*[Before your arrival in Würzburg](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/exchange-students/before-arrival-exchange-students/)
*[Before your arrival in Würzburg](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/exchange-students/before-arrival-exchange-students/)
*[After your arrival in Würzburg](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/exchange-students/after-arrival-exchange-students/)
*[After your arrival in Würzburg](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/exchange-students/after-arrival-exchange-students/)
*[International Office of the University of Würzburg](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/home/)
*[International Office of the University of Würzburg](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/home/)
## Information for International Exchange Students
## Information for International Exchange Students
A typical semester for an international student that stays for one semester is structured as follows:
A typical semester for an international student that stays for one semester is structured as follows:
4. And/or two modules among: Realtime Interactive System, 3D User Interfaces, Machine Learning, Multimodal Interface or one of our Research Seminars (5 ECTS each)
4. And/or two modules among: Realtime Interactive System, 3D User Interfaces, Machine Learning, Multimodal Interface or one of our Research Seminars (5 ECTS each)
5. German as Foreign Language (2 ECTS)
5. German as Foreign Language (2 ECTS)
Detailed information about the available courses for international students can be found in the list below.
Detailed information about the available courses for international students can be found in the list below.
## Information for International Fulltime Students
## Information for International Fulltime Students
The [International Office of the University of Würzburg](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/home/) provides information and advice for international students who want to apply for or are already enrolled in one of our courses.
The [International Office of the University of Würzburg](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/home/) provides information and advice for international students who want to apply for or are already enrolled in one of our courses.
Information about the application for international students can found on the pages of the [International Office](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/degree-programmes/application/). Please contact the international office for advice.
Information about the application for international students can found on the pages of the [International Office](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/degree-programmes/application/). Please contact the international office for advice.
# Incoming PhD
# Incoming PhD
## Register as a PhD candidate at the faculty (Mathematics & Computer Sciences)
## Register as a PhD candidate at the faculty (Mathematics & Computer Sciences)
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<th>Steps</th>
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<th>Prepare</th>
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<th>You will get</th>
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<td>Check Prerequisites</td>
<td>Check Prerequisites</td>
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* Qualifying degrees
* Qualifying degrees
* Confirmation from a professor who is willing to supervise you
* Confirmation from a professor who is willing to supervise you
* Proof of German proficiency when needed _(Normally not needed)_
* Proof of German proficiency when needed _(Normally not needed)_
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<td>Contact the professor</td>
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<td>Contact the professor</td>
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* Sign the Supervision Agreement [Betreuungsvereinbarung_MathInfo_template.pages](uploads/ce4515bb5d1f110b53bd44e0b488750e/Betreuungsvereinbarung_MathInfo_template.pages) together with the professor
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* Sign the Supervision Agreement [Betreuungsvereinbarung_MathInfo_template.pages](uploads/ce4515bb5d1f110b53bd44e0b488750e/Betreuungsvereinbarung_MathInfo_template.pages) together with the professor
<td>Supervision agreement</td>
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<td>Supervision agreement</td>
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<td>Apply at the dean's office</td>
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<td>Apply at the dean's office</td>
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*[Antrag__Zulassung_als_Doktorand (application for admission as a doctoral student).doc](uploads/82643ffaacef46b2544cb2f6d63695e7/Antrag__Zulassung_als_Doktorand.doc)
* signed Supervision Agreement
*[Antrag__Zulassung_als_Doktorand (application for admission as a doctoral student).doc](uploads/82643ffaacef46b2544cb2f6d63695e7/Antrag__Zulassung_als_Doktorand.doc)
* supplementary materials according to [Promotionsordnung_2019 (Doctoral Regulations 2019).pdf](uploads/c9ea31064d06eeef72d80571a1a05d20/Promotionsordnung_2019.pdf)
* signed Supervision Agreement
* contact the dean's office: [Mrs. Susan Schmitt](mailto:schmitt@mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de)
* supplementary materials according to [Promotionsordnung_2019 (Doctoral Regulations 2019).pdf](uploads/c9ea31064d06eeef72d80571a1a05d20/Promotionsordnung_2019.pdf)
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* contact the dean's office: [Mrs. Susan Schmitt](mailto:schmitt@mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de)
<td>Letter of acceptance from the doctoral committee</td>
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<td>Letter of acceptance from the doctoral committee</td>
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## Register as a PhD candidate at the faculty (Human Science)
## Register as a PhD candidate at the faculty (Human Science)
* Confirmation from a professor who is willing to supervise you
* Qualifying degrees
* Proof of German proficiency when needed _(Normally not needed)_
* Confirmation from a professor who is willing to supervise you
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* Proof of German proficiency when needed _(Normally not needed)_
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<td>Contact the professor</td>
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<td>Contact a professor who is willing to supervise you</td>
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<td>Contact the professor</td>
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<td>Contact a professor who is willing to supervise you</td>
<td>Apply at the dean's office</td>
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* sign the[2Zulassungsantrag_Promotionsgremium\_-vereinbarung (application for admission and agreement).docx](uploads/c0fab01b1319c03e07c9ba77d88a285c/2Zulassungsantrag_Promotionsgremium\_-vereinbarung.docx)
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* sign the Declaration on § 5 Doctoral Regulations [3ErklaerungParagraf5.pdf](uploads/2a6f1931aeed238879c8c12bfe556ff4/3ErklaerungParagraf5.pdf)
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* sign the Leaflet on the application for admission[4MerkblattAntragDoktorandIn.pdf](uploads/894cc0f9b641e6da0304b58007bc4b1d/4MerkblattAntragDoktorandIn.pdf)
<td>Apply at the dean's office</td>
* Routing slip qualification program [5Laufzettel_Qualifikationsprogramm.docx](uploads/424870ef44971b7b453af67eaaec0005/5Laufzettel_Qualifikationsprogramm.docx)
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* supplementary materials according to [Doctoral Regulation](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/39030000/download/public/promotionsordnungen/Promotionsordnung_Humanwissenschaften-aes1-20181212-netz.pdf)
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* sign the[2Zulassungsantrag_Promotionsgremium\_-vereinbarung (application for admission and agreement).docx](uploads/c0fab01b1319c03e07c9ba77d88a285c/2Zulassungsantrag_Promotionsgremium\_-vereinbarung.docx)
<td>Letter of acceptance from the doctoral committee</td>
* sign the Declaration on § 5 Doctoral Regulations [3ErklaerungParagraf5.pdf](uploads/2a6f1931aeed238879c8c12bfe556ff4/3ErklaerungParagraf5.pdf)
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* sign the Leaflet on the application for admission[4MerkblattAntragDoktorandIn.pdf](uploads/894cc0f9b641e6da0304b58007bc4b1d/4MerkblattAntragDoktorandIn.pdf)
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* Routing slip qualification program [5Laufzettel_Qualifikationsprogramm.docx](uploads/424870ef44971b7b453af67eaaec0005/5Laufzettel_Qualifikationsprogramm.docx)
* supplementary materials according to [Doctoral Regulation](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/39030000/download/public/promotionsordnungen/Promotionsordnung_Humanwissenschaften-aes1-20181212-netz.pdf)
##
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<td>Letter of acceptance from the doctoral committee</td>
## Enroll as an International PhD student (Not Mandatory)
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##
<th>Steps</th>
<th>Prepare</th>
## Enroll as an International PhD student (Not Mandatory)
<th>You will get</th>
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<td>Check prerequisites</td>
<th>Steps</th>
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<th>Prepare</th>
<th>You will get</th>
* Same as applying as a PhD candidate
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* letter of acceptance from the doctoral committee
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<td>Check prerequisites</td>
<td></td>
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* Same as applying as a PhD candidate
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* letter of acceptance from the doctoral committee
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Apply at the [International Students Office](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/home/)
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(German students should apply at the student office(studierendenkanzlei@uni-wuerzburg.de))
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* Fill out the [application form](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/32020000/Auslandsamt/Studium_in_Wuerzburg/Studium_mit_Abschluss/Bewerbung/Antraege/PH.D.Antrag_auf_Zulassung.pdf)
* Supplementary materials according to the [application form](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/32020000/Auslandsamt/Studium_in_Wuerzburg/Studium_mit_Abschluss/Bewerbung/Antraege/PH.D.Antrag_auf_Zulassung.pdf)
Apply at the [International Students Office](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/home/)
* Hand in your application before each semester's [deadlines](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/studying-at-jmu/studienangelegenheiten/dates-and-deadlines/).
