{"id":7969,"date":"2022-05-25T15:24:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T13:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/?page_id=7969"},"modified":"2025-09-30T17:17:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:17:06","slug":"program-structure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/studium\/master\/media-informatics\/program-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7969\" class=\"elementor elementor-7969\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e573c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e573c4\" 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-4a789d9\" data-id=\"4a789d9\" 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-cc60442 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"cc60442\" 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=\"7909\" class=\"elementor elementor-7909\" 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\">Media Informatics (MI)<\/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 Media Informatics sind derzeit nur in English verf\u00fcgbar. Englische Sprachkenntnisse sind eine Zugangsvoraussetzung f\u00fcr diesen Master-Studiengang.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1100db25 elementor-nav-menu__align-center elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"1100db25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot; aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Men\u00fc\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-horizontal e--pointer-background e--animation-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-1100db25\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7972\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/studium\/master\/media-informatics\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7976\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/studium\/master\/media-informatics\/program-structure\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Program Structure<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7919\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/studium\/master\/media-informatics\/application-for-admission\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Application for Admission &#8211; Media Informatics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8082\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/studium\/master\/media-informatics\/faq\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7920\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/studium\/master\/media-informatics\/contact\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Help &#038; contact &#8211; Media Informatics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-1100db25\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7972\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/studium\/master\/media-informatics\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7976\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/studium\/master\/media-informatics\/program-structure\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Program Structure<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7919\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/studium\/master\/media-informatics\/application-for-admission\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Application for Admission &#8211; Media Informatics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8082\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/studium\/master\/media-informatics\/faq\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7920\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/studium\/master\/media-informatics\/contact\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Help &#038; contact &#8211; Media Informatics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\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>\n\t\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d2a82f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d2a82f\" 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-0a053f3\" data-id=\"0a053f3\" 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-7961727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7961727\" 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\">Program Structure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ef8fd elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"14ef8fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;Es wurden keine \\u00dcberschriften auf dieser Seite gefunden.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__14ef8fd\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__14ef8fd\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__14ef8fd\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/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-eb3bca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb3bca0\" 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>In order to complete the Media Informatics Master program, students must obtain a total\/minimum of 120 ECTS credit points (CP) while respecting the subject areas&#8217; requirements as well as completing the compulsory modules and, finally, the master thesis.<\/p><table width=\"1609\"><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"19\" width=\"65\">120 CP<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"170\">18 to 22 CP<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"425\">Compulsory Subjects<\/td><td width=\"169\">6 to 8 CP<\/td><td width=\"780\"><p>Module: Data Science<\/p><ul><li>Foundations of Data Science<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6 to 8 CP<\/td><td width=\"780\"><p>Module: Computer Graphics <em>(choose 1 of 2 options)<\/em><\/p><ul><li>Introduction to Computer Graphics, or<\/li><li>Basic Techniques in Computer Graphics<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6 CP<\/td><td width=\"780\"><p>Module: Designing Interactive Systems<\/p><ul><li>Designing Interactive Systems I<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"170\">14 to 22 CP<\/td><td width=\"425\">Subject area: Computer and Communication Technology (CCT)<\/td><td>up to 35 CP<\/td><td width=\"780\">Multiple