How can we protect our data when supercomputers arrive? How can artificial intelligence help us make better decisions? How do we turn robots into rescuers? If you are curious about the answers and later want to contribute to the success of such technologies as an expert, you need to develop the ability to creatively use math and logic to solve problems. While studying computer science at TU Darmstadt, you'll learn the foundations of digital technologies from top researchers and gain the skillsto solve complex challenges and improve the way we live and work in the future.

Courses at the Department

The computer science degree programmes at TU Darmstadt are research-oriented and open up exciting career prospects for their graduates: whether in research and development or in consulting and management. In addition to the undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Master of Science in Computer Science, the department offers specialised Master's programmes in Autonome Systeme und Robotik, IT-Security (EN) and Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (EN).

Computer science-related Courses

Additionally, the Department of Computer Science offers study programmes in collaboration with the Departments of Law and Economics, History and Social Sciences, Humanities, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. The Department of Computer Science is also involved in the Computational Engineering degree programme.

Our Research Core Areas

Computer Science students can choose courses from the following major fields of study which are also the Department’s profile topics, whereby the courses' emphasis lies on theoretical and technical, as well as practical aspects of these fields:

  • Complex Networked Systems
  • Cybersecurity & Privacy
  • Artificial Intelligence

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