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(German students should apply at the student office(studierendenkanzlei@uni-wuerzburg.de))
<td>International student office will contact you</td>
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* Fill out the [application form](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/32020000/Auslandsamt/Studium_in_Wuerzburg/Studium_mit_Abschluss/Bewerbung/Antraege/PH.D.Antrag_auf_Zulassung.pdf)
# Incoming International Employee
* Supplementary materials according to the [application form](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/32020000/Auslandsamt/Studium_in_Wuerzburg/Studium_mit_Abschluss/Bewerbung/Antraege/PH.D.Antrag_auf_Zulassung.pdf)
* Hand in your application before each semester's [deadlines](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/studying-at-jmu/studienangelegenheiten/dates-and-deadlines/).
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<td>International student office will contact you</td>
<th>Step</th>
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# Incoming International Employee
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**Important Pre-Arrival Info**
<th>Step</th>
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</th>
For incoming employees, please refer to [Checklists and formalities before coming to Germany](#checklists-and-formalities-before-coming-to-germany) for details regarding visas.
For incoming employees, please refer to [Checklists and formalities before coming to Germany](#checklists-and-formalities-before-coming-to-germany) for details regarding visas.
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<td>Sign the contract (no digital version)</td>
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</td>
For details, please refer to https://gitlab2.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/hci/staff-only/teams/hci-workflow-support-info/-/wikis/Home#resources-for-new-colleagues
please refer to https://gitlab2.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/hci/staff-and-stuwo/orga/-/wikis/onboarding-new-employees
<td>Sign the contract (no digital version)</td>
</td>
<td>
<td></td>
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For details, please refer to https://gitlab2.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/hci/staff-only/teams/hci-workflow-support-info/-/wikis/Home#resources-for-new-colleagues
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* contract
<td></td>
* copy of documents (? **need to find out**)
<td></td>
* health insurance application
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# Incoming International Guest Researcher
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<td>Set up new employees with IT access.</td>
<th>Step</th>
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<th>Prepare</th>
<th></th>
please refer to https://gitlab2.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/hci/staff-and-stuwo/orga/-/wikis/onboarding-new-employees
(Optional) Find accommodation at the [Guest house](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/university/study-and-research/visiting-scholars/guesthouse/)
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* check room [price](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/university/study-and-research/visiting-scholars/guesthouse/) and availability
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* Ask if rooms are available in advance:
<td>Information and contacts</td>
*<spandir="">Phone: +49 931 31-89423 or 31-82032</span>
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*<spandir="">Fax: +49 931 31-82000</span>
***koerperschaft@uni-wuerzburg.de**
**Contact:**
* Fill out and send the application form: <spandir="">English (</span>[**Word-Doc, 99 kb**](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/32060000/2023/Booking_Application_2023.doc)<spandir="">) German (</span>[**Word-Doc, 99 kb**](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/32060000/2023/Reservierungsantrag_2023.doc)<spandir="">)</span>
* More information for [accommodation](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/welcomecentre/accommodation/)
***Welcome guide (we send them via email)**: https://gitlab2.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/hci/students/hci-international-relations-info/-/wikis/uploads/167e7de2ed5e2780b42206902163564a/Welcome_Guide_2019.pdf
<td>Apply for a University guest card (optional)</td>
<td>
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</td>
We request at Waltraud Gierscher (waltraud.gierscher@uni-wuerzburg.de)
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(Optional) Find accommodation at the [Guest house](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/university/study-and-research/visiting-scholars/guesthouse/)
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# Incoming International students/exchange students (ERASMUS)
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## For students taking a degree program
* check room [price](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/university/study-and-research/visiting-scholars/guesthouse/) and availability
* Ask if rooms are available in advance:
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*<spandir="">Phone: +49 931 31-89423 or 31-82032</span>
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*<spandir="">Fax: +49 931 31-82000</span>
<th>Steps</th>
***koerperschaft@uni-wuerzburg.de**
<th></th>
* Fill out and send the application form: <spandir="">English (</span>[**Word-Doc, 99 kb**](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/32060000/2023/Booking_Application_2023.doc)<spandir="">) German (</span>[**Word-Doc, 99 kb**](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/32060000/2023/Reservierungsantrag_2023.doc)<spandir="">)</span>
<th></th>
* More information for [accommodation](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/welcomecentre/accommodation/)
***Welcome guide (we send them via email)**: https://gitlab2.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/hci/students/hci-international-relations-info/-/wikis/uploads/167e7de2ed5e2780b42206902163564a/Welcome_Guide_2019.pdf
# Incoming International students/exchange students (ERASMUS)
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<td>Application deadline</td>
## For students taking a degree program
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* Winter Semester: June 15th _(please double check date _[_here_](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/degree-programmes/application/#c367197)_)_
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* Summer Semester: January 15th _(please double check date _[_here_](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/degree-programmes/application/#c367197)_)_
* Apply for a [visa](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/visa/) if not from EU/EEA
<td>General Info</td>
*[Health insurance](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/insurances/) covering the full duration of the stay
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* EU and UK students: <spandir="">Apply for a European Health Insurance Card "EHIC" resp.</span>
* Students from Switzerland or Turkey: a document stating the coverage needs to be presented to the AOK (or other German companies) student service, who will then check if it is valid and sufficient
* Students from other countries: see [here](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/insurances/) for more details.
* Enrollment is required every semester, and it is the student's responsibility to enroll themselves.
*<spandir="">The</span>[**online portal for enrolment**](https://wuestudy.zv.uni-wuerzburg.de/qisserver/pages/cs/sys/portal/hisinoneStartPage.faces?chco=y&noDBAction=y&init=y)<spandir="">opens 2 or 3 months before the semester starts</span>. You will receive the login credentials for Wuestudy **by post** after completing the application process above
* Prepare documents mentioned in the **letter of admission**.
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* The signed enrollment form [Zulassung_Application_form_for_exchange_students_Bewerbung_für_Programmstudenten.pdf](/uploads/9ad24f453e2dfc550b4e89e41268ac13/Zulassung_Application_form_for_exchange_students_Bewerbung_f%C3%BCr_Programmstudenten.pdf)
<td>Letter of admission</td>
* Students also need to enroll for modules and exams by themselves
*[registration at the City Hall (Rathaus)](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/registration-with-the-city-of-wuerzburg/)
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*[Get a resident permit](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/resident-permit/)
<td>Letter of admission</td>
*[Pick up your student card](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/student-card/)
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<td>Application deadline</td>
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<td>Fee and payment</td>
* Winter Semester: June 15th _(please double check date _[_here_](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/degree-programmes/application/#c367197)_)_
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* Summer Semester: January 15th _(please double check date _[_here_](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/degree-programmes/application/#c367197)_)_
*<spandir="">Two options for payment transactions</span>: SEPA or Bank transfer. https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/studium/studienangelegenheiten/beitraegeundgebuehren/zahlungswege/#c80541
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<span dir="">To cancel your sepa contact </span>**<span dir="">sepa@uni-wuerzburg.de</span>**
* Apply for a [visa](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/visa/) if not from EU/EEA
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*[Health insurance](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/insurances/) covering the full duration of the stay
* EU and UK students: <spandir="">Apply for a European Health Insurance Card "EHIC" resp.</span>
* Students from Switzerland or Turkey: a document stating the coverage needs to be presented to the AOK (or other German companies) student service, who will then check if it is valid and sufficient
</td>
* Students from other countries: see [here](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/insurances/) for more details.
* Enrollment is required every semester, and it is the student's responsibility to enroll themselves.
*<spandir="">The</span>[**online portal for enrolment**](https://wuestudy.zv.uni-wuerzburg.de/qisserver/pages/cs/sys/portal/hisinoneStartPage.faces?chco=y&noDBAction=y&init=y)<spandir="">opens 2 or 3 months before the semester starts</span>. You will receive the login credentials for Wuestudy **by post** after completing the application process above
## For exchange students
* Prepare documents mentioned in the **letter of admission**.
