide range of bachelor's degree programmes in the field of digitalisation – from the strictly technical computer science programmes to interdisciplinary programmes that examine digitalisation from business/economic, legal and social vantage points.

• B.Sc. Digital Transformation in Business and Society: This degree programme equips students with a grounding in business/economics and the technical competencies to help shape the digital transformation in companies and organisations.
• B.Sc. Computer Science: The B.Sc. Computer Science degree programme imparts the mathematical underpinnings of computer science. The aim is to provide students with thorough software developer training and to teach them the scientific foundations.
• B.Sc. Internet Computing: This application-oriented degree programme, unique in Germany, offers a comprehensive education in computer science with a focus on internet technologies.
• LL.B. Legal Tech: This eight-semester Legal Tech bachelor's degree programme combines a broad legal education at state-examination level with additional competencies from B.Sc. Information Systems and the required economic knowledge. This enables its graduates to work on digital transformation processes in companies, law firms, the judiciary and public administration.
• B.Sc. Mathematics: The bachelor's degree programme in mathematics teaches mathematical principles that are relevant for many applications in digitalisation.
• B.Sc. Information Systems: This interdisciplinary degree programme combines business and economics with information technology. It qualifies students for occupations at the interface between business administration and digital transformation.

The University of Passau offers a wide range of master's degree programmes in the field of digitalisation – from business/economics and IT degree programmes to law and humanities:

• M.Sc. Digital Transformation in Business and Society: This master's degree programme builds on the bachelor's degree programme of the same name and provides in-depth knowledge of digital transformation in business and society.
• M.Sc. Information Systems: Building on the Information Systems bachelor's degree programme, the University offers a research-oriented Master of Science programme in Information Systems. Here, students can choose between the specialisations “Data-Driven Business” and “Information Systems Development and Management”.
• LL.M. Legal Informatics: This two-semester, hybrid LL.M Legal Informatics degree programme focuses on the technological foundations that are indispensable for the digitalisation of legal processes and the understanding of cases; in this respect, it combines basic practical competencies in software development, databases, networks, IT security, user interfaces and natural language processing/information retrieval with application-related legal skills in data law, data protection law, software law and IT contract law.
• M.Sc. Artificial Intelligence Engineering: This master's degree programme imparts competencies in artificial intelligence and its application in various domains.
• M.Sc. Computational Mathematics: This master's degree programme focuses on the mathematical foundations and methods of digitalisation, such as data analysis and modelling.
• M.Sc. Computer Science: The computer science master's degree programme offers opportunities to specialise in digital topics such as software development, computer graphics or human-machine interaction.
• M.A. Communication in Digital Societies: This master's degree programme deals with theories and research areas of digital communication.

Digital topics such as computer science, mathematics and the digital transformation are increasingly gaining traction at schools and in school lessons. In order to prepare budding teachers for these challenges as much as possible, the University of Passau offers appropriate subject combinations in its teacher education programmes.

Teacher education students at the University of Passau can choose among the following subject combinations:

• German & Mathematics
• English & Computer Science
• English & Mathematics
• Computer Science & Mathematics
• Computer Science & Business/Economics
• Mathematics & Catholic Religious Education
• Mathematics & Physical Education
• Mathematics & Business/Economics

These subject combinations give budding teachers the chance to hone, in-depth, their competencies in the areas of digitalisation, computer science and mathematics.

Including digital content and digital teaching methods in the teacher education curriculum puts today's students in a position where they can apply and carry this expertise into the schools at which they will be teaching in the future. In this way, they will help to solidify digital education and digital competencies in society at large. Subjects like computer science, mathematics and business/economics offer a particularly large number of starting points for introducing school pupils to current digitalisation topics – be it programming, data analysis or digital business models. Overall, it is clear that the University of Passau has recognised the importance of digital education in teacher training and has adapted its range of courses accordingly. In doing so, it is making an important contribution to optimally preparing school pupils for the challenges of the digital transformation.

The digitalisation-related degree programmes aside, the University of Passau offers students additional opportunities to develop their skills in this future-oriented field.

The FORWISS Institute for Software Systems in Technical Applications of Computer Science at the University of Passau enables students to work on application-oriented research projects when writing their dissertation or thesis or when working as a student assistant. These projects encompass a wide range of digital topics, such as image processing, 3D printing applications and driver-assistance systems. Working together with businesses in this way gives students valuable practical experience.

By getting involved in the research activities of the University of Passau, students can take the theoretical knowledge gained in their degree programme and put it to practice in a business and industrial context. This benefits students in a number of ways: it consolidates their knowledge, gives them practical experience and allows them to make important contacts for their career entry. At the same time, the research conducted at the University benefits from students' innovative ideas and commitment.

The practical research performed by the FORWISS Institute and the involvement of students help the University of Passau to provide an important impetus for business and society. The research findings flow directly into the development of new technologies and applications. Overall, the University of Passau offers students a wide range of opportunities to expand their skills in the field of digitalisation beyond their studies and gain practical experience.