About the Master's degree in High Integrity Systems
The Master's degree in High Integrity Systems opens the door to a wide range of fields of use in safety critical areas in:
automotive and machine building
industries,
chemical and pharmaceutical
industries,
aeronautics and space systems,
bio-medicine and medical technology.
Further fields of use include business process critical areas in:
banking and finance,
insurance business,
media and television,
IT-Services.
Core competences in Software-Engineering, System Modelling, Advanced Testing and Data Integrity put you ahead of the crowd in applying for a doctorate degree or one of the most interesting jobs out in the field!
The first year, consisting mainly of lectures and exercise groups, will lay the foundation for more advanced work in the second year.
First term
Safety Critical Computer Systems
Human Machine Interface Design
IT-Security
Implementation of DBMS
Distributed Systems
Introductory Data Analysis
Second term
Pattern oriented Software Architecture
Advanced Testing Methods
Standards and Certification
System Theory Modelling
Transaction Management
Data Mining Methods
Professors and teaching staff members all have many years of industrial and teaching experience and know the job requirements in high tech industries and what students can cope with.
The second year will focus on project work and the Master's thesis. There will be fewer courses and more independent studies. Students will have specialized in one of the core subjects and will be ready to tackle one of many demanding intellectual challenges.
Third term
Agile Methods
Formal Methods and Cleanroom Software Engineering
Simulation Methods
Multivariate Data Analysis
Fourth term
In the fourth and final term work will be on the Master's Thesis. This may be
applied research work at a company or institution that may already promise a good job perspective,
applied research work at the IPIAG-Research Institute at Fachhochschule Frankfurt or
theoretical work qualifying the laureate for a PhD-program.
About the Department
Fachbereich 2 Informatik und Ingenieurwissenschaften/Department 2 Computer Science and Engineering incorporates different fields of engineering. These are Electrical, Mechanical, Precision, and Chemical/Process Engineering. Another specialty of the department is the area of Computer Science. Within all these fields the department offers 15 different study programmes (undergraduate and Master courses):
Biological Processing (Bachelor)
Computer Engineering (Bachelor)
Computer Science (Bachelor)
Business Information Systems (Bachelor)
Electrical Engineering (Bachelor)
Electrical Energy and Automation Technology (Diploma)
Information and Commutations Technology (Diploma)
Material and Product Design (Bachelor)
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor)
Mechatronic and Microsystems (Bachelor)
Assisted Living Systems (Master)
High Integrity Systems (Master)
Information Technology (Master)
Production Management and Automation (Master).
There are more than 3.200 students registered for these programmes one third of them overseas students. The teaching staff consists of 80 full time professors, 45 laboratory engineers and more than 150 part time teaching associates from companies and other cooperation partners. Some of the courses are mutual projects with other universities of applied sciences in the neighbourhood of Frankfurt, sharing their respective expertise to improve programmes.
Next to the theoretical foundations in the different fields, the main emphasis of the programmes is laid on qualifying students for the respective job markets. Thus, they spend a certain amount of their studies working in small groups in the 40 departmental laboratories. In their last year, students spend about five months working as interns in a company or factory, preparing their Bachelor or Diploma Thesis. These internships are accompanied by special on campus seminars to establish a feed back between professors and students, in order to link practical experiences to theoretical knowledge. Throughout their studies students also have access to more than 300 personal computers, be it for seminars, projects, or their own studies, e.g. preparing a thesis.
As seen in the list above, the study programmes in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering have almost all been restructured into Bachelor and Master Courses and have been remodelled into modules according to the criteria of the Bologna Process. Because of the new structure with modules to be shared by different programmes, especially during the first year of studies, students gain a multidisciplinary approach to their fields.
Along with these changes, all of the courses now include obligatory English classes as well as they offer seminars and exercises in English. The Master programme High Integrity Systems is taught in English only. Another characteristic of the different courses in Computer Science and Engineering are modules imparting skills in business management and team working, enabling students to adapt to their future workplace environment.
The department also maintains four institutes for research which offer students the opportunity to participate in ongoing research programmes. The institutes are:
Institute for Interdisciplinary Technology (IIT)
Institute for Materials Science (IfM)
Institute for Computer Science in Applications (IPIAG)
Center for Biomedical Engineering (CBME).
The implementation of a evaluation systems, both on the level of course and the department on the whole, as well as the participation in a quality management programme carried through by the University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt guarantees a continuous assessment and improvement of programmes and student services.
About the University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt
Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main is a University of Applied Sciences as an institution of higher education which is committed to scientifically based education as well as to a strong real world approach to teaching and research.
The Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main ranks among the leading institutions of its kind in Germany.
Programmes in the field of architecture, computer science, engineering, business and law as well as health sciences and social work are on offer.
The programmes apply the Bachelor and Master structures according to the Bologna agreement of 1999 thus contributing to the creation of the European Higher Education Area.
In addition to aiming at scientific excellence we lay stress on application orientation in teaching. The format of the programmes together with the expertise in student services provide high quality of campus life.
To invest in the future our Fachhochschule offers high quality education, and that is what the whole team of professors and support staff stands for.
Apart from the specific subject orientation these programmes include courses aimed at the achievement of key qualifications such as teamwork competencies, presentation skills and the like.
Consequently the responsibility as a professional towards social and environmental problems is an issue.
Four academic departments offering some thirty degree programmes reflect the scientific profile of the university. The existing programmes are continually adjusted according to current demands of the professional world. New programmes are created according to societal needs and labour market requirements.
Research work focusses on real world problems. Thus teaching always remains connected to todays world.
Life long learning has its place in a broad variety of continuing education programmes in which professionals can keep up to date with upcoming challenges in their work environment.
The Fachhochschule provides a wide range of support services to students, all intended to facilitate learning and to contribute to the students success.
Modern lecture rooms and well equipped laboratories as well as the library with an up-to-date stock of diverse media provide strong infrastructural support to students.
Friendly staff provide any information needed; guidance services help with course orientation and offer assistance in the event of personal problems.
In addition to that the student canteen (Mensa) and several student-run cafeterias on campus can be seen as lively places where other students can be met and information and ideas exchanged.
Meeting with other students and staff is also made possible through a wide range of sports activities, mostly free of charge.
The Fachhochschule hosts a small theatre in which student groups perform various plays, classical and modern, at regular intervals.
The Fachhochschule is organised in four academic faculties:
- Architecture, Civil Engineering, Surveying
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Business and Law
- Health and Social Work
These faculties run a large variety of degree programmes both at Bachelor and Master levels. Up-to-date information about single programmes can be found at www.fh-frankfurt.de.
Bachelor programmes are normally three years (180 ECTS credits) whereas Master programmes are mostly two years in length with 120 ECTS credits.
The academic year is divided into the winter semester (lectures from early October to mid-February) and the summer semester (lectures from mid-March to mid-July)
No tuition fee is charged for Bachelor programmes. This applies for both domestic and international students. Most of the Master programmes are also tuition free. Only in the case where students exceed their study time by more than 50% of the regular length of programme will they be charged a fee.
However, upon enrolment students have to pay an administrative fee and a student welfare contribution including the so-called semester ticket allowing students to use all public transportation in the region with their student ID free of charge.
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