* The signed enrollment form [Zulassung_Application_form_for_exchange_students_Bewerbung_für_Programmstudenten.pdf](/uploads/9ad24f453e2dfc550b4e89e41268ac13/Zulassung_Application_form_for_exchange_students_Bewerbung_f%C3%BCr_Programmstudenten.pdf)
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* Students also need to enroll for modules and exams by themselves
*[registration at the City Hall (Rathaus)](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/registration-with-the-city-of-wuerzburg/)
*<spandir="">Two options for payment transactions</span>: SEPA or Bank transfer. https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/studium/studienangelegenheiten/beitraegeundgebuehren/zahlungswege/#c80541
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*<spandir="">have a </span>_Mittlere Reife_<spandir=""> or an equivalent or higher secondary school leaving qualification</span>
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*<spandir="">who can demonstrate that strong grounds exist for which they are seeking admission as a guest student</span>
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<span dir="">To cancel your sepa contact </span>**<span dir="">sepa@uni-wuerzburg.de</span>**
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<td>Check accessibility and restrictions for applying for courses</td>
<td>Access to IT, library, bank account</td>
<td>
<td>
Courses in several programmes cannot be chosen, check the [list](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/studying-at-jmu/studienangelegenheiten/application-and-enrollment/bewerbungundzulassunguebersich/) and [Webpage](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/studying-at-jmu/studienangelegenheiten/guest-students/)
* fill out the [**Application for Admission as a Guest Student and SEPA Core Direct Debit Mandate**](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/32020000/Ref_2.2\_-\_SG_1/Formulare/Anmeldung_Gaststudierender_mit_Lastschrift_EN.pdf)
* If you have enrolled before, use the [**Re-Enrolment / Registration for Additional Courses for Guest Students**](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/32020000/Ref_2.2\_-\_SG_1/Formulare/Rueckmeldung-Nachbelegung_Gaststudierender_mit_Lastschrift_EN.pdf)
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* Send the application with supplementary materials **by Post** or **in person** (not email). Check the [address and Office hour](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/studying-at-jmu/studienangelegenheiten/home/)
*[find a tutor](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/assistance/student-tutors/)
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*<spandir="">Apply for a </span>[<span dir="">visa</span>](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/visa/)<spandir=""> if not from EU/EEA</span>
<td>General info</td>
*[<span dir="">Health insurance</span>](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/insurances/)<spandir=""> covering the full duration of the stay</span>
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*<spandir="">EU and UK students: Apply for a European Health Insurance Card "EHIC" resp.</span>
*<spandir="">Students from Switzerland or Turkey: a document stating the coverage needs to be presented to the AOK (or other German companies) student service, who will then check if it is valid and sufficient</span>
*<spandir="">Students from other countries: see </span>[<span dir="">here</span>](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/insurances/)<spandir=""> for more details.</span>
*<spandir="">provide all documents in **ENGLISH**</span>
*[<span dir="">registration at the City Hall (Rathaus)</span>](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/registration-with-the-city-of-wuerzburg/)
Same as a regular student,
*[<span dir="">Get a resident permit</span>](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/resident-permit/)
*[<span dir="">Pick up your student card</span>](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/student-card/)
or:
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*<spandir="">have a </span>_Mittlere Reife_<spandir=""> or an equivalent or higher secondary school leaving qualification</span>
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*<spandir="">who can demonstrate that strong grounds exist for which they are seeking admission as a guest student</span>
<td>Check accessibility and restrictions for applying for courses</td>
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To cancel your sepa contact **sepa@uni-wuerzburg.de**
Courses in several programmes cannot be chosen, check the [list](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/studying-at-jmu/studienangelegenheiten/application-and-enrollment/bewerbungundzulassunguebersich/) and [Webpage](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/studying-at-jmu/studienangelegenheiten/guest-students/)
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(Optional) If want to choose course at <spandir="">Language Centre (ZfS)</span>:
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<td>Transcript of record (grade transfer)</td>
* contact Zfs for registration there and a confirmation
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* submit this confirmation when applying for admission (next step)
Modules from HCI: https://mcs.phil2.uni-wuerzburg.de/international/incoming/
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<spandir="">Your academic results during your stay in the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg will be recorded in the Transcript of Records and it will be sent to you and your home University.</span> See [here](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/exchange-students/after-arrival-exchange-students/transcript-of-records-fuer-auslaendische-studierende/) for more details.
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Note: you have to register for the exam yourselves before taking an exam.
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<td>Application for admission</td>
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<td>Access to IT, library, bank account</td>
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* fill out the [**Application for Admission as a Guest Student and SEPA Core Direct Debit Mandate**](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/32020000/Ref_2.2\_-\_SG_1/Formulare/Anmeldung_Gaststudierender_mit_Lastschrift_EN.pdf)
* If you have enrolled before, use the [**Re-Enrolment / Registration for Additional Courses for Guest Students**](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/32020000/Ref_2.2\_-\_SG_1/Formulare/Rueckmeldung-Nachbelegung_Gaststudierender_mit_Lastschrift_EN.pdf)
* Send the application with supplementary materials **by Post** or **in person** (not email). Check the [address and Office hour](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/studying-at-jmu/studienangelegenheiten/home/)
*[find a tutor](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/assistance/student-tutors/)
[**Checklist: Formalities before your arrival**](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/ext00264/Allgemeine_Informationen/Checklist-\_Formalities_before_your_arrival.pdf)
*<spandir="">Apply for a </span>[<span dir="">visa</span>](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/visa/)<spandir=""> if not from EU/EEA</span>
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*[<span dir="">Health insurance</span>](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/insurances/)<spandir=""> covering the full duration of the stay</span>
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*<spandir="">EU and UK students: Apply for a European Health Insurance Card "EHIC" resp.</span>
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*<spandir="">Students from Switzerland or Turkey: a document stating the coverage needs to be presented to the AOK (or other German companies) student service, who will then check if it is valid and sufficient</span>
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*<spandir="">Students from other countries: see </span>[<span dir="">here</span>](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/insurances/)<spandir=""> for more details.</span>
<td>Visa Applications Support (if applicable)</td>
*<spandir="">provide all documents in **ENGLISH**</span>
* International **students** and **PhD students**: contact [**International Office**](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/kontakt/)for support. Basic information [here](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/visa/).
* International **PhD students** can also register at the welcome center ([**registration form**](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/welcomecentre/registration/registration/)**)** to receive support.
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***Guest researchers:** contact the [Welcome Center](mailto:welcomecentre@uni-wuerzburg.de)[](welcomecentre@uni-wuerzburg.de)or department(us)
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***Employees** (including professors and research associates)**:** contact the department and register at the welcome center ([**registration form**](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/welcomecentre/registration/registration/));<spandir=""></span>[**Visa information for employees**](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/ext00264/Allgemeine_Informationen/uni_wue_visuminfo_flyer_vers2020.pdf)
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*[Further Information on Rights of Residence](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/welcomecentre/new-at-the-university/visa-and-residence/)
**Important:**<spandir="">if your stay at the University of Würzburg includes a </span>**working contract**<spandir=""> you need to apply for a </span>**work visa**<spandir=""> (</span>**National Visa Category D**<spandir=""> including the </span>**work visa**<spandir="">) at your respective German embassy </span>**BEFORE**<spandir=""> you enter Germany</span>; in the case when you need a **signed contract** (which can only be signed upon arrival) for the work visa, please request a Hosting Agreement to apply [a Visa for the purpose of research](https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/de/visum-aufenthalt/arten/weitere/forschen) under [**<span dir="">§ 18d Residence Act</span>**](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/aufenthg_2004/\__18d.html)**.**
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Apply for a [**Hosting Agreement**](https://www.bamf.de/SharedDocs/Anlagen/EN/Forschung/Forschungseinrichtungen/08muster-aufnahmevereinbarung-deutsch-englisch.html?nn=282388)<spandir="">("Forschungsvereinbarung" or "Aufnahmevereinbarung")</span>: contact the **department** (us)
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*[<span dir="">registration at the City Hall (Rathaus)</span>](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/registration-with-the-city-of-wuerzburg/)
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*[<span dir="">Get a resident permit</span>](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/resident-permit/)
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*[<span dir="">Pick up your student card</span>](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/student-card/)
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<td>Upon arrival</td>
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</td>
For detailed information see [here](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/ext00264/Allgemeine_Informationen/Checklist-\_Formalities_upon_your_arrival.pdf)
* registering with the Department for Nationality Issues and Foreigner Affairs to get your work permit or extend your residence permit
* Sign the SEPA (in the previous step)
* decide on the potential use of benefits offered to civil servants (such as the occupational pension scheme or the job ticket for public transport)
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To cancel your sepa contact **sepa@uni-wuerzburg.de**
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<td>Before departure (leaving Germany)</td>
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<td>Transcript of record (grade transfer)</td>
For detailed information see [here](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/ext00264/Allgemeine_Informationen/Checklist-\_Formalities_before_your_departure.pdf)
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* giving notice of departure at the Citizens' Office
* keeping cancellation periods for your apartment, telephone and internet contracts, job ticket and other subscriptions
* closing your bank account
<spandir="">Your academic results during your stay in the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg will be recorded in the Transcript of Records and it will be sent to you and your home University.</span> See [here](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/exchange-students/after-arrival-exchange-students/transcript-of-records-fuer-auslaendische-studierende/) for more details.
