Informatics

Informatics at the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt is subordinate to the Faculty of Technical Sciences. The Institute of Informatics was founded in 1983 and has since been split into five institutes with nine chairs and approximately 130 members of staff. About 700 students are distributed on the degree programmes informatics, information management and information technology. Research takes a central position with projects focusing on modern information and communication technologies. Our teaching is guided by the research which integrates our students wherever possible.

The six institutes are informally grouped in the two departments Informatics and Information and Communication Technology (cf. http://www.aau.at/tewi). The Department of Informatics includes the Institute of Applied Informatics with research groups in Information Systems, Intelligent Systems & Business Informatics, System Security and Semantic Systems Institute of Informatics Systems with research groups in Information and Communication Systems, Interactive Systems, and Software Engineering Institute of Information Technology with research groups in Distributed Multimedia-Systems and Multimedia Communication Institute of Informatics Didactics The Department of Information and Communication Technology includes the Institute of Networked and Embedded Systems with research groups in Smart Grids, Embedded Communication Systems, Pervasive Computing and Mobile Systems Institute of Smart System Technologies with research groups in Transportation Informatics, Control of Networked Systems, and Sensors & Actuators

Informatics: The Bachelor degree program is dedicated to those who are interested in developing computer-based applications in various activity domains such as business, management or industry and those motivated for conducting research as well. During the Bachelor program study you will learn basic skills and competences in informatics that allow you to embrace a large spectrum of professions. Curriculum: https://www.aau.at/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Mitteilungsblatt-2016-2017-19-Beilage-5.pdf Admission:

Informatics: Master's degree program intends to provide a deeper insight into a specific area of Informatics in the form of specialization. A number of specialization areas enhanced with various specialized courses are offered allowing for a high flexibility. Curriculum: https://www.aau.at/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/EN_MA-Applied-Informatics-2013.pdf Admission: https://www.aau.at/en/studien/master-applied-informatics/#zulassung --------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Management: After the study there is to begin the possibility a master study from information management as well as from business administration! On account of the prominent position and meaning of information in globalized national economies the education in information management is a respectable base for the job markets of the present and the future. Curriculum: https://www.aau.at/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Mitteilungsblatt-2016-2017-19-Beilage-13.pdf Admission: https://www.aau.at/studien/master-informationsmanagement/#zulassung --------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Technology: The two-year master's program is built on the skills acquired with the bachelor's degree. It serves as scientific professional training and qualification for professional activities in the development and operation of modern information and communication technologies. Currently, three areas of specialization in information and communications engineering are available: Autonomous Systems and Robotics, Networks and Communications, and Business Engineering. The courses of the master's program will be offered in English and the student population is international. The course concludes with the international degree Master of Science MSc (in German: Dipl.-Ing.). Curriculum (Networks and Communications): http://www.uni-klu.ac.at/rechtabt/downloads/mbl16b10_14_15.pdf Curriculum (Autonomous Systems and Robotics): http://www.uni-klu.ac.at/rechtabt/downloads/mbl16b10_14_15.pdf Curriculum (Business Engineering): http://www.uni-klu.ac.at/rechtabt/downloads/mbl16b10_14_15.pdf Admission (Networks and Communications): http://www.uni-klu.ac.at/rechtabt/downloads/mbl16b10_14_15.pdf Admission (Autonomous Systems and Robotics): https://www.aau.at/studien/master-information-and-communications-engineering-studienzweig-autonomous-systems-and-robotics/#zulassung Admission (Business Engineering): https://www.aau.at/en/studien/master-ice-business-engineering/#zulassung --------------------------------------------------------------------- Game Studies and Engineering: The new Master’s degree programme Game Studies and Engineering is an interdisciplinary programme, instructing students on technical as well as analytical and ethical issues regarding video- and other games. Students with a bachelor degree in Computer Sciences or/and Humanities, an interest in the development, analysis, critical reflection of videogames and proficiency in spoken and written English, are encouraged to enroll in this programme. The focus of the curriculum is on the the multifold nature and contextualisation of games with regard to an array of different but interconnected areas of investigation. Curriculum: https://www.aau.at/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Mitteilungsblatt-2016-2017-14-Beilage-3.pdf Admission: https://www.aau.at/en/studien/master-game-studies-and-engineering/#aufnahmeverfahren

To be admitted in this program, a supervisor among the professors of the various institutes must be found. The Informatics institutes provide a large spectrum of research fields. The candidate should engage his/her search for a supervisor based on his/her own profile. Curriculum: https://www.aau.at/en/study/courses/doctoral-programme/curricula/ Admission: https://www.aau.at/en/study/courses/doctoral-programme/requirements/

The central information technology service (ZID) and the Institute of Pedagogics and Education Research offer a wide range of courses for university staff members and students. More information can be respectively found on: http://www.aau.at/zid

A full description of completed projects of the Department of Informatics can be found on: https://www.aau.at/tewi/forschung/ A comprehensive directory of research projects can be found on: https://campus.aau.at/cris/dashboard/?lang=en