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Information Technology – (M.Sc.)
Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt
Institutes of Information and Communication Technology
| Application Deadline: | Winter term: October 27; Foreign Nationals: September 1; Summer term: March 27; Foreign Nationals: February 1. | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 32 - ≈ € 758 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Klagenfurt / Austria / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | March, October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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Information technology is one of the main drivers of technological and economic progress in our century. From communication to traffic technology, this discipline makes a contribution in a wide variety of fields, providing answers to the challenges of the future. Hence information technology plays a leading role on the path towards the information and knowledge society. The level of innovation is high, developments proceed at full pace. International competition is also increasing.
An adaptable and pioneering education combined with research that holds its own in international competition are therefore essential preconditions for maintaining a place among the leading players.
The Klagenfurt University is excellently prepared for this challenge. The close links between teaching and research, a broad range of subjects, organisation in high-capacity teaching and research units and the application of efficient resource planning and allocation methods make the information and communication technology departments capable of reacting rapidly and efficiently. The innovative range of courses and the research achievements help make Klagenfurt a competence centre in the information sciences and high-tech site in international competitions. With its new approaches to education, the Klagenfurt University creates the basis for the training of well-qualified experts for this fascinating field that is of such major competition. At the same time, young people are given the possiblity of obtaining qualifications for the professional fields of the future.
Graduates work as experts in their specialist field and nevertheless have a broad subject and methodological knowledge in the field of information and communication technology. Particular importance is attached to enabling graduates to contribute independently and under their own responsiblity to the solution of technical problems without neglecting the holistic point of view, i.e. including the non-information technology disciplines (such as informatics, mechanical engineering, business management, ...) in their solutions.
The programme serves as academic preparation for a career and as a qualification for professional activities in the development and operation of modern information and communication technologies. Alongside a specialisation in one of the specialist topics, the programme also permits a methodological specialisation depending on whether the student's interest is in a career in research, industry or a freelance activity. Accordingly, specific and flexible individual focal points can be selected in the light of the field of activity aspired for.
Contents
The Master's programme in Information Technology comprises four semesters with a total of 120 ECTS credits. The programme consists of the following subjects:
* Technical specialisation: 24 ECTS
* Technical supplement I: 12 ECTS
* Technical supplement II: 18 ECTS
* Methodological specialisation: 18 ECTS
* Skills expansion: 6 ECTS
* Voluntary electorates: 12 ECTS
* Master's thesis and corresponding research seminar: 30 ECTS
(1) Technical specialisation
This subject serves to consolidate the student's knowledge in a special field of information technology. The specialisation must amount to 24 ECTS credits. The following specialisations are available:
* Mobile and Wireless Systems
* Intelligent Transportation Systems
* Pervasive Computing
* Media Engineering
* Embedded Systems and Signal Processing
* Applied Mechatronics
The courses in the selected specialisation impart in-depth knowledge and methods from this field.
The Mobile and Wireless Systems specialisation deals with both current topics and the principles that underlie wireless transmission and wireless networks in the light of the latest technologies such as UMTS and IEEE 802.11. The most important topics are network architectures and mobility protocols, mobile network security, ad hoc and sensor networks and economic, health and social issues relating to this areas.
The Intelligent Transportation Systems specialisation deals with the fields of systems engineering, transportation telematics, intelligent vehicle systems and mobility services, intelligent sensor technologies for transportation, and artificial intelligence in transportation. The areas covered comprise theory, simulation and testing for questions arising in the fields of positioning and navigation, intelligent and cooperative driver assistance systems, system-on-chip processing, robotics, intelligent logistics and self-organising traffic management.
Pervasive Computing addresses the penetration of computer systems in everyday life. Thanks to the rapid developments in the mobile communications, semiconductor technology, sensor systems and computer interaction, high-performance computer systems can today be integrated in everday objects. This specialisation examines the underlying technologies and applications of pervasive computing and current research issues.