subjects from a module catalog<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"170\">14 to 26 CP<\/td><td width=\"425\">Subject area: Multimedia Technology (MMT)<\/td><td width=\"169\">up to 35 CP<\/td><td width=\"780\">Multiple subjects from a module catalog<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"170\">4 to 16 CP<\/td><td width=\"425\">Subject area: Multimedia Use and Impact (MMUI)<\/td><td width=\"169\">up to 35 CP<\/td><td width=\"780\">Multiple subjects from a module catalog<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"170\">17 to 20 CP<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"425\">Practical Labs<\/td><td width=\"169\">10 CP<\/td><td width=\"780\">Fraunhofer Lab<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"169\">7 to 10 CP<\/td><td width=\"780\">Second Lab from RWTH Aachen University or University of Bonn<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"170\">12 CP<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"425\">Communication Skills<\/td><td width=\"169\">4 CP<\/td><td width=\"780\">Seminar<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"169\">4 CP<\/td><td width=\"780\">Technical Writing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"169\">4 CP<\/td><td width=\"780\"><a href=\"#german-course-and-ntc\">German course or, for German proficient students, a non-technical course <\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"1\" width=\"170\">30 CP<\/td><td colspan=\"3\" rowspan=\"1\" width=\"425\">Master thesis<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">The program&#8217;s structure and all currently offered courses can be viewed in RWTH Aachen Unversity&#8217;s campus information system <i>RWTHonline<\/i>. The system and most of its content is available in English and in German. Detailed course descriptions can be found by navigating to the individual courses and clicking on the book icon in the same row.<\/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-d7521bc elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-square elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"d7521bc\" 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<a href=\"https:\/\/online.rwth-aachen.de\/RWTHonline\/ee\/ui\/ca2\/app\/desktop\/#\/pl\/ui\/$ctx\/wbstpcs.showSpoTree?$ctx=design=ca2;header=max;lang=en&#038;pFilterType=1&#038;pPageNr=&#038;pSJNr=1694&#038;pStStudiumNr=&#038;pStartSemester=W&#038;pStpKnotenNr=&#038;pStpStpNr=1815\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Media Informatics (MI) master program&#039;s structure and courses (RWTHonline)\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\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<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/online.rwth-aachen.de\/RWTHonline\/ee\/ui\/ca2\/app\/desktop\/#\/pl\/ui\/$ctx\/wbstpcs.showSpoTree?$ctx=design=ca2;header=max;lang=en&#038;pFilterType=1&#038;pPageNr=&#038;pSJNr=1694&#038;pStStudiumNr=&#038;pStartSemester=W&#038;pStpKnotenNr=&#038;pStpStpNr=1815\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMedia Informatics (MI) master program's structure and courses (RWTHonline)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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\tNote: you can change the language between English and German in the upper right corner.\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98732ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98732ca\" 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-fa3ff03\" data-id=\"fa3ff03\" 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-700a9f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"700a9f1\" 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=\"subject-areas\"><\/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-011fac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"011fac1\" 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\">Subject areas<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64da7f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64da7f4\" 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 MI master program is divided into <i>6 subject areas<\/i> providing students with a broad variety of software engineering courses:<\/p><ul style=\"margin-bottom: 1em\"><li><i>Compulsory Subjects<\/i> (18 to 22 CP)<\/li><li><i>Computer and Communication Technology <\/i>(14 to 22 CP)<\/li><li><i>Multimedia Technology<\/i>\u00a0(14 to 26 CP)<\/li><li><i>Multimedia Use and Impact<\/i> (4 to 16 CP)<\/li><li><i>Practical Labs (17 to 20 CP)<\/i><\/li><li><em>Communication Skills (12 CP)<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>This subject area structure allows students to choose whether they want to generalize (study some courses from all areas) or to specialize (focus on certain areas), while ensuring that the focus is not too narrow. To realize this, each subject area has an upper limit for the credit points that students must consider when choosing their courses from the <i>module catalogs<\/i>\u00a0(see <a href=\"#individual-curriculum\">individual curriculum section<\/a> for details).<\/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-a6b436f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6b436f\" 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-7539641\" data-id=\"7539641\" 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-57ea10f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"57ea10f\" 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=\"core-subjects\"><\/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-4dc8aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dc8aa2\" 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\">Compulsory Subjects<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e50e257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e50e257\" 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>Compulsory subjects are courses that all MI students are required to complete. These courses are offered primarily at the b-it building in Bonn and cover three areas:<\/p><ul style=\"margin-bottom: 1em\"><li><i>Data Science<\/i>,<\/li><li><em>Computer Graphics<\/em> and<\/li><li><i>Designing Interactive Systems<\/i>.