Master in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Universität des Saarlandes
Key Information
Campus location
Saarland, Germany
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 semesters
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
Unique Combination
The Saarland Informatics Campus (SIC) at Saarland University is one of the top European locations for studying computer science and starting a scientific career. Along with the professors in Saarland University’s Department of Computer Science and Department of Language Science and Technology, scientists from the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), the Center for Bioinformatics Saar, the Max Planck Institute for Informatics and the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems teach in the international Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Masterprogram.
Shape the Digital Future
Artificial intelligence is now being put to use everywhere, in online shopping, autonomous driving or medical data analysis. For this purpose, specialists prepare complex data, analyze it using methods from statistics and artificial intelligence, and derive from it previously unidentified trends and facts. At the Saarland Informatics Campus, renowned experts conduct application-oriented research in the fields of Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Big Data and prepare you comprehensively for the challenges of the digital future.
Application Areas
- Autonomous driving
- Digital language assistants
- Industrial automation
- Artificial intelligence for games
- Chatbots in marketing and media
- Warning systems for impending natural disasters
- Graphic Design
- Diagnostic systems for illnesses
Renowned Department with Strong International Orientation
- The Department of Computer Science is one of the four best in Germany (CHE Ranking)
- 2000 students, 300 doctoral students and 500 scientists from more than 80 countries
- The Master’s program was developed together with students and therefore fulfills the expectations of future master’s candidates particularly well
- Our students are intensively supported by preliminary courses and tutors
- Students have the opportunity to participate in research projects at an early stage
Facts
- Registration: until the 15th of November (for the following summer semester) / 15th of May (winter semester)
- Usual program length: 4 semesters
- Lectures are in English, no German knowledge is necessary
- No study fees
- Leading European location in the field of DSAI with its own graduate school and strong international orientation
- Individual care and support by more than 800 scientists at the location
- Top places in the CHE ranking
- High quality of life in Saarbrücken at low rents
“Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century” Harvard Business Review
Studying Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Interdisciplinary and Unique in Europe
The Saarland Informatics Campus offers a unique diversity throughout Europe. Six internationally renowned institutes such as the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence or the Max Planck Institutes cooperate closely with the university. For students, this environment offers unique opportunities to get to know the many facets of the world of computer science.
Future-Oriented and Renowned
Anyone studying computer science in Saarbrücken learns in close proximity to many respected researchers who have received numerous awards for their work. It’s no wonder that computer science was voted one of the four best subjects in Germany (CHE ranking).
Made for You
The Master’s program DSAI was developed together with students and therefore fulfills the expectations of future master’s candidates particularly well. Our students are intensively supported by preliminary courses and tutors. In addition, the Saarland Informatics Campus offers the opportunity to participate in research projects at an early stage.
Springboard for Your Career
DSAI Master students have the best prospects for the future. At the Saarbrücken Graduate School of Computer Science, they can work towards their doctorate or switch to the private sector. The SIC cooperates with large companies such as Airbus, Boeing, Dell, Disney, Facebook, Google, Intel, Microsoft, and others.
“Data Science and AI are nowhere else in this breadth. Students regularly give us top marks in the nationwide CHE ranking.“ Prof. Jens Dittrich
International in the Top Group
In the immediate vicinity, there are many respected researchers who are at home in very different disciplines. This makes creative interdisciplinary research work possible, which again and again produces outstanding research results of international significance. So far, seven Leibniz Prizes from the German Research Foundation and 19 awards from the European Research Council have gone to the scientists at SIC.
Admissions
Curriculum
Your Studies at Saarland University
The international Master’s program DSAI aims to prepare students for demanding national and international research and development activities. Techniques from the fields of data science, artificial intelligence, big data, and machine learning complement each other in order to analyze data, automate processes and construct and process models that enable autonomous action. And they are both research- and application-oriented: Our students work on concrete questions and problems of application subjects such as computational linguistics, physics, material sciences, chemistry, psychology, and biology. By dealing with sensitive data, aspects of IT security, law, data protection, philosophy, and ethics are also important contents. An industrial internship and a master internship in a research group can be included in the compulsory elective.
Topics
- Machine Learning
- Artificial Intelligence
- Big Data
- Data Management
- Modeling and Simulation
- Data Visualization
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Computer Security
Course Program
The four-semester master’s course granting a Master of Science (M.Sc.) and comprising 120 CP includes no specific required lectures, but rather:
- Choice of core lectures in “Data Science and Artificial Intelligence” (DSAI) (18 CP)
- Choice of core lectures in “Informatics“ (9 CP)
- Choice of core lectures, advanced lectures or seminars in DSAI (27–31 CP)
- Seminars in DSAI (7 CP)
- Choice of electives (min. 17 CP)
- Master’s module including the master’s seminar (12 CP) as well as the master’s thesis (30 CP)
Rankings
“The Department of Computer Science is one of the four best in Germany.” - CHE Ranking
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Ideal Students
Your Profile
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science or in a related course of study at a university
- Under certain conditions, a Master’s program also with a degree from a university of applied sciences possible
- Good English skills