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Note: you have to register for the exam yourselves before taking an exam.
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# Modules for Incoming Exchange Students
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The modules listed on this page are offered for international exchange students and can be held in English.
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<td>Access to IT, library, bank account</td>
## Modules Offered Every Summer and Every Winter Semester
~~This seminar focuses on specific areas of application and effects of XR (VR, AR, MR). This is particularly about discussing positive (learning, training, therapy) and negative (gambling, horror, influence) aspects that can occur when using XR. The identified positive and negative factors can ultimately play a central role in the design of positive applications and the classification of negative systems.~~
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~~In addition to teaching theoretical basics and discussing practical examples from research, you will also implement your own small research project. By using the Unity game engine, you develop a demonstrator and check its effectiveness. You will present the results of your project as an examination at the end of the seminar.~~
# Checklists and formalities before coming to Germany
##### ~~Competencies/Qualification~~
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~~After the course, participants can name positive and negative applications of VR. Also, participants know about human and technical factors that influence the perception of immersive media. Finally, participants can design VR projects targeting a positive and negative influence of the users.~~
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##### ~~Level~~
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- ~~Bachelor MCS, Master HCI, Computer Sience~~
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##### ~~Required Prerequisites~~
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- ~~Some Unity experience would be helpful, otherwise no requirements~~
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<td>Checklists</td>
### HCI Master Seminar (5 ECTS)
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##### Description
[**Checklist: Formalities before your arrival**](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/ext00264/Allgemeine_Informationen/Checklist-\_Formalities_before_your_arrival.pdf)
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Sound research requires an in-depth reflection of prior approaches and the related work typically published in the scientific media (conference proceedings, journals, books, etc.). This course is an advanced course about typical scientific research work with a specific focus on topics from the field of human-computer interaction (HCI).
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During the course, students will have to work on one specific topic as a preparation for their master thesis. They will have to find relevant publications, read the publications and analyze them given some defined research questions and/or categories of the current state-of-the-art. They have to summarize and present their findings to a larger audience.
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##### Competencies/Qualification
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<td>Visa Applications Support (if applicable)</td>
After the course, the participants will have a solid understanding of an important aspect of typical research work. They will have learned how to read scientific publications, how to extract relevant information, and how to summarize their findings.
* International **students** and **PhD students**: contact [**International Office**](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/kontakt/)for support. Basic information [here](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/studying-in-wuerzburg/information-for-all-foreign-students/visa/).
- Master HCI or Computer Science
* International **PhD students** can also register at the welcome center ([**registration form**](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/welcomecentre/registration/registration/)**)** to receive support.
***Guest researchers:** contact the [Welcome Center](mailto:welcomecentre@uni-wuerzburg.de)[](welcomecentre@uni-wuerzburg.de)or department(us)
---
***Employees** (including professors and research associates)**:** contact the department and register at the welcome center ([**registration form**](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/welcomecentre/registration/registration/));<spandir=""></span>[**Visa information for employees**](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/ext00264/Allgemeine_Informationen/uni_wue_visuminfo_flyer_vers2020.pdf)
*[Further Information on Rights of Residence](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/welcomecentre/new-at-the-university/visa-and-residence/)
### HCI Master Thesis (30 ECTS)
*
##### Competencies/Qualification Description
**Important:**<spandir="">if your stay at the University of Würzburg includes a </span>**working contract**<spandir=""> you need to apply for a </span>**work visa**<spandir=""> (</span>**National Visa Category D**<spandir=""> including the </span>**work visa**<spandir="">) at your respective German embassy </span>**BEFORE**<spandir=""> you enter Germany</span>; in the case when you need a **signed contract** (which can only be signed upon arrival) for the work visa, please request a Hosting Agreement to apply [a Visa for the purpose of research](https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/de/visum-aufenthalt/arten/weitere/forschen) under [**<span dir="">§ 18d Residence Act</span>**](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/aufenthg_2004/\__18d.html)**.**
The students have to individually work on an assigned problem in the field of Human-Computer Interaction and document their results using good scientific standards.
Apply for a [**Hosting Agreement**](https://www.bamf.de/SharedDocs/Anlagen/EN/Forschung/Forschungseinrichtungen/08muster-aufnahmevereinbarung-deutsch-englisch.html?nn=282388)<spandir="">("Forschungsvereinbarung" or "Aufnahmevereinbarung")</span>: contact the **department** (us)
Participants will learn how to apply scientific methods from the HCI field. They will learn a structured approach starting from a definition and motivation of research questions and the discussion and summery of related work from scientific publications and prior approaches. Following this they will learn how to develop own concepts and methods to tackle the questions and how to implement them and potentially to evaluate the results.
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##### Level
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<td>Upon arrival</td>
- Master HCI or Computer Science (\< 3 semesters)
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---
For detailed information see [here](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/ext00264/Allgemeine_Informationen/Checklist-\_Formalities_upon_your_arrival.pdf)
### HCI Project Interdisciplinary
* registering with the Citizens' Office
* opening a bank account
##### Description
* taking out health insurance
* signing your employment contract
Practical experience is a necessary skill for application-oriented aspects of various sciences. This is specifically true for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) which incorporates engineering as well as empirical work skills. This course assigns a well-defined project or task to (teams of) students which they have to solve largely on their own. The topic will be in the area of Human-Computer Interaction with an individually assigned focus between the engineering, aka computer science, and the empirical or psychological part of HCI.
* registering with the Department for Nationality Issues and Foreigner Affairs to get your work permit or extend your residence permit
* decide on the potential use of benefits offered to civil servants (such as the occupational pension scheme or the job ticket for public transport)
##### Competencies/Qualification
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After the course, the participants will have a solid understanding of how to solve a coherent problem using typical HCI-skills. They will have learned how to define and execute individual work packages.
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##### Level
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- Master HCI or Computer Science.
<td>Before departure (leaving Germany)</td>
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##### Required Prerequisites
For detailed information see [here](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/ext00264/Allgemeine_Informationen/Checklist-\_Formalities_before_your_departure.pdf)
- Programming (\> 10 ECTS)
- Statistics (\> 4 ECTS)
* giving notice of departure at the Citizens' Office
- Research Methods (\> 4 ECTS)
* keeping cancellation periods for your apartment, telephone and internet contracts, job ticket and other subscriptions
* closing your bank account
---
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### HCI Project Exhibition (5 ECTS)
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##### Description
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Presentation and communication are important skills for application-oriented and practical aspects of various sciences. This is specifically true for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). This course requires the participants to present the results of an associated project to a larger audience in a and exhibition-like setup.
# Modules for Incoming Exchange Students
##### Competencies/Qualification
The modules listed on this page are offered for international exchange students and can be held in English.
The participants will learn how to present their own work to a larger audience, how to plan, design and set-up the different parts of an own exhibition booth, and how to react individually to questions from the audience.
## Modules Offered Every Summer and Every Winter Semester
##### Level
---
- Master HCI or Computer Science.
### Light and Dark Sides of XR (5 ECTS)
##### Required Prerequisites
##### Description
- Project (\> 9 ECTS)
This seminar focuses on specific areas of application and effects of XR (VR, AR, MR). This is particularly about discussing positive (learning, training, therapy) and negative (gambling, horror, influence) aspects that can occur when using XR. The identified positive and negative factors can ultimately play a central role in the design of positive applications and the classification of negative systems.
---
In addition to teaching theoretical basics and discussing practical examples from research, you will also implement your own small research project. By using the Unity game engine, you develop a demonstrator and check its effectiveness. You will present the results of your project as an examination at the end of the seminar.
### Game Lab (10 ECTS)
##### Competencies/Qualification
##### Description
After the course, participants can name positive and negative applications of VR. Also, participants know about human and technical factors that influence the perception of immersive media. Finally, participants can design VR projects targeting a positive and negative influence of the users.
Computer or video games have become a major aspect of modern culture and a large economical factor in recent years. This course is an introduction into the conceptual and technical approaches necessary to build computer games.
##### Level
The course will cover topics about the principles of game design, necessary tools for the design and development chain of computer games, the interactive game loop, necessary conceptual and functional aspects of game engines (I/O, graphics, physics, or artificial intelligence), as well as an introduction into modern game architectures.
- Bachelor MCS, Master HCI, Computer Sience
##### Competencies/Qualification
##### Required Prerequisites
After the course, the students will have a broad understanding of the necessary aspects to take into account during the design and development of computer games. They will learn about the principle layout and architecture of modern games as well as about tools to solve the various tasks necessary to build computer games. They will be able to implement their own games and to choose the right software tools for this task.
