Production Informatics B.Sc.

In order to survive in international competition, it is essential for companies today to increase their efficiency and flexibility. These goals can be achieved, among other things, through the increased use of IT in production. Industry 4.0 technologies can further increase efficiency and effectiveness in factories. The networking of all machines enables completely new control concepts that produce fewer rejects and therefore save resources such as energy and materials and avoid waste.

By monitoring the machines with intelligent sensors, unplanned breakdowns can also be detected at an early stage and appropriate measures initiated. This reduces downtimes in the factory to a minimum. Finally, the use of digital twins (digital image of the physical system) enables potential changes and system optimization to be tested digitally in advance using simulations.

On the Bachelor's degree course in Production Informatics, you will learn the skills to successfully use and further develop these technologies. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the course, you will acquire knowledge in the traditional fields of computer science and production engineering. These are supplemented by interdisciplinary subjects such as digital production systems, security engineering or IoT applications (Internet of Things). In addition to the general basics in the STEM field, social skills such as professional presentation, foreign languages and intercultural competence are also taught. Thanks to the high practical component of the degree course with project work, practical phases and often final theses in companies, students learn how to transfer their knowledge to real tasks in industry.

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Thanks to their studies, graduates are particularly suited to working in the field of digitally supported production. Exciting topics await them there, such as the increasing networking of production systems and the resulting new possibilities for control. Exciting tasks also arise in the field of virtual development of new systems and factories using simulations.

The know-how of our graduates is used in manufacturing companies or reliable software solutions are developed in IT companies for production operations - thanks to the focus of the course, the opportunities for productive work are diverse.

As fully-fledged computer scientists, graduates can of course also work in pure software development, IT administration or production engineering.

Alternatively, there is the option of continuing the course with a Master's degree. The htw saar offers the degree courses Practical Computer Science (M.Sc.), Communication Informatics (M.Sc.) and the specialization in Industrial Production in the Master's degree course Engineering and Management (M.Eng.).