{"id":14202,"date":"2023-04-27T10:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T08:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/?page_id=14202"},"modified":"2025-10-09T14:08:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T12:08:48","slug":"program-structure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/studium\/master\/master-data-science\/program-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Structure &#8211; Data Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14202\" class=\"elementor elementor-14202\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d15aeaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d15aeaa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df2ed82\" data-id=\"df2ed82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ffa72e elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"7ffa72e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"14303\" class=\"elementor elementor-14303\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-404d2cb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"404d2cb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c26864e\" data-id=\"c26864e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cbc3604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cbc3604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master Data Science\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca0ec9 elementor-alert-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"cca0ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Seite nur auf Englisch verf\u00fcgbar (page available in English only)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">Die Information zum Master Data Science sind derzeit nur in English verf\u00fcgbar. 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2046b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9aaa400\" data-id=\"9aaa400\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-538981b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"538981b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"exemplary-curriculum\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b93095d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b93095d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Degree Content<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d4318f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d4318f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The curriculum is divided into a foundational area with about 44-64 CP, a seminar (5 CP), a practical course (7 CP), and an area of specialization with about 14-22 CP, plus some room for &#8220;additional competences&#8221; with maximum 12 CP. Courses offered in the specialisation area form the basis of the final thesis with 30 CP. Following the idea of the Integrated Interdisciplinary University, the final thesis can be written not only in the core fields computer science and mathematics, but also in one of the following application fields: Business Analytics (BA), Computational Life Science (CLS), and Physics (P).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-028a6b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"028a6b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"92\">Area<\/td><td width=\"92\">\u00a0CP<\/td><td width=\"36\">\u00a0<\/td><td width=\"375\">Courses<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"92\">Foundational Area<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/td><td width=\"92\">\u00a044-64<\/td><td width=\"36\">\u00a0<\/td><td width=\"375\"><ul style=\"margin-left: 0; padding-left: 15px;\"><li>Introductory Courses (mandatory): <em>Introduction to Data Science <\/em>(6 CP)<em>, Mathematics of Data Science <\/em>(9 CP)<\/li><li>Elective Core Courses<\/li><li>Basic Courses from Computer Science and Mathematics<\/li><li>Data Science Ethics (mandatory): <em>Ethics, Technology, and Data<\/em> (4 CP)<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"92\">Additional Competences<\/td><td width=\"92\">0-12<\/td><td width=\"36\">\u00a0<\/td><td width=\"375\"><ul style=\"margin-left: 0; padding-left: 15px;\"><li>Wide range of electable courses from the university&#8217;s program<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"92\">S\/P<\/td><td width=\"92\">12<\/td><td width=\"36\">\u00a0<\/td><td width=\"375\"><ul style=\"margin-left: 0; padding-left: 15px;\"><li><i>Seminar <\/i>(5 CP)<\/li><li><i>Practical Course <\/i>(7 CP)<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"92\">Specialisation Area including Master&#8217;s Thesis<\/td><td width=\"92\">44-52<\/td><td width=\"36\"><p>Specialisation Area: 14-22 CP<\/p><p>Master&#8217;s Thesis: 30 CP<\/p><\/td><td width=\"375\"><ul style=\"margin-left: 0; padding-left: 15px;\"><li>Specialisation area: Computer Science, Mathematics, Computer Science and Mathematics<\/li><li>Application area: Business Analytics, Computational Life Science, Physics<\/li><li>Lecture courses<\/li><li><i>Master thesis<\/i> (30 CP)<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dabdd2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dabdd2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The foundational area covers the main methodological foundations of data science. It consists of a list of selected modules from computer science and mathematics, among them the introductory modules &#8220;Introduction to Data Science&#8221; and &#8220;Mathematics of Data Science&#8221;. An additional part of the core area is the module &#8220;Ethics of Data Science&#8221;.<\/p><p>As &#8220;additional competences&#8221;, students have the possibilities to choose up to 12 CP in courses from a wide range of areas, for example a language course or a non-technical subject.<\/p><p>The second part of the curriculum is the specialisation area, leading towards the final master&#8217;s thesis. While the specialisation areas &#8220;Computer Science&#8221;, &#8220;Mathematics&#8221;, and &#8220;Computer Science and Mathematics&#8221; focus on strong methodological competences, a specialisation in one of the application areas, as listed above, enables students to work on applied data science problems in the context of another discipline.<\/p><p>Note: If you want to chose <em>physics<\/em> as your application area, all competences from the <em>profile physics<\/em> must be met. For more information, have a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/studium\/master\/master-data-science\/application-for-admission\/\">prerequisites.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1bd178 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1bd178\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d190c31\" data-id=\"d190c31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a6a2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"45a6a2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"exemplary-curriculum\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daa8dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"daa8dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comprehensive Examination Regulations<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d7323 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2d7323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regulations that apply in principle to all Bachelor&#8217;s and Master&#8217;s degree programs, as well as detailed information on proof of the required language skills, can be found in the Comprehensive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/root\/Die-RWTH\/Aktuell\/~xhf\/Amtliche-Bekanntmachungen\/?search=%DCbergreifende+Pr%FCfungsordnung%2C+Bachelor+und+Master&amp;page=\">Examination Regulations of RWTH<\/a>. Examination regulations are published only in German due to their legally binding nature.