<\/li><\/ul><p>The following is <em>mandatory<\/em>:<\/p><ul><li>Students need to complete one compulsory subject in each of the three areas.<\/li><li>Students only have two failed attempts for each area. They need to complete each area within three examination attempts.<\/li><li>For Computer Graphics, alternating courses by Uni Bonn or RWTH Aachen are offered at b-it. Students are only allowed to complete one of both courses. Depending on the course, students may receive 8 CP (offered by Uni Bonn) or 6 CP (offered by RWTH Aachen).<\/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-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 and lab selection deadline at RWTH Aachen University (usually around January for the following summer term and around June for the following winter term). For seminars and labs at University of Bonn, please check the BASIS system and contact the instructors.<\/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> as part of the area: <em>Communication Skills.<\/em> The seminar is worth 4 CP.<\/p><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 or University of Bonn.<\/p><p>While seminar selection at RWTH Aachen University is centralized and offered in January\/June every year for the upcoming summer\/winter semester, seminars at University of Bonn are assigned via individual registrations in the beginning of the respective semester.<\/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-b3df444 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3df444\" 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-818d45c\" data-id=\"818d45c\" 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-eb28175 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"eb28175\" 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=\"lab-course\"><\/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-afc09e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afc09e0\" 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\">Lab course<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be45eab elementor-alert-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"be45eab\" 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\">Lab course selection<\/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 and lab selection deadline at RWTH Aachen University (usually around January for the following summer term and around June for the following winter term). For labs at University of Bonn, please check the BASIS system and contact the instructors.\n<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf001a2 elementor-alert-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"bf001a2\" 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\">Fraunhofer Lab Distribution<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">Please note that Fraunhofer lab courses are offered every semester and registration procedure starts in May\/November of the previous semesters via the <a href=\"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/master-media-informatics\/help-contact\/#mailing-list\">MI mailing list<\/a>.\n<\/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-b28c94b elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b28c94b\" 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-f517a33\" data-id=\"f517a33\" 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-fd43cf0 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"fd43cf0\" 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\tLab course 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-098df31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"098df31\" 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>Lab courses give students the opportunity to conduct a project as a team over a few months. As part of the program, students are required to complete two mandatory lab courses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Fraunhofer Lab<\/em> (10 CP)<\/li>\n<li><em>Second Lab<\/em> (7 to 9 CP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students can choose from a broad variety of lab courses offered by the many chairs and research groups of the Computer Science faculty. Each lab course has a different topic and a different focus (from research-oriented to applied computer science) and some of the lab courses are conducted in cooperation with industry partners.<\/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-e761451 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e761451\" 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-e312678\" data-id=\"e312678\" 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-918f49f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"918f49f\" 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=\"german-course-and-ntc\"><\/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-15720df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15720df\" 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\">German course \/ additional seminar<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb8df6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eb8df6\" 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 <b>mandatory <i>German course<\/i><\/b> enables international students to learn the German language. Students with no prior knowledge do an entry-level German course. Students that already have learned some German can do a higher-level German course. The German courses are offered by RWTH Aachen University&#8217;s\u00a0 or University of Bonn&#8217;s <i>language center<\/i> and the mandatory German course is free of charge. The students must pass a German course providing 4 CP, which is a 4-hours-per-week course at the language center.<\/p><p><b>German-proficient students<\/b> can choose an <i><b>additional seminar<\/b><\/i>\u00a0instead of the German course. Students are considered as German-proficient if they either have German as native language or can provide a proof of sufficient German proficiency. Accepted German proficiency proofs are<\/p><ul style=\"margin-bottom: 1em\"><li>&#8220;Deutsch (ZD)&#8221; certificate with minimum grade &#8220;gut&#8221; (good);<\/li><li>&#8220;Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache&#8221; (TestDAF) certificate with a niveau level of 3 in all examined areas; and<\/li><li>&#8220;Goethe&#8221; certificate with level of at least B2.