Bachelor
The bachelor's programme in Information Processing is part of a two-subject programme in combination with another bachelor's subject from the Faculty of Humanities. Which combination possibilities exist is regulated by the examination regulations for the Bachelor's program of the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Cologne.
English language skills at the level of level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and another foreign language at the level of level A2 (CEFR) are required. Proof of the language skills must be submitted at the latest by the time of registration for the Bachelor thesis.
The Bachelor's programme aims at imparting transferable knowledge of the underlying individual sciences and thus creates an interdisciplinary approach to the professional field.
What prospects does this course of study offer me?
The Humanities are no less influenced and changed by information technologies than society as a whole. Information Processing takes up this challenge and makes use of modern technologies to process complex data in the Humanities. Like all study courses that innovatively connect traditional subjects, this course too opens up access to many different occupational fields, including:
Information Technology (IT) industry
Digital media
Cultural heritage institutions
Web technologies
Consulting
Education and training
Language technology
Bachelor thesis
The aim of the module is the successful completion of the bachelor thesis. It serves to prove that the candidates are able to scientifically work on and reflect a problem with a limited topic from the subject area of the study programme with the required methods within a defined period of time.
The period of time required for the examination is 12 weeks. The volume is 40 pages. The aim is to support the students in the independent development and execution of their Bachelor thesis.
Module requirements are the completion of the basic modules, proof of the required language skills (English B2 GeR) and a further foreign language (A2 GeR). The grade of the Bachelor thesis constitutes 20% of the total grade.
The bachelor thesis should be connected with one of the two advanced modules. This results in the focus that is set for the thesis: Advanced module 1 focuses on linguistic information processing, advanced module 2 on historical-cultural information processing.
The bachelor thesis in the field of information processing, with the focus on linguistic information processing, deals with a selected linguistic problem and its practical computational linguistic processing and solution. The bachelor thesis in the subject Information Processing with the focus on Historical-Cultural Scientific Information Processing shows the candidate's ability to formalise a technical problem in such a way that it can be processed with the means of information technology.
are entitled to take the examination: Prof. Dr. Øyvind Eide, Jun.-Prof.’in Dr. Brigitte Mathiak and Associate Prof. Dr. Nils Reiter. Upon request, other members of the Institute for Digital Humanities can also take over the supervision of bachelor and master theses. Please discuss this with the respective persons.
Further links to the examination office of the Faculty of Humanities and information on how to register for the bachelor thesis can be found here.
Internship
Bachelor Information Processing: EM 2 Internship
Scope: 6 CP are assigned for the module, accordingly the internship should comprise 180 hours (i.e. about 4.5 weeks).
Purpose: The internship gives the students an insight into the practical fields and the implementation of the acquired competences in professional practice. The experience gained during the internship is intended to improve the professional qualification and facilitate the start of the career. Cologne offers a wide range of companies that offer professional fields related to the study programme.
Module completion: Please submit two documents to the Internship Officer after completion of the internship:
- Internship report (at least 5000 characters): Briefly describe the activities you carried out during your internship and what skills you acquired during the internship. Reflect on the links between your traineeship and the other content of your studies.
- Confirmation from your employer that you have completed the required period (180 hours) and have carried out the activities you have described.
If you have any questions, please contact the internship officer Dr. Jürgen Hermes
Master
In the Master's programme in Information Processing, the software-technological knowledge already demonstrated at the beginning of the programme is deepened and applied to the two main subject areas (linguistic and historical-cultural information processing) in the form of projects.
Prerequisites for the Master's programme in Information Processing are English language skills at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and knowledge of another foreign language at level A2 CEFR.
The academic degree "Bachelor of Arts" or a relevant, at least equivalent and creditable degree should have been acquired in the fields of information processing, computational linguistics, text technology, computational philology, computer science, media informatics, as well as at least 60 relevant LP. The following condition must be fulfilled:
The presupposed Bachelor's programme must impart knowledge of software technology that enables independent programming in an object-oriented programming language. Alternatively, this knowledge may have been acquired in a way other than through the bachelor's program. For this purpose, the consultants must be provided with meaningful documentation of the courses in which this knowledge was acquired. Project work can be submitted.
Masterarbeit
Students acquire the competence to independently design and implement a clearly defined, manageable research project in the context of intensive consulting and support. They expand their methodological competencies and consolidate their scientific skills for the presentation of complex research content in a way that meets the requirements.
The duration of the project is 26 weeks; 60 pages are planned. Prerequisites for the module are the completion of the advanced modules 1 and 2 and proof of the required language skills. The grade of the master thesis is 1/3 of the total grade.
The Master's thesis is associated with one of the two specialization modules taken. SM-1 focuses on linguistic information processing, SM-2 on historical and cultural information processing. The work is always empirically oriented. The master thesis consists of a written presentation and software components.
The students are entitled to take the exam: Prof. Dr. Øyvind Eide, Jun.-Prof.’in Dr. Brigitte Mathiak and Associate Prof. Dr. Nils Reiter. Upon request, other members of the Institute for Digital Humanities can also take over the supervision of bachelor and master theses. Please discuss this with the respective persons.
Further links to the examination office of the Faculty of Humanities and information on how to register for the Master thesis can be found here.
Praktikum
Master Information Processing: EM 7 Research Internship
Scope: 12 CP are assigned for the module, accordingly the internship should cover 360 hours (i.e. about 9 weeks).
Purpose: The internship gives the students an insight into the practical fields and the implementation of the acquired competences in professional practice. The experience gained in the internship is intended to improve the professional qualification and facilitate the start of the career. Cologne offers a wide range of companies that offer professional fields related to the study programme.
Module completion: Please submit two documents to the Internship Officer after completion of the internship:
Internship report (at least 5000 characters): Briefly describe the activities you carried out during your internship and what skills you acquired during the internship. Reflect on the links between your traineeship and the other content of your studies.
Confirmation from your employer that you have completed the required period of time (360 hours) and that you have carried out the activities you have described.
If you have any questions, please contact the Traineeships Officer Dr. Jürgen Hermes
