Course Contents

The programme combines advanced technical expertise with human-centred design, research, business and entrepreneurship. You will follow a common core, choose one of four specialisations and develop your own projects in individual lab experiences. 

Core Studies

Build a strong interdisciplinary foundation in artificial intelligence, visual sensemaking, user experience, software architecture and agentic web engineering. Business, law, research and professional practice help you evaluate, communicate and develop digital solutions responsibly. 

Specialisations

You choose one of four specialisations according to your interests and career plans: 

Visual and Human-Centred AI

Game Engineering and Design

Mobile Development

Industrial Systems Design

Individual Lab Experience 

Turn knowledge into practice through an individual, challenge-based project. Across the programme, you will research, plan, prototype, evaluate, implement and refine a digital product or service while receiving close guidance and connecting your work to professional practice.

Courses by Topic

The courses are grouped into three thematic areas:

Transdisciplinary Knowledge (30 ECTS)

Technical Foundation (25 ECTS)

Individual Study Path (65 ECTS)

Courses by Semester

The programme comprises four semesters and a total of 120 ECTS credits:

• 1st semester: Innovation & Digital Transformation (5 ECTS), Artificial Intelligence & Visual Sensemaking (5 ECTS), User Experience & Design (5 ECTS), Advanced Coding & Software Architecture (5 ECTS), Agentic Web Engineering (5 ECTS), Specialisation Kick Off (5 ECTS)
• 2nd semester: Career Development (5 ECTS), Human-centered AI & Visual Data Science (5 ECTS), Summer School BM-P (5 ECTS), Individual Lab Experience (10 ECTS), Specialisation Core Courses (5 ECTS)
• 3rd semester: Business, Entrepreneurship & Law (5 ECTS), Scientific & Professional Dissemination (10 ECTS), Individual Lab Experience (10 ECTS), Specialisation Core Courses (5 ECTS)
• 4th semester: Business, Entrepreneurship & Law (5 ECTS), Master Thesis & Master Exam (19 ECTS), Window of Opportunity (5 ECTS), Specialisation Selected Topics (1 ECTS)

Study Format

The programme combines regular classes with intensive teaching blocks. Up to three weeks per semester are organised as teaching blocks, including at least one week at the beginning and one at the end of the semester.

The programme starts with a one-week teaching block in mid-September. Attendance on the enrolment day is mandatory. Classes during this week generally take place full-day from Monday to Friday, starting at 8:00.

Workload

The programme comprises 30 ECTS credits per semester. One ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of approximately 25 hours, resulting in approximately 750 hours per semester.

¹subject to accreditation/approval by AQ Austria and the necessary internal approvals