The emphasis of Embedded Systems and Signal Processing lies on aspects of systems, hardware and signal processing for modern embedded systems in the information and communication technology. This is exemplified for instance with the hardware platform of a modern mobile phone; furthermore, deep insight in the complex interaction of the components is gained. The specialisation also deals with system, hardware and signal processing aspects in modern communication systems with a focus on the abstract hardware level of mobile telephone platforms.
Alongside the basic principles of numerical mathematics and finite elements, the Applied Mechatronics specialisation deals with computer simulation, starting with modelling and ending with results verification, of electromechanical sensors and actuators, with a focus on the physical modelling of the electromagnetic, mechanical and acoustic field. In particular, the courses discuss in detail practice-related issues for the dimensioning of modern sensors such as piezo-electronic power sensors, microwave sensors, capacitive distance sensors and electromagnetic position sensors.
The operation and capacity of modern technical systems depends on the highly intelligent automation of individual systems components. This organisation is based on methods from the field of measurement and control technology. The Control and Measurement Systems specialisation therefore involves not only advanced courses in the field of measurement and control technology but also supplementary topics from the fields of automation and real-time systems, system monitoring and diagnosis, digital measurement signal processing, process instrumentation and mobile robotics.
(2) Technical supplement I
This subject serves the expansion of the student's information technology horizon beyond the areas selected as technical specialisation. Additional courses for a total of 12 ECTS credits must be attended. The courses can be selected from one or more of the specialisations listed above. This means that, in addition to the specialisation selected, students acquire an appropriate thematic supplement from other information technology subjects.
(3) Technical supplement II
This specialisation provides an ideal addition to the technical knowledge in the form of the knowledge needed from the relevant fields of information processing. Additional technical courses for a total of 18 ECTS credits must be attended. The courses can be selected both from the range offered under the "Technical specialisation" in information technology and from the following specialisation subjects in informatics:
* Application Engineering
* Computational Linguistics
* Computer and Network Architecture
* Data and Knowledge Engineering
* Distributed Systems
* Information and System Security
* Intelligent Information Systems in Production, Operations and Management
* Interactive Systems
* Software Engineering
The student has to select courses that were not attended or credited in the Bachelor's programme.
(3a) Basics of information technology
For students who do not have a Bachelor's degree from a university in the field of information technology, electrical engineering, communication technology or telematics, a special rule applies. Further information can be found under the item "Admission to the degree course" in the requirements.
(4) Methodological specialisation
A methodological specialisation ("Track") has to be selected within the degree programme. This track serves methodological profiling. 18 ECTS credits must be obtained in the selected track. The following methodological specialisations are available:
Research track: This specialisation serves to impart skills and methodological tools necessary for an activity in the field of research, whether in industry, non-university research institutions or universities.
Entrepreneurship track: This specialisation imparts the basic knowledge, skills and methodological tools necessary for a career as an entrepreneur. The specialisation involves close collaboration with the Institute of Applied Business Administration at the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt.
Industrial track: This track emphasises practical experience in the relevant industry. For this reason, it offers students the opportunity to acquire subject-based, social and other competences as well as soft skills by means of active participation in specific projects and/or other activities in industry or other relevant enterprises.
(5) Skills expansion
Courses accounting for at least 6 ECTS credits must be attended from the following sectors, the aim being for students to acquire interdisciplinary qualification, in particular to improve their linguistic and social skills and their team and management abilities:
* German communication and language skills
* English communication and language skills
* Entrepreneurship and innovation management
* Feminist Science/Gender Studies: Gender and technoloy
* Interdisciplinary technological and scientific research
* Basics of the law
* Team and management skills
(6) Voluntary electives
To round off and add depth to the degree course, students are required to attend electives accounting for 12 ECTS credits. All courses offered by a recognized Austrian or foreign university can be selected. The voluntary electives should be used in particular to consolidate the soft skills.
(7) Master's thesis
The Master programme ends with a final Master's thesis, to be written as a rule in the last semester. The topic of the thesis is taken from a subject area of the selected technical specialisation. Students can select the topic from a number of proposals or suggest their own topic. The thesis can also be written in collaboration with non-university industrial and research enterprises, in consultation with the supervisor.
