Course contents

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By means of a practice-oriented curriculum, the universities of applied sciences prepare students for professions that require the application of scientific knowledge and methods.

A total of more than 200 practice-oriented courses of study are offered in the fields listed below. Upon the introduction of Bachelor's degrees, some educational courses were combined.

  • Engineering and IT: electrical engineering, automotive engineering, energy and building technology, mechanical engineering, microengineering, media engineering, computer science, telecommunications, systems engineering, engineering and management

  • Architecture, construction and planning: architecture, spatial planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, wood engineering, geomatics

  • Chemistry and life sciences: chemistry, biotechnology, food technology, life technologies, environmental engineering, oenology

  • Agriculture and forestry

  • Business, management and services: business administration, business law, facility management, hospitality management, tourism, business information technology, information science, communication

  • Design: visual communication, product and industrial design, interior design, conservation

  • Health: nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, midwifery, nutrition and dietetics

  • Social work

  • Music, theatre and other arts: music and movement, theatre, fine arts, art and design communication

  • Applied linguistics: translating

  • Applied psychology

In addition there are the study courses of the universities of teacher education, which are responsible for teacher training.

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