Media Informatics, Bachelor of Science

These are the requirements for the Bachelor's in Media Informatics

With your Bachelor's in Media Informatics, you can work as an IT project manager, as an app developer, or as an online marketing manager.

You can be admitted to the part-time distance learning program in Media Informatics at the IU International University if you can present either a high school diploma (general university entrance qualification), a technical college entrance qualification, or subject-specific university entrance qualification.

In addition, you can also study Media Informatics without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without a high school diploma, you must have completed an advanced training course, such as becoming a state-certified business economist, or have a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed a vocational training and worked full-time for at least 3 years after completing this training.

These are the study contents in the online study program Media Informatics

This Bachelor's degree at IU comprises approximately 32 modules that you will take and complete over the course of 6 semesters of standard study time. Each module is worth 5-10 credits (ECTS) and concludes with an examination task such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 120 credits from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical course outline for full-time studies in Media Informatics looks like this:

• Semester 1: Fundamentals of Industrial Software Engineering, Digital Media Formats, Introduction to Academic Work, Basic Mathematics I, Object-Oriented Programming
• Semester 2: Design Foundations: Seeing and Understanding, Requirements Engineering, Media Platforms and Systems, Design and Ergonomics of User Interfaces, Project: User Interface Design, Programming Web Application Interfaces
• Semester 3: Programming Industrial Information Systems with Java EE, Introduction to the Internet of Things, Operating Systems, Computer Networks and Distributed Systems, Statistics, Design of Interactive Media, Data Modeling and Database Systems
• Semester 4: Design Thinking, IT Project Management, Quality Assurance in the Software Process, Digital Business Models, Media Engineering, Data Analytics and Big Data
• Semester 5: Seminar: Society and Digital Media, Media Law, Elective Module A, Project: Media Informatics, Digital Media Production
• Semester 6: Elective Module B, IT Law, Media Psychology, Bachelor's Thesis

What makes the Bachelor's degree program in Media Informatics at IU special is the plethora of options to delve into specific areas based on personal interests and professional fields in the elective module section.

As the first specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Software Engineering with Python (English), Mobile Software Engineering, No-Frills Software Engineering.

For the second specialization, you can select one of these study modules: Smart Mobility, Smart Services, E-Commerce, E-Learning, User Experience, Foreign Languages, Sport Media Management, General Studies, Business Start-Up, IT Security, Machine Learning, Business Intelligence, No-Frills Software Engineering, Online and Social Media Marketing, Enterprise Resource Planning, Salesforce Platform Development, Software Engineering with Python, Market and Advertising Psychology, Market Research and Consumer Behavior, Mobile Software Engineering, Applied Sales, Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality, International Management, International Marketing and Branding, Apple Mobile Solution Development.

How flexible is the standard study time in the Distance Learning Program in Media Informatics

At IU International University of Applied Sciences, you can choose one of 3 study models in the part-time distance learning program:

• In the full-time program, the standard study time is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. The full-time program in Media Informatics is particularly suitable for those who are not working or work only a few hours per week.
• In part-time program I, the standard study time is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. Part-time program I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time program II, the standard study time is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. Part-time program II is especially suitable if you are heavily involved in your profession alongside your distance learning program.

By the way, you can also take a semester off during your studies at no extra cost.

How does the online study program at IU work?

A study program that adapts to your life: In the online study program at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally whenever and wherever you want to learn.

In the Distance Learning Program in Media Informatics at IU International University of Applied Sciences, there is no attendance requirement – you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

You can take your modules and courses whenever you want. This way, you can flexibly create your study plan and semester schedule.

Central to the IU distance learning program are your interactive study scripts. You will receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally in PDF format and for tablets. Through the smart IU Learn app, you can access scripts for your studies in Media Informatics as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Moreover, via myCampus, the online campus of IU, you can access additional materials, such as videos. You can interact with your lecturers and fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats, through interactive lectures.

And exams? You can take them online as online exams. You can take an online exam 24/7 once you feel adequately prepared for the study material. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous exam centers of IU throughout Germany.