Media Informatics (MSc) Saarland University

The Department of Computer Science is one of the best computer science departments in Germany (CHE ranking) and part of the Saarland Informatics Campus (SIC).

One of the defining features of Saarland University's MSc programme in Media Informatics is that it combines practical relevance with a firm grounding in the underlying scientific principles. Students acquire the analytical, creative, and practical skills that are needed to develop software and systems used in digital media. Students also receive training in the necessary design skills through a cooperative arrangement with Saarland's University of Art and Design (HBKsaar).
Students take courses in media informatics and informatics. They carry out a media art and design project and also spend a practical work experience phase in a company active in the field.
Soft skill seminars are also offered. These seminars allow students to develop their communication, presentation, and rhetorical skills while consolidating and applying the theoretical knowledge acquired in the taught courses. During the semester-long work experience phase, students gain insight into and an understanding of the professional world of digital media and multimedia technologies. The project-based curriculum enables students to hone their practical media skills and encourages interdisciplinary teamwork. Students are also provided with an opportunity to participate in current research projects and thus lay the foundation for a future academic career.

https://saarland-informatics-campus.de/en/studium-studies/master-english/

Students are free to choose courses according to their preferences but have to obtain credit points from certain categories. There is no fixed timetable for courses. Students have to obtain credit points from project work, too.

• Max Planck Institute for Informatics
• Max Planck Institute for Software Systems
• German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
• CISPA – Helmholtz Center for Information Security
• University of Art and Design Saar (HBKsaar)

A media informatics project is mandatory (one semester).

Bachelor's degree in media informatics, computer science, or a related field
Online application form including the following:

• English language skills (details below)
• CV
• complete transcripts of records
• two letters of recommendation from professors or employers

Students only have to pay an administrative fee of 394.30 EUR per semester. This includes a pass for free public transport throughout the state of Saarland, payment of premiums for insurance coverage and access to university facilities. It also entitles students to eat at the university canteens at reduced prices.

There are no tuition fees, and the cost of living in this smaller city with a vibrant cultural scene is moderate.

The Welcome Center at Saarland University provides information on working and living in Saarbrücken. For more information, please visit their website: https://www.uni-saarland.de/en/global/welcome-center/living-working.html.

Cost of Living: https://www.uni-saarland.de/en/global/welcome-center/preparing/financing/cost-of-living.html

Jobs as tutors and research assistants are available in the department and cooperating institutes each semester. Openings are posted on bulletin boards and on our websites.

Additionally, check out the career portal of Saarland University: https://www.uni-saarland.de/en/institution/career-center.html.

Also check out the welcome centre's guide for general information on working in Germany: https://www.uni-saarland.de/en/global/welcome-center/living-working.

Local and national scholarship programmes are available, for example, the "Deutschlandstipendium".

https://www.uni-saarland.de/en/institution/career-center/for-students.html

You can choose between student accommodation or private housing in the city centre, for example. More information on accommodation in Saarbrücken can be found here: https://www.uni-saarland.de/en/global/welcome-center/accommodation.html.