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Requirements
Admission criteria
In formal terms, admission to the Master's degree programme requires the completion of a Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject or a Bachelor's course of study at a university of applied sciences (Fachhochschule) in a relevant subject or another equivalent study programme at a recognised Austrian or foreign post-secondary educational institution.
Admission to the Master's degree programme for graduates of unrelated Bachelor programmes:Special provisions apply to students who do not hold a Bachelor's degree from a university in the field of information technology, electrical engineering, communication technology or telematics. Upon application to the Studies Rector, courses in the subject "(3) Technical supplement" can be replaced by a compilation of courses of up to 18 ECTS credits from the subjects in the Bachelor's degree programme in Information Technology that communicate the fundamentals of information technology. The subject modified in this way is referred to as "substitute subject in information technology basics" and covers courses from
* Circuits and Electronics
* Signals and Systems
* Computer, Network and Control Technology
Admission for Austrian studentsProcedure:
* Entry of the data via the online data recording system
* Confirmation through issue of a series number
* The series number is then used for registration in person in the Admissions Department.
Admission criteria for foreign students Evidence of General and Special University Entrance Qualification and Supplementary Examinations
Foreign students must submit a certificate that in terms of the selected degree course allows direct access to the universities of the country in which it was acquired and that is equivalent to an Austrian school leaving certificate. If foreign certificates are not regarded as equivalent to the Austrian school leaving certificate in terms of content and requirements, the Rector shall lay down the supplementary examinations necessary for establishing equivalence. These supplementary examinations must be taken before admission to a degree programme.
In addition to the general university entrance qualification, evidence must be provided that the student with a foreign certificate satisfies the preconditions for admission to the field of studies in question including direct admission to the programme in the country issuing the document (special university entrance qualification).
Knowledge of German
Foreign applicants can take a supplementary examination in German. Information about the examination requirements can be obtained from the Institute for German studies and can be found on the university's homepage at
Applications for admission
Foreign nationals are subject to the special admissions deadline. This period ends on 1 September for applications for the winter semester, on 1 February for applications for the summer semester. Applications must be received in full by the Admissions Department before the end of this deadline.
The application for admission (form) shall be accompanied by:
* School-leaving certificate with all subjects and grades
* CV in German or English
* For students beginning studies from non-EU countries: evidence of actual admission to the selected degree programmes at a university of the applicant's home country. This confirmation must be issued by the authority of the home country that decides on admission.
* For students continuing their studies: evidence of the university studies already completed (individual examination certificates or diploma examination certificates or a state examination certificate) and, for students from non-EU states, confirmation from the home university concerning admission to continue the degree programme.
The special admission deadline does not apply to:
(1) Nationals of a signatory state of the EU Treaty of a signatory state of the Agreement creating the European Economic Area.
(2) Foreign nationals and stateless persons who are requesting admission for a maximum of two semesters on the basis of an exchange programme or after completing a course of study abroad that is the equivalent of the first degree examination in the selected study programme.
(3) Foreign nationals who by virtue of the Regulation on Eligible Groups of Persons are treated as equivalent to Austrian students.
All documents shall be submitted in the form of an original together with an authentication required for use in Austria. Documents in foreign languages shall be accompanied by officially authenticated translations into German or English.
To summarize, the following documents shall be submitted for the application:
* Completed application form, available at
* Proof of General University Entrance Qualification (school leaving certificate f a higher secondary school with all subjects and grades)
* Confirmation that the applicant satisfies the admission requirements for the degree programme including the right to direct admission to the degree programme in the country issuing the document concerning general university entrance qualification (not applicable to EU states)
* If necessary, evidence of university study programmes already completed
* Curriculum vitae in German or English
Applications who have submitted their applications in full within the special admissions deadline receive a confirmation from the Rector before the start of the general admission period. Students can only be admitted to the degree course on the base of a positive ruling.
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