Computer Science, B.Sc.
The newly designed bachelor's degree in computer science conveys the currently observable digital change, ie the growing degree of digitization and IT penetration of everyday life and experience. IT solutions have become indispensable in our modern, increasingly digital everyday and working world. Whether we take the train, make phone calls, use online services, are supported by artificial intelligence or use software in our studies and at work: complex, extremely powerful and highly specialized IT solutions are behind all of this.
Designing, programming and finally implementing these is the core task of computer scientists. The theoretical, technical know-how and practical training required for this are provided by studying computer science at the Hanover University of Applied Sciences (FHDW) with a Bachelor of Science degree. The scientifically based computer science course imparts specialist knowledge in the breadth and depth required to develop complex software and hardware systems analytically, creatively and constructively. It prepares optimally for the bachelor's degree, later professional activity and a possibly subsequent master's degree.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Required English | B1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 31.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
The Bachelor of Science course in Computer Science teaches the entire range of computer science and covers the following main topics during the standard seven semesters of study:
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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The computer science course at the Hanover University of Applied Sciences with a Bachelor's degree (B.Sc.) is offered to all those who want to become designers of digital change themselves and who are interested in topics such as artificial intelligence and big data , mathematics, technical issues and the entire IT area. It qualifies for the implementation of demanding IT projects that require the know-how of well-trained specialists - and thus opens up excellent job opportunities for the students. At the same time, they are optimally prepared for a master's degree that may follow.
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With a Bachelor of Science degree, studying computer science prepares you professionally for future-oriented jobs in the IT industry, in innovative start-up companies, with software and hardware manufacturers, in system houses or in the IT departments of insurance companies, banks, retail companies and the like public administrations. The job description ranges from the classic computer scientist who develops IT applications, through activities as an IT consultant in the field of IT consulting, to the development of solutions for human-computer interaction.
The strong FHDW partner network of cooperating companies from Hanover and all of Lower Saxony offers exciting insights and experiences during the regular practical phases of the semester and supports students with scholarships during their studies and after their bachelor's degree with their career start. The more than 250 partner companies include well-known funding companies such as TÜV Nord Service, IT Niedersachsen, KIND hearing aids, Sennheiser, VGH Versicherungen, Concordia Versicherung and many more. They may also accompany the students in the subsequent optional master's degree.
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Knowledge of English, knowledge of mathematics, social skills |
|---|---|
| Language | German C1, English B1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 31.07 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application directly to the university until 31.07Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 31.07.2027 (290 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.