- Some Unity experience would be helpful, otherwise no requirements
##### Level
### HCI Master Seminar (5 ECTS)
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 4 semesters.
##### Description
##### Required Prerequisites
Sound research requires an in-depth reflection of prior approaches and the related work typically published in the scientific media (conference proceedings, journals, books, etc.). This course is an advanced course about typical scientific research work with a specific focus on topics from the field of human-computer interaction (HCI).
- Programming (\> 10 ECTS)
During the course, students will have to work on one specific topic as a preparation for their master thesis. They will have to find relevant publications, read the publications and analyze them given some defined research questions and/or categories of the current state-of-the-art. They have to summarize and present their findings to a larger audience.
##### Recommended Prerequisites
##### Competencies/Qualification
- Computer Graphics (\> 4 ECTS)
- Artificial Intelligence (\> 4 ECTS)
After the course, the participants will have a solid understanding of an important aspect of typical research work. They will have learned how to read scientific publications, how to extract relevant information, and how to summarize their findings.
---
##### Level
## Modules Offered Every Summer Semester
- Master HCI or Computer Science
---
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### 3D User Interfaces (5 ECTS)
### HCI Master Thesis (30 ECTS)
##### Description
##### Competencies/Qualification Description
This module will give students the opportunity to learn about the specificities of 3D User Interfaces (3DUI) development using Virtual, Augmented or Mixed Reality technologies.
The students have to individually work on an assigned problem in the field of Human-Computer Interaction and document their results using good scientific standards.
The module content will be mainly dedicated to learning and practicing the skills essential to the design and implementation of high-quality 3D interaction techniques. Design guidelines as well as classical and innovative 3D Interaction techniques will be studied.
In addition, the course will address novel research themes such as 3D interaction for large displays and games; and integrating 3DUIs with mobile devices, robotics, and the environment.
Participants will learn how to apply scientific methods from the HCI field. They will learn a structured approach starting from a definition and motivation of research questions and the discussion and summery of related work from scientific publications and prior approaches. Following this they will learn how to develop own concepts and methods to tackle the questions and how to implement them and potentially to evaluate the results.
Students will be assessed through a group practical project (team work), which will consist of 3D Interaction Techniques (ITs) development for a particular a task
##### Level
Previous years, the assignment replicated the [IEEE 3DUI Contest 2011](http://conferences.computer.org/3dui/3dui2011/cfp-contest.html), where teams of students competed between each other to find the best solution (see results [video1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYs-pBW7Agc) and [video 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYs-pBW7Agc))
- Master HCI or Computer Science (\< 3 semesters)
##### Competencies/Qualification
---
After the course, the students will gain a solid background on the theory and the methods to create your own 3D spatial interfaces. They will have a broad understanding of the particular difficulties of designing and developing spatial interfaces, as well as evaluating then. Students will also learn about traditional and novel 3D input/output devices (e.g. motion tracking system and Head-mounted Display).
### HCI Project Interdisciplinary
##### Level
##### Description
- Master HCI or Computer Science
Practical experience is a necessary skill for application-oriented aspects of various sciences. This is specifically true for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) which incorporates engineering as well as empirical work skills. This course assigns a well-defined project or task to (teams of) students which they have to solve largely on their own. The topic will be in the area of Human-Computer Interaction with an individually assigned focus between the engineering, aka computer science, and the empirical or psychological part of HCI.
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 4 semesters.
##### Competencies/Qualification
##### Required Prerequisites
After the course, the participants will have a solid understanding of how to solve a coherent problem using typical HCI-skills. They will have learned how to define and execute individual work packages.
- Programming (\> 10 ECTS)
- Real-Time Interactive Systems (\> 4 ECTS)
##### Level
- Computer Graphics (\> 4 ECTS)
- Master HCI or Computer Science.
---
##### Required Prerequisites
### Multimodal Interfaces (5 ECTS)
- Programming (\> 10 ECTS)
##### Description
- Statistics (\> 4 ECTS)
- Research Methods (\> 4 ECTS)
The multimodal interaction paradigm simultaneously uses various modalities like speech, gesture, touch, or gaze, to communicate with computers and machines. Basically, multimodal interaction includes the analysis as well as the synthesis of multimodal utterances. This course concentrates on the analysis, i.e., the input processing. Input processing has the goal to derive meaning from signal to provide a computerized description and understanding of the input and to execute the desired interaction. In multimodal systems, this process is interleaved between various modalities and multiple interdependencies exist between simultaneous utterances necessary to take into account for a successful machine interpretation.
---
In this course, students will learn about the necessary steps involved in processing unimodal as well as multimodal input. The course will highlight typical stages in multimodal processing. Using speech processing as a primary example, they learn about:
### HCI Project Exhibition (5 ECTS)
1. A/D conversion
2. Segmentation
##### Description
3. Syntactical analysis
4. Semantic analysis
Presentation and communication are important skills for application-oriented and practical aspects of various sciences. This is specifically true for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). This course requires the participants to present the results of an associated project to a larger audience in a and exhibition-like setup.
5. Pragmatic analysis
6. Discourse analysis
##### Competencies/Qualification
A specific emphasize will be on stages like morphology and semantic analysis. Typical aspects of multimodal interdependencies, i.e., temporal and semantic interrelations are highlighted and consequences for an algorithmic processing are derived. Prominent multimodal integration (aka multimodal fusion) approaches are described, including transducers, state machines, and unification.
The participants will learn how to present their own work to a larger audience, how to plan, design and set-up the different parts of an own exhibition booth, and how to react individually to questions from the audience.
##### Competencies/Qualification
##### Level
After the course, the students will be able to build their own multimodal interfaces. They will have a broad understanding of all the necessary steps involved and will know prominent algorithmic solutions for each of them. Student will learn about available tools for reoccurring tasks and their pros and cons.
- Master HCI or Computer Science.
##### Level
##### Required Prerequisites
- Master HCI or Computer Science
- Project (\> 9 ECTS)
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 4 semesters.
---
##### Required Prerequisites
### Game Lab (10 ECTS)
- Programming (\> 10 ECTS)
- Machine Learning (\> 4 ECTS)
##### Description
##### Recommended Prerequisites
Computer or video games have become a major aspect of modern culture and a large economical factor in recent years. This course is an introduction into the conceptual and technical approaches necessary to build computer games.
- Real-Time Interactive Systems (\> 4 ECTS)
The course will cover topics about the principles of game design, necessary tools for the design and development chain of computer games, the interactive game loop, necessary conceptual and functional aspects of game engines (I/O, graphics, physics, or artificial intelligence), as well as an introduction into modern game architectures.
- 3D User Interfaces (\> 4 ECTS)
##### Competencies/Qualification
---
After the course, the students will have a broad understanding of the necessary aspects to take into account during the design and development of computer games. They will learn about the principle layout and architecture of modern games as well as about tools to solve the various tasks necessary to build computer games. They will be able to implement their own games and to choose the right software tools for this task.
### Interactive Computer Graphics (5 ECTS)
##### Level
##### Description
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 4 semesters.
Computer graphics studies methods for digitally synthesizing and manipulating visual content. This course specifically concentrates on interactive graphics with an additional focus on 3D graphics as a requirement for many contemporary as well as for novel human-computer interfaces and computer games.
##### Required Prerequisites
The course will cover topics about light and images, lighting models, data representations, mathematical formulations of movements, projection as well as texturing methods. Theoretical aspects of the steps involved in ray-tracing and the raster pipeline will be complemented by algorithmic approaches for interactive image syntheses using computer systems. Accompanying software solutions will utilize modern graphics packages and languages like OpenGL, GLSL and/or DirectX.
- Programming (\> 10 ECTS)
##### Competencies/Qualification
##### Recommended Prerequisites
After the course, the students will have a broad understanding of the underlying theoretical models of computer graphics. They will be able to implement a prominent variety of these models, to build their own interactive graphics applications, and to choose the right software tool for this task.
- Computer Graphics (\> 4 ECTS)
##### Level
- Artificial Intelligence (\> 4 ECTS)
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 3 semesters.
---
##### Required Prerequisites
## Modules Offered Every Summer Semester
- Programming (\> 10 ECTS)
---
##### Recommended Prerequisites
### 3D User Interfaces (5 ECTS)
- Linear Algebra I
##### Description
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This module will give students the opportunity to learn about the specificities of 3D User Interfaces (3DUI) development using Virtual, Augmented or Mixed Reality technologies.
