Software Development and Media Informatics, B.Sc.
Can you imagine life without the internet? Neither do we. That is why our modern course not only includes media informatics, but also software development. Both basic technologies are essential for using the internet with apps and social media. And not only the content of the SMIB course will inspire you - also the study location directly at the sea. Here you will find all the important information about application, studies and prospects.
See you at the modern campus right on the Baltic Sea!
In the coming semester we will continue to rely on face-to-face teaching, although we take health protection on campus seriously. However, the lecturers in the Software Development and Media Informatics course also offer digital teaching formats in which you can learn online with your fellow students.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time, Part-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 30.06 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €88 per semester |
| Practical semester | Yes, mandatory |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
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 →About the programme
What do modern televisions and smartphones have in common?
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Both systems are computers that are adapted to the needs of the users. In addition to the technical components, the software determines what you can do with the television or smartphone. Two areas of computer science play a major role here: software development and media informatics.
Software development is about the programs that allow you to solve problems with a computer. In addition to the small programs that we know as apps, software also includes the operating system, application software, such as B. the word processing and the e-mail program, and all applications that provide us with services on the Internet. For more complex programs, teams work to create the programs to divide up the work and bring specific knowledge to the program.
One of these special areas is media informatics. It deals with the processing of audio and video data with computers. An important point is, for example, the compression of the media data for transmission to the television or smartphone. Without compression, the existing networks would not be sufficient to transmit video data.
These two areas form the main focus of the Software Development and Media Informatics course. There are also basic subjects in computer science and projects from other fields of application, e.g. robots.
What you study
Our modern degree program offers you plenty of variety with the two focus areas software development and media informatics.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
As a graduate of our software development and media informatics course, you have a wide range of career opportunities. Because software is now required in almost all areas. Typical examples are: trade, banks, insurance companies, communication networks, intelligent equipment and building technology, mobile systems, multimedia systems, automation systems, biotechnology and environmental technology. Even cars and household appliances are hardly imaginable today without software. This opens up a wide range of professional fields for you. For example:
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- Planning and development of customer software as an employee of a software house
- Development of hardware and software systems at a device manufacturer or as part of your own engineering office
- Advice on the selection and configuration of software systems as a consultant for a management consultancy
- Basic research in the field of information technology in larger companies, universities or research institutions
- Planning, development and administration of hardware and software in a company
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €88 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 30.06 |
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 via uni-assist until 30.06uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 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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Questions about this programme
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When do I need to apply?
Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 30.06.2027 (259 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.