User Experience Design (B. Sc.)

• Applying for a degree course
  Students may only begin their degree in the winter semester.

• Registration dates
  Applications for this degree may be submitted through the online application system from 2 May to 15 July.

• Admission requirements
  Please find all information on admission and application on our Bachelor application pages

• Admission requirements for international students
  If you wish to study at a German University, you need a so-called Hochschulzugangsberechtigung (HZB), or higher education entrance qualification. This is a secondary school-leaving certificate that corresponds to the German Abitur and entitles you to study.
  Students from abroad must apply for admission from the university of their choice. For your application, you will require for a Bachelor's degree:
  • a school-leaving certificate (also known as "university entrance qualification", e.g. High School Diploma, Matura, A-Levels, Bachillerato, Atestat, baccalauréat)
    or
  • proof that you have passed the university entrance examination (if required in your home country)
  (Source: German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD, July 2016)

The area of user experience design is very exciting and highly dynamic. In order to be successful, a UX designer has to be active in the community and make a name for themselves. We recommend that students should write about their degree assignments and other projects during their degree course, for example in the relevant online media, in a blog or on Twitter: this will enable them to build up a “portfolio” (rather like an application dossier) for later job applications. This of course also includes networking with like-minded individuals at UX events such as BarCamps, local UX meet-ups and LinkedIn groups, as well as commenting on blog posts. The best way to break into this area is by means of interaction, discussion and dialogue.

The dual studies programme enables a combination of practical training elements in a company with the theoretical education provided by the university. There is a choice of either the joint model (academic study + vocational training) or the degree course with vocational experience (academic study + intense practical phases). There is an obvious advantage to students here: practically oriented academic study generally enables a particularly smooth transition from university to the world of work. What is more, the student usually receives financial remuneration from the company concerned.

In the joint model, students may start working at the company several months before the start of the first semester, depending on the company concerned. At the start of the course there is an alternation between theory (during the semester) and practical experience (between semesters and during the practical semesters). In order to embark on a dual studies programme, students have to apply to both a company and to THI (be sure to take note of company application deadlines!).

More info on our dual studies-pages, or check dual cooperation partner companies. Even if no partner company is currently active in this degree programme, you are welcome to contact us.

The course enables students to embark on a career in software development (programmer), design or usability engineering in medium-sized and large companies, as well as in design agencies and other organisations.

The course allows students to acquire the following job skills: 
Design of IT-based interactions with individual product perception (definition of requirements, layout drafting, user guidance, specification and product integration)

Development of IT-based interactions with individual product perception (project management, system design, implementation, software testing, software verification)

Sales of IT-based interactions with individual product perception (market analysis, product conception, development of sales strategies, training and start-up)

Evaluation of IT-based interactions with individual product perception (ergonomic evaluation, volunteer trials, acceptance analyses and assessment).

A UX designer provides the link between product development, IT, design, ergonomics and marketing. As such, the job can involve the following (word cloud):
programming, implementation, system design, prototyping, usability testing, user interface design, interaction design, web design, usability engineering, research, requirements analysis, user insights, surveys, evaluation, ergonomics assessment, acceptance tests, product conception, project management, etc.