The module content will be mainly dedicated to learning and practicing the skills essential to the design and implementation of high-quality 3D interaction techniques. Design guidelines as well as classical and innovative 3D Interaction techniques will be studied.
##### ~~Description~~
In addition, the course will address novel research themes such as 3D interaction for large displays and games; and integrating 3DUIs with mobile devices, robotics, and the environment.
~~Artificial Intelligence (AI) studies the science and engineering of making intelligent machines, that is, methods which let machines or software exhibit intelligent behavior. This course specifically concentrates on interactive methods applicable to novel human-computer interfaces and computer games.~~
Students will be assessed through a group practical project (team work), which will consist of 3D Interaction Techniques (ITs) development for a particular a task
~~The course will cover topics about problem solving in general, search methods, semantic representation, logic and deduction methods, constraint satisfaction methods, as well as algorithmic approaches to apply these methods to interactive systems. The latter includes the identification of necessary software modules and requirements for AI-enabled systems as well as APIs for building so-called world interfaces.~~
Previous years, the assignment replicated the [IEEE 3DUI Contest 2011](http://conferences.computer.org/3dui/3dui2011/cfp-contest.html), where teams of students competed between each other to find the best solution (see results [video1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYs-pBW7Agc) and [video 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYs-pBW7Agc))
##### ~~Competencies/Qualification~~
##### Competencies/Qualification
~~After the course, the students will have a broad understanding of the underlying theoretical models and methods used in interactive Artificial Intelligence. They will be able to implement a prominent variety of these methods, to build their own intelligent interactive applications, and to choose the right software tool for this task.~~
After the course, the students will gain a solid background on the theory and the methods to create your own 3D spatial interfaces. They will have a broad understanding of the particular difficulties of designing and developing spatial interfaces, as well as evaluating then. Students will also learn about traditional and novel 3D input/output devices (e.g. motion tracking system and Head-mounted Display).
##### ~~Level~~
##### Level
- ~~Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 4 semesters.~~
- Master HCI or Computer Science
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 4 semesters.
##### ~~Required Prerequisites~~
##### Required Prerequisites
- ~~Programming (\> 10 ECTS)~~
- Programming (\> 10 ECTS)
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- Real-Time Interactive Systems (\> 4 ECTS)
- Computer Graphics (\> 4 ECTS)
### ~~Multiplayer Online Games - Theory (5 ECTS)~~
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### Multimodal Interfaces (5 ECTS)
##### ~~Description~~
##### Description
~~This module will give the students the opportunity to learn about the specificities of multiplayer networked games.~~
The multimodal interaction paradigm simultaneously uses various modalities like speech, gesture, touch, or gaze, to communicate with computers and machines. Basically, multimodal interaction includes the analysis as well as the synthesis of multimodal utterances. This course concentrates on the analysis, i.e., the input processing. Input processing has the goal to derive meaning from signal to provide a computerized description and understanding of the input and to execute the desired interaction. In multimodal systems, this process is interleaved between various modalities and multiple interdependencies exist between simultaneous utterances necessary to take into account for a successful machine interpretation.
~~The first part will be mainly dedicated to learning and practicing the skills essential to the development of networked and multithreaded applications, as well as reviewing basic game programming techniques and architectures.~~
In this course, students will learn about the necessary steps involved in processing unimodal as well as multimodal input. The course will highlight typical stages in multimodal processing. Using speech processing as a primary example, they learn about:
~~During the second part, domain specific techniques, including latency-hiding strategies, persistence and synchronization in virtual worlds, group communication models, cheating and security issues and how to evaluate multiplayer games playability will be described.~~
1. A/D conversion
~~Classical and innovative game genres architectures and deployment will be studied. Students will be given the opportunity to experiment and practice with the issues studied through the use of suitable libraries and middleware (e.g. game engine).~~
2. Segmentation
3. Syntactical analysis
~~Students will be assessed through a written exam.~~
4. Semantic analysis
5. Pragmatic analysis
~~Note: It is strongly recommended to also follow the module: Multiplayer Online Game - Practice (MOG-P) after participating to this course.~~
6. Discourse analysis
##### ~~Competencies/Qualification~~
A specific emphasize will be on stages like morphology and semantic analysis. Typical aspects of multimodal interdependencies, i.e., temporal and semantic interrelations are highlighted and consequences for an algorithmic processing are derived. Prominent multimodal integration (aka multimodal fusion) approaches are described, including transducers, state machines, and unification.
~~After the course, the students will gain a solid background on the theory and the methods to analyze the impact on games development of network hardware, protocols, architectures and topologies.~~
##### Competencies/Qualification
~~They will have a broad understanding of the particular difficulties of designing and developing online multiplayer games, as well as evaluating then. Students will also learn about traditional and novel 3D online game architectures and gain practical skills to implement them.~~
After the course, the students will be able to build their own multimodal interfaces. They will have a broad understanding of all the necessary steps involved and will know prominent algorithmic solutions for each of them. Student will learn about available tools for reoccurring tasks and their pros and cons.
##### ~~Level~~
##### Level
- ~~Master HCI or Computer Science~~
- Master HCI or Computer Science
- ~~Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 4 semesters.~~
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 4 semesters.
##### ~~Required Prerequisites~~
##### Required Prerequisites
- ~~Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen (\> 10 ECTS)~~
- Programming (\> 10 ECTS)
- ~~Softwaretechnik (\> 10 ECTS)~~
- Machine Learning (\> 4 ECTS)
- ~~Programmierpraktikum (\> 10 ECTS)~~
- ~~Software Quality (\> 10 ECTS)~~
##### Recommended Prerequisites
##### ~~Recommended Prerequisites~~
- Real-Time Interactive Systems (\> 4 ECTS)
- 3D User Interfaces (\> 4 ECTS)
- ~~Real-Time Interactive Systems (\> 4 ECTS)~~
- ~~Computer Graphics (\> 4 ECTS)~~
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- ~~Developing Games (\> 6 ECTS)~~
### Interactive Computer Graphics (5 ECTS)
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##### Description
## Modules Offered Every Winter Semester
Computer graphics studies methods for digitally synthesizing and manipulating visual content. This course specifically concentrates on interactive graphics with an additional focus on 3D graphics as a requirement for many contemporary as well as for novel human-computer interfaces and computer games.
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The course will cover topics about light and images, lighting models, data representations, mathematical formulations of movements, projection as well as texturing methods. Theoretical aspects of the steps involved in ray-tracing and the raster pipeline will be complemented by algorithmic approaches for interactive image syntheses using computer systems. Accompanying software solutions will utilize modern graphics packages and languages like OpenGL, GLSL and/or DirectX.
### Principles of Real-Time Interactive Systems (5 ECTS)
##### Competencies/Qualification
##### Description
After the course, the students will have a broad understanding of the underlying theoretical models of computer graphics. They will be able to implement a prominent variety of these models, to build their own interactive graphics applications, and to choose the right software tool for this task.
This course provides an introduction into the requirements, concepts, and engineering art of highly interactive human-computer systems. Such systems are typically found in perceptual computing, Virtual, Augmented, Mixed Reality, computer games, and cyber-physical systems. Lately, these systems are often termed Real-Time Interactive Systems (RIS) due to their common aspects.
##### Level
The course covers theoretical models derived from the requirements of the application area as well as common hands-on and novel solutions necessary to tackle and fulfill these requirements. The first part of the course will concentrate on the conceptual principles characterizing real-time interactive systems. Questions answered are: What are the main requirements? How do we handle multiple modalities? How do we define the timeliness of RIS? Why is it important? What do we have to do to assure timeliness? The second part will introduce a conceptual model of the mission-critical aspects of time, latencies, processes, and events necessary to describe a system’s behavior. The third part introduces the application state, it’s requirements of distribution and coherence, and the consequences these requirements have on decoupling and software quality aspects in general. The last part introduces some potential solutions to data redundancy, distribution, synchronization, and interoperability.
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 3 semesters.
Along the way, typical and prominent state-of-the-art approaches to reoccurring engineering tasks are discussed. This includes pipeline systems, scene graphs, application graphs (aka field routing), event systems, entity and component models, and others. Novel concepts like actor models and ontologies will be covered as alternative solutions. The theoretical and conceptual discussions will be put into a practical context of today’s commercial and research systems, e.g., X3D, instant reality, Unity3d, Unreal Engine 4, and Simulator X.