<\/p><p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/root\/Die-RWTH\/Aktuell\/~xhf\/Amtliche-Bekanntmachungen\/?search=Data+Science&amp;page=\"> subject-specific examination regulations<\/a> regulate the legally binding study objectives, study requirements, study procedure and examinations. In its appendix, it contains the <a href=\"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/pos-und-modulhandbuecher\/\">description of the module<\/a>s that make up the course of study. Examination regulations are published only in German due to their legally binding nature.<\/p><p>Therefore, an inofficial translation for the core area and additional competences can be found below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bebdc26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bebdc26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f923ae\" data-id=\"3f923ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce852c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"cce852c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"exemplary-curriculum\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff2224d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff2224d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Core Area<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccca054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccca054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The official rules for the Core Area are specified in the examination regulations. Below is an inofficial translation.<\/p>\n<p>In the Core Area you need to take courses for 44-64 credit points (CP) from Mathematics, Computer Science and Ethics. There are some mandatory courses, and some elective courses. The Core Area has its own catalogue of elective courses, which you can find in RWTHonline. The following description only refers to the Core Area. Do not confuse it with the Focus Areas Mathematics or Computer Science.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Ethics there is only the mandatory course <em>Ethics, Technology, and Data<\/em> (4 CP).<\/li>\n<li>In Mathematics you have to take the mandatory course <em>Mathematics of Data Science <\/em>(9 CP). You need at least 18 CP of core courses in mathematics. This means you have to take elective core courses in mathematics for at least 9 CP.<\/li>\n<li>In Computer Science you have to take the mandatory course <em>Introduction to Data Science <\/em>(6 CP). You need at least 18 CP of core courses in computer science. This means you have to take elective core courses in computer science for at least 12 CP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Adding up the minimum requirements of 4 CP from ethics, 18 CP from mathematics, and 18 CP from computer science, you have 40 CP. Which<br>\nmeans that you need to take at least 4 CP more of elective courses (from mathematics or computer science).<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-009c376 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"009c376\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a7b63b\" data-id=\"0a7b63b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baa90ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"baa90ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"exemplary-curriculum\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b5ff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57b5ff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Competences<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7ca9fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7ca9fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The rules for the area additional competences are defined in the official exam regulations.<br>Here are some (inofficial) informations in English.<\/p>\n<p>You can use 0-12 CP for the area &#8220;additonal competences&#8221; (in particular, <strong>this area is optional<\/strong>). The credits from this area count for the 120 CP that are required for completing the degree. The grades, however, do not count for the overall grade.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of the area &#8220;additonal competences&#8221; is to give you the opportunity to study non-technical courses that you are interested in, or to gain basic competences from mathematics or computer science that you are missing (because one can join the Data Science program with a background from computer science, mathematics, or physics, students have different basic knowledge in these areas).<\/p>\n<p>More specifically:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can take a <strong>language course offered by the university for up to 4 CP<\/strong>. These courses are offered by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sz.rwth-aachen.de\/go\/id\/iilg\/?lidx=1\">language center<\/a>. Please contact them directly with any questions concerning the language courses.<\/li>\n<li>You can take <strong>non-technical courses offered at RWTH Aachen<\/strong>, for example, from history, philosophy, economics, social sciences <strong>up to 6 CP<\/strong>. There is (currently) no list of such courses. You have to browse the courses in RWTHonline yourself and see if you find something that is of interest to you.<\/li>\n<li>Additionally, you can take <strong>bridge courses<\/strong> or basic bachelor courses in math or computer science depending on your background:\n<ul>\n<li>If you joined the M.Sc. Data Science with the profile &#8220;computer science&#8221;, then you can take bridge courses or basic bachelor courses from math as additonal competences.<\/li>\n<li>If you joined the M.Sc. Data Science with the profile &#8220;mathmatics&#8221; or &#8220;physics&#8221;, then you can take bridge courses or basic bachelor courses from computer science as additonal competences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In particular, courses that are offered in the core or specialization areas of Data Science cannot be taken as additional competences.<\/p>\n<p>For registration of non-technical courses that you want to take as additional competences, you should contact the organizers of the course. For some courses you can use &#8220;free registration&#8221; in RWTHonline, but anyway the organizers of the course should know your status as participant.<\/p>\n<p>If you pass the exam in such a course, then the organizers should give you a paper certificate, which can then be sent to the ZPA to be added to your additional competences.<\/p>\n<p>In general, your <strong>choices for additional competences have to be approved by the academic advisor<\/strong> (except for the language course).