Digitale Medien

This English-language course of study is aimed at graduates with a bachelor's degree in digital media, computer science, design, media technology, media studies or a related field. The course is offered by the computer science department at the University of Bremen in cooperation with the HfK Bremen University of the Arts. This combines scientific-theoretical, application-oriented and artistic-creative components. The course relates to the development of multimedia information and communication systems using methods of computer science and communication design as well as to the social context of these development and application processes.

Communication, work, or leisure time: Digital media are changing the world, while at the same time being subject to perpetual change themselves, often at a rapid pace. Only if we learn to live with this process of constant revision will we be able to mold the future according to our needs, both professional and personal.

Media connect people, and digital media do so using connected computers that in turn interact with humans. Human-computer interaction has many facets, involving new devices and interaction metaphors, scientific evaluation, user experience design, (serious) games, computer graphics, cognitive foundations, as well as interactive art in a virtual or physical form and ultimately cultural and social questions. The computer is the central tool for digital media; therefore, programming is a central skill that allows “creating your own media without the bonds of existing software tools” (D. Shiffman). Building on this essential skill as a prerequisite, the program addresses algorithmic questions, e.g. in computer graphics or machine…