##### Required Prerequisites
##### Competencies/Qualification
- Programming (\> 10 ECTS)
After the course, the students will have a solid understanding of the boundary conditions defined by both, the physiological and psychological characteristics of the human users as well as by the architectures and technological characteristics of today’s computer systems. Participants will gain a solid understanding about what they can expect from today’s technological solutions. They will be able to choose the appropriate approach and tools to solve a given engineering task in this application area and they will have a well-founded basis enabling them to develop alternative approaches for future real-time interactive systems.
##### Recommended Prerequisites
##### Level
- Linear Algebra I
- Master HCI or Computer Science
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 4 semesters.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) studies the science and engineering of making intelligent machines, that is, methods which let machines or software exhibit intelligent behavior. This course specifically concentrates on interactive methods applicable to novel human-computer interfaces and computer games.
##### Recommended Prerequisites
The course will cover topics about problem solving in general, search methods, semantic representation, logic and deduction methods, constraint satisfaction methods, as well as algorithmic approaches to apply these methods to interactive systems. The latter includes the identification of necessary software modules and requirements for AI-enabled systems as well as APIs for building so-called world interfaces.
- Perception and physiology (\> 5 ETCS)
##### Competencies/Qualification
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After the course, the students will have a broad understanding of the underlying theoretical models and methods used in interactive Artificial Intelligence. They will be able to implement a prominent variety of these methods, to build their own intelligent interactive applications, and to choose the right software tool for this task.
### Machine Learning (5 ECTS)
##### Level
##### Description
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 4 semesters.
Machine learning is the science of getting computers to act without being explicitly programmed. In the past decade, machine learning has given us practical speech recognition, effective web search, self-driving cars, and a vastly improved understanding of the human genome. Machine learning is so pervasive today that you probably use it dozens of times a day without knowing it. It is one of today's prominent paradigms in HCI applicable in all areas where the understanding of user input of high variability, specifically for natural interactions using, e.g., gesture, speech, or eye-gaze, is paramount. Many researchers also think it is the best way to make progress towards human-level AI.
##### Required Prerequisites
In this course, students will learn about the most effective machine learning techniques, and gain practice implementing them and getting them to work. Students not only learn the theoretical underpinnings of learning, but also gain the practical know-how needed to quickly and powerfully apply these techniques to new problems. Finally, they learn about some of Silicon Valley's best practices in innovation as it pertains to machine learning and AI.
- Programming (\> 10 ECTS)
This course provides a broad introduction to machine learning, data-mining, and statistical pattern recognition. Topics include: (i) Supervised learning (parametric/non-parametric algorithms, support vector machines, kernels, neural networks). (ii) Unsupervised learning (clustering, dimensionality reduction, recommender systems, deep learning). (iii) Best practices in machine learning (bias/variance theory; innovation process in machine learning and AI). The course will also draw from numerous case studies and applications, so that you'll also learn how to apply learning algorithms to building gesture-based and multimodal interfaces, text and speech understanding (web search, anti-spam), smart robots (perception, control), computer vision, medical informatics, audio, database mining, and other areas.
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##### Competencies/Qualification
### ~~Multiplayer Online Games - Theory (5 ECTS)~~
After the course, the students will be able to solve machine learning tasks on their own using assistive technologies, e.g., like Octave. In addition, they will be able to derive main principles and apply these in own programs. Students will be able to choose the appropriate approach and tools to solve a given machine learning task in various application area, specifically in HCI.
> `Important - Module Not Provided Anymore`
##### Level
##### Description
- Master HCI or Computer Science
This module will give the students the opportunity to learn about the specificities of multiplayer networked games.
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 4 semesters.
The first part will be mainly dedicated to learning and practicing the skills essential to the development of networked and multithreaded applications, as well as reviewing basic game programming techniques and architectures.
##### Required Prerequisites
During the second part, domain specific techniques, including latency-hiding strategies, persistence and synchronization in virtual worlds, group communication models, cheating and security issues and how to evaluate multiplayer games playability will be described.
- Programming (\> 10 ECTS)
Classical and innovative game genres architectures and deployment will be studied. Students will be given the opportunity to experiment and practice with the issues studied through the use of suitable libraries and middleware (e.g. game engine).
##### Recommended Prerequisites
Students will be assessed through a written exam.
- Statistics (\> 5 ETCS)
- Real-Time Interactive Systems (\> 4 ECTS)
Note: It is strongly recommended to also follow the module: Multiplayer Online Game - Practice (MOG-P) after participating to this course.
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##### Competencies/Qualification
### Software Quality (5 ECTS)
After the course, the students will gain a solid background on the theory and the methods to analyze the impact on games development of network hardware, protocols, architectures and topologies.
##### Description
They will have a broad understanding of the particular difficulties of designing and developing online multiplayer games, as well as evaluating then. Students will also learn about traditional and novel 3D online game architectures and gain practical skills to implement them.
How to develop high quality software? How to write good code? This module will give students teach how to recognize and write high quality software code.
##### Level
The module content will be mainly dedicated to learning skills to meet critical software quality requirements such as reliability, testability, accuracy, security, portability and maintainability as well as efficiency in time and space. Programming guidelines as well as code examples will illustrate concepts, techniques and tools that lead to professional code quality, and ensure high software quality production.
- Master HCI or Computer Science
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 4 semesters.
Different programming languages will be used to highlight typical examples and key concepts.
##### Required Prerequisites
##### Competencies/Qualification
- Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen (\> 10 ECTS)
After the course, the students will gain a solid background on the theory and the methods to produce high quality code. They will also have a broad understanding of testing techniques and software requirements specifications.
- Softwaretechnik (\> 10 ECTS)
- Programmierpraktikum (\> 10 ECTS)
##### Level
- Software Quality (\> 10 ECTS)
- Master HCI or Computer Science
##### Recommended Prerequisites
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 2 semesters.
- Real-Time Interactive Systems (\> 4 ECTS)
##### Required Prerequisites
- Computer Graphics (\> 4 ECTS)
- Developing Games (\> 6 ECTS)
- Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen (\> 10 ECTS)
- Softwaretechnik (\> 10 ECTS)
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- Programmierpraktikum (\> 10 ECTS)
## Modules Offered Every Winter Semester
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### ~~Multiplayer Online Games - Practice (5 ECTS)~~
### Principles of Real-Time Interactive Systems (5 ECTS)
> `Important - Module Not Provided Anymore`
##### Description
##### ~~Description~~
This course provides an introduction into the requirements, concepts, and engineering art of highly interactive human-computer systems. Such systems are typically found in perceptual computing, Virtual, Augmented, Mixed Reality, computer games, and cyber-physical systems. Lately, these systems are often termed Real-Time Interactive Systems (RIS) due to their common aspects.
~~This module will give the students the opportunity to program multiplayer online games through the use of suitable libraries and middleware (e.g. game engine). Students will be assessed through a team project, which will consist of developing and presenting multiplayer online games. This module will run as a _Game Lab_ for multiplayer online games. The first part will be mainly dedicated to learning different game technologies as well as reviewing basic game programming techniques and traditional online game architectures. During the second part, teams will work on their project while being supervised by lecturers and tutors. Each week teams will briefly present their progress and discuss future work, issues as well as potential solutions.~~
The course covers theoretical models derived from the requirements of the application area as well as common hands-on and novel solutions necessary to tackle and fulfill these requirements. The first part of the course will concentrate on the conceptual principles characterizing real-time interactive systems. Questions answered are: What are the main requirements? How do we handle multiple modalities? How do we define the timeliness of RIS? Why is it important? What do we have to do to assure timeliness? The second part will introduce a conceptual model of the mission-critical aspects of time, latencies, processes, and events necessary to describe a system’s behavior. The third part introduces the application state, it’s requirements of distribution and coherence, and the consequences these requirements have on decoupling and software quality aspects in general. The last part introduces some potential solutions to data redundancy, distribution, synchronization, and interoperability.
~~Note: It is strongly recommended to also follow the module: Multiplayer Online Game - Theory (MOG-T) in parallel or before participating to this practical course.~~
Along the way, typical and prominent state-of-the-art approaches to reoccurring engineering tasks are discussed. This includes pipeline systems, scene graphs, application graphs (aka field routing), event systems, entity and component models, and others. Novel concepts like actor models and ontologies will be covered as alternative solutions. The theoretical and conceptual discussions will be put into a practical context of today’s commercial and research systems, e.g., X3D, instant reality, Unity3d, Unreal Engine 4, and Simulator X.