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-530adcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"530adcc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12d8c18\" data-id=\"12d8c18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93df06e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"93df06e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"seminars\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0f235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a0f235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seminars<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-207a230 elementor-alert-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"207a230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Seminar selection\u200b<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">Students must make sure to not miss the seminar selection deadline at RWTH Aachen University (usually around January for the following summer term and around June for the following winter term). The dates are set and can usually not be exceeded due to a centralized seminar selection process.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-338853a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"338853a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d160bf9\" data-id=\"d160bf9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d50b0 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"72d50b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeminar selection\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents must make sure to not miss the seminar and lab selection deadline (usually around January for the following summer term and around June for the following winter term).\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b3b4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30b3b4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Seminars introduce students to academic research and writing and allow students to learn more about a specific area in software engineering. Students must complete one <em>mandatory seminar<\/em> worth 5 CP.<\/p>\n<p>Students can choose from a broad variety of seminars offered by the many chairs and research groups of the Computer Science faculty of RWTH Aachen University.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6757c64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6757c64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2df7c74\" data-id=\"2df7c74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-213692d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"213692d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"individual-curriculum\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eca7087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eca7087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Individual curriculum<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6e52a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e6e52a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The students in the Data Science master program are <b>not provided with a pre-defined curriculum \/ study schedule<\/b>. Students are responsible for organizing their curriculum themselves and they have to ensure that in the end they meet the program&#8217;s required structure as described above.<\/p><p>This enables students to <b>compose their own curriculum focusing on their individual interests<\/b> in the area of Data Science (within the mentioned limits). For the specialization area, the students can choose from the respective <a href=\"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/pos-und-modulhandbuecher\/\">module catalogs<\/a>. The majority of modules\u00a0rarely change, but from time to time courses are added, replaced, or removed from the catalogs. Note that most modules in the catalogs are offered either in summer terms or in winter terms. Additionally, students need to consider that not all modules\u00a0yield the same amout of credit points.<\/p><p>Most of the elective modules\u00a0are offered in English allowing students that are not proficient in German to study the Data Science<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> master program with many courses to choose from. There may be few elective\u00a0<\/span>modules\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">that are in German only and Data Science students are free to choose these as well.<\/span><\/p><h4>Exceeding a subject area&#8217;s credit point limit<\/h4><p>Each subject area has an upper limit for the credit points ensuring that Data Science master students receive a broad education in different areas of multimedia. For the Data Science curriculum, a student may not exceed a subject area&#8217;s upper credit point limit. If an elective course is completed such that the subject area&#8217;s limit is exceeded (in order of their examination dates), then the course is considered as an additional course that does not contribute to the student&#8217;s curriculum and is not counted towards the overall grade for the master.<\/p><p>The only exception is the focus area where it is possible to exceed the total of 22 CP through one module. Examples:<\/p><ul><li>4 courses with 6 CP (=24 CP) would be fully counted.<\/li><li>5 courses with 6 CP are too many, one of them would not be counted.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f39bb3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f39bb3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e55457e\" data-id=\"e55457e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d723615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d723615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"individual-curriculum\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea105e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea105e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introductory Meeting<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80bea2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80bea2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the beginning of each semester an introdcutory meeting is held for all new Data Science students. An overview of the last meeting can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.data-science.rwth-aachen.de\/global\/show_document.asp?id=aaaaaaaabxutjih\">here<\/a>. <\/p><p>Some additional information: You can wait with registration for courses until after the meeting (registration will still be open then). But if you want, you can start registering for courses before (note, however, that some oragnizers set up registration only at the beginning of the semester). Registration does not mean that you are committed to take the course. You can register for more courses than you actually want to attend, and then see, which courses you like most. The deadline for exam registration is later, you do not need to worry about it now.<\/p><p>If you plan to take a German course in the upcoming semester, register until April 3 via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sz.rwth-aachen.de\/go\/id\/lhix\/lidx\/1\">language center<\/a>. Students of M.Sc. Data Science have a voucher for one course of 4 weekly hours (you can freely choose the semester in which to use the voucher). <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program Structure Table of Contents Degree Content The curriculum is divided into a foundational area with about 44-64 CP, a seminar (5 CP), a practical course (7 CP), and an area of specialization with about 14-22 CP, plus some room for &#8220;additional competences&#8221; with maximum 12 CP. 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