<\/li><\/ul>\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-4e1cada elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-square elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"4e1cada\" 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<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sz.rwth-aachen.de\/go\/id\/lgny\/lidx\/1\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"German courses at the Language Center of RWTH Aachen University\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\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<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sz.rwth-aachen.de\/go\/id\/lgny\/lidx\/1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGerman courses at the Language Center of RWTH Aachen University\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2492c3c elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-square elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"2492c3c\" 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<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-bonn.de\/en\/studying\/international-students\/learning-german\/sdk\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"German courses at the Language Center of University of Bonn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\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<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-bonn.de\/en\/studying\/international-students\/learning-german\/sdk\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGerman courses at the Language Center of University of Bonn\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\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<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 MI 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 media informatics (within the mentioned limits). For the core subjects and elective subjects, the students can choose from the respective module catalogs. 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 MI<span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">\u00a0master 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 MI 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 MI master students receive a broad education in different areas of multimedia. For the MI 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 MI curriculum and is not counted towards the overall grade for the master.<\/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-9d42dba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d42dba\" 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-774738e\" data-id=\"774738e\" 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-c2ae6ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"c2ae6ab\" 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-b5357bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5357bd\" 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\">Exemplary curriculum<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f007cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f007cd\" 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 table below shows an <em>exemplary curriculum \/ study schedule<\/em> for completing the MI master program within the intended two years (4 semesters):<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"92\">Semester<\/td><td width=\"92\">Winter \/ summer term<\/td><td width=\"36\">CP<\/td><td width=\"375\">Schedule<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"92\">1. semester<\/td><td width=\"92\">winter term<\/td><td width=\"36\">\u00a0~30<\/td><td width=\"375\"><ul style=\"margin-left: 0;padding-left: 15px\"><li>Computer Graphics (6 to 8 CP)<\/li><li>Designing Interactive Systems (6 CP)<\/li><li>2-3 elective modules from different subject areas (12 to 16 CP)<\/li><li>Technical Writing (4 CP)<\/li><li>German course (4 CP)<\/li><li>Note: Students need to register for the German course at RWTH Aachen University&#8217;s\u00a0 or University of Bonn&#8217;s Language Center. The deadline for the language course registration is at the very beginning of the semester. So MI students who want to take this course in their first semester must keep in mind to directly take care of the registration when they start their studies.<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"92\">2. semester<\/td><td width=\"92\">summer term<\/td><td width=\"36\">\u00a0~30<\/td><td width=\"375\"><ul style=\"margin-left: 0;padding-left: 15px\"><li><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">Foundations of Data Science (8 CP)<\/span><\/li><li>2-4 elective modules from different subject areas (12 to 22 CP)<\/li><li>Fraunhofer Lab or Second Lab Course (7 to 10 CP)<\/li><li>Possibly: Seminar (4 CP)<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"92\">3. semester<\/td><td width=\"92\">winter term<\/td><td width=\"36\">\u00a0~30<\/td><td width=\"375\"><ul style=\"margin-left: 0;padding-left: 15px\"><li>3-4 elective modules from different subject areas (16 to 24 CP)<\/li><li>Second Lab or Fraunhofer Lab Course (7 to 10 CP)<\/li><li>Possibly: Seminar (4 CP)<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"92\">4. semester<\/td><td width=\"92\">summer term<\/td><td width=\"36\">30<\/td><td width=\"375\"><ul style=\"margin-left: 0;padding-left: 15px\"><li>master thesis (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\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 In order to complete the Media Informatics Master program, students must obtain a total\/minimum of 120 ECTS credit points (CP) while respecting the subject areas&#8217; requirements as well as completing the compulsory modules and, finally, the master thesis. 120 CP 18 to 22 CP Compulsory Subjects 6 to 8 CP [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":2373,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7969","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7969"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21761,"href":"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7969\/revisions\/21761"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}