##### ~~Competencies/Qualification~~
##### Competencies/Qualification
~~After the course, the students will have gained practical skills to implement multiplayer online games, using industry standard libraries and game engines.~~
After the course, the students will have a solid understanding of the boundary conditions defined by both, the physiological and psychological characteristics of the human users as well as by the architectures and technological characteristics of today’s computer systems. Participants will gain a solid understanding about what they can expect from today’s technological solutions. They will be able to choose the appropriate approach and tools to solve a given engineering task in this application area and they will have a well-founded basis enabling them to develop alternative approaches for future real-time interactive systems.
##### ~~Level~~
##### Level
- ~~Master HCI or Computer Science~~
- ~~Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 4 semesters.~~
- Master HCI or Computer Science
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 4 semesters.
This module will allow the students to learn and practice the skills essential to developing networked and multithreaded applications.
##### Description
The module will give a first overview of intra-process and extra-process communication techniques.
Machine learning is the science of getting computers to act without being explicitly programmed. In the past decade, machine learning has given us practical speech recognition, effective web search, self-driving cars, and a vastly improved understanding of the human genome. Machine learning is so pervasive today that you probably use it dozens of times a day without knowing it. It is one of today's prominent paradigms in HCI applicable in all areas where the understanding of user input of high variability, specifically for natural interactions using, e.g., gesture, speech, or eye-gaze, is paramount. Many researchers also think it is the best way to make progress towards human-level AI.
This module will give an overview of networking protocols and thread libraries and familiarize the students with multithreaded and distributed programming paradigms, focusing in particular on the real-time interactive systems (RIS) domain (such as video games, virtual reality, or mixed reality applications).
In this course, students will learn about the most effective machine learning techniques, and gain practice implementing them and getting them to work. Students not only learn the theoretical underpinnings of learning, but also gain the practical know-how needed to quickly and powerfully apply these techniques to new problems. Finally, they learn about some of Silicon Valley's best practices in innovation as it pertains to machine learning and AI.
Issues faced when developing a concurrent or distributed application will be tackled, including thread synchronization and network protocol reliability. Classical and innovative design patterns and architectures will also be studied.
This course provides a broad introduction to machine learning, data-mining, and statistical pattern recognition. Topics include: (i) Supervised learning (parametric/non-parametric algorithms, support vector machines, kernels, neural networks). (ii) Unsupervised learning (clustering, dimensionality reduction, recommender systems, deep learning). (iii) Best practices in machine learning (bias/variance theory; innovation process in machine learning and AI). The course will also draw from numerous case studies and applications, so that you'll also learn how to apply learning algorithms to building gesture-based and multimodal interfaces, text and speech understanding (web search, anti-spam), smart robots (perception, control), computer vision, medical informatics, audio, database mining, and other areas.
Students will be given the opportunity to experiment and practice with the issues studied through the use of suitable programming language, libraries, and middleware during the exercise sessions.
##### Competencies/Qualification
Students will be assessed through a written exam.
After the course, the students will be able to solve machine learning tasks on their own using assistive technologies, e.g., like Octave. In addition, they will be able to derive main principles and apply these in own programs. Students will be able to choose the appropriate approach and tools to solve a given machine learning task in various application area, specifically in HCI.
##### Indicative Content:
##### Level
- Inter- and extra- process communications
- Master HCI or Computer Science
- Threads models (lightweight processes) in high-level languages such as Java,C# or C++ and inter-threads and external communications and synchronization
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 4 semesters.
- Design and development of a concurrent and networked application using a suitable API Communication Protocols (e.g., Ipv6, UDP, TCP, HTTP, RTP and SSL/TLS)
- Abstractions for concurrent and distributed applications:
- Programming (\> 10 ECTS)
- design patterns
- communication models,
##### Recommended Prerequisites
- distributed objects models
- Statistics (\> 5 ETCS)
##### Competencies/Qualification
- Real-Time Interactive Systems (\> 4 ECTS)
This module aims to:
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1. Provide the students with an understanding of computer networks systems.
### Software Quality (5 ECTS)
2. Develop the students' ability to design and develop concurrent and networked applications using a variety of languages and suitable APIs, and through adequate design patterns and communication models.
3. Provide an overview of different concurrent programming models, such as threads and processes, and the different communication models they can support.
##### Description
4. Describe the classical networking protocols and communication models on private networks and the Internet.
5. Describe the issues faced when developing distributed applications with strong real-time interactive requirements such as digital games, virtual reality or mixed reality applications.
How to develop high quality software? How to write good code? This module will give students teach how to recognize and write high quality software code.
##### Prerequisites
The module content will be mainly dedicated to learning skills to meet critical software quality requirements such as reliability, testability, accuracy, security, portability and maintainability as well as efficiency in time and space. Programming guidelines as well as code examples will illustrate concepts, techniques and tools that lead to professional code quality, and ensure high software quality production.
Targeted Level
Different programming languages will be used to highlight typical examples and key concepts.
- Bachelor Games Engineering \>= 3 semesters.
##### Competencies/Qualification
Recommended Level
After the course, the students will gain a solid background on the theory and the methods to produce high quality code. They will also have a broad understanding of testing techniques and software requirements specifications.
- Bachelor of Science \>= 3 semesters.
##### Level
- Master HCI or Computer Science
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 3 semesters.
- Master HCI or Computer Science
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 2 semesters.
##### Recommended previous knowledge
##### Required Prerequisites
- Algorithm and Data Structure
- Software Developments
- Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen (\> 10 ECTS)
- Object-Oriented Programming (e.g., Java)
- Softwaretechnik (\> 10 ECTS)
- Interactive System Programming
- Programmierpraktikum (\> 10 ECTS)
##### Literature
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### ~~Multiplayer Online Games - Practice (5 ECTS)~~
> `Important - Module Not Provided Anymore`
##### Description
This module will give the students the opportunity to program multiplayer online games through the use of suitable libraries and middleware (e.g. game engine). Students will be assessed through a team project, which will consist of developing and presenting multiplayer online games. This module will run as a _Game Lab_ for multiplayer online games. The first part will be mainly dedicated to learning different game technologies as well as reviewing basic game programming techniques and traditional online game architectures. During the second part, teams will work on their project while being supervised by lecturers and tutors. Each week teams will briefly present their progress and discuss future work, issues as well as potential solutions.
Note: It is strongly recommended to also follow the module: Multiplayer Online Game - Theory (MOG-T) in parallel or before participating to this practical course.
##### Competencies/Qualification
After the course, the students will have gained practical skills to implement multiplayer online games, using industry standard libraries and game engines.
##### Level
- Master HCI or Computer Science
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 4 semesters.
##### Recommended Prerequisites
- Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen
- Softwaretechnik
- Programmierpraktikum
- Software Quality
- Real-Time Interactive Systems
- Computer Graphics
- Developing Games
- Multiplayer Online Game Theory
### Network and Concurrent Programming (5ECTS)
##### Description
This module will allow the students to learn and practice the skills essential to developing networked and multithreaded applications.
The module will give a first overview of intra-process and extra-process communication techniques.
This module will give an overview of networking protocols and thread libraries and familiarize the students with multithreaded and distributed programming paradigms, focusing in particular on the real-time interactive systems (RIS) domain (such as video games, virtual reality, or mixed reality applications).
Issues faced when developing a concurrent or distributed application will be tackled, including thread synchronization and network protocol reliability. Classical and innovative design patterns and architectures will also be studied.
Students will be given the opportunity to experiment and practice with the issues studied through the use of suitable programming language, libraries, and middleware during the exercise sessions.
Students will be assessed through a written exam.
##### Indicative Content:
- Inter- and extra- process communications
- Threads models (lightweight processes) in high-level languages such as Java,C# or C++ and inter-threads and external communications and synchronization
- Design and development of a concurrent and networked application using a suitable API Communication Protocols (e.g., Ipv6, UDP, TCP, HTTP, RTP and SSL/TLS)
- Abstractions for concurrent and distributed applications:
- design patterns
- communication models,
- distributed objects models
##### Competencies/Qualification
This module aims to:
1. Provide the students with an understanding of computer networks systems.
2. Develop the students' ability to design and develop concurrent and networked applications using a variety of languages and suitable APIs, and through adequate design patterns and communication models.
3. Provide an overview of different concurrent programming models, such as threads and processes, and the different communication models they can support.
4. Describe the classical networking protocols and communication models on private networks and the Internet.
5. Describe the issues faced when developing distributed applications with strong real-time interactive requirements such as digital games, virtual reality or mixed reality applications.
##### Prerequisites
Targeted Level
- Bachelor Games Engineering \>= 3 semesters.
Recommended Level
- Bachelor of Science \>= 3 semesters.
- Master HCI or Computer Science
- Bachelor HCI or Computer Science \> 3 semesters.
