Courses are held in English, but each semester includes the German language study course. You will improve your German with every semester.
Winter semester starts in October, and summer semester starts in March.
15 July for the following winter semester
You will learn the principles of software design and implementation:
Learn all about technologies such as:
Other fascinating areas of your studies include:
From your sixth semester onwards, you will specialise in Data Science or Digital Transformation.
Your studies offer you a variety of opportunities for practical experience. For example, in many of your courses you will apply the theory you have learned directly by engaging in a realistic project so as to be able to pursue it in greater depth. The fifth semester is a practical semester: here you go out to a company and apply everything you have learned so far in a real-life setting.
You can also write your Bachelor's thesis at a company. As a special bonus, our cooperation with industry partners means you can apply as a working student from the second semester onwards.
The semester fee amounts to 70 EUR per semester.
General university entrance qualification
You can find out which certificates are valid and what you need as on our application page.
15 July for the following winter semester
Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences
E-Mail: study@th-ab.de
There is a possibility of finding a part-time employment while you are studying.
For further information, please write an e-mail to study@th-ab.de.
A variety of accommodation options is available on-campus and in the nearby area. Most exchange students are offered rooms in the halls of residence on campus, which cost around 320 EUR per month. Degree-seeking students can choose whether to live in the halls or in private accommodations off campus.
The Career Service team will be glad to support and advise you on how to stay close to real-life practice. A variety of other events are planned in addition to the regular courses:
The International Office looks after international exchange students who study at Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences. Students are given information about the university, admission requirements and the application process as well as support in finding accommodation and dealing with the authorities (e.g. when registering their stay in the town hall or applying for a residence permit).
Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences is an aspiring and family-friendly university. Since it was founded in 1995, the university has developed rapidly and currently has over 3,400 students. It sees itself as an innovation centre in the Frankfurt-Rhine-Main metropolitan region with the campus in Aschaffenburg, the centre for academic services in Obernburg and the learning centre in Miltenberg.
Developing skills and expertise is a matter of team work
We attach great importance to excellent study conditions, practical orientation and internationality. We distinguish ourselves through high quality and excellent performance in the areas of teaching, research, transfer and continuing education. We offer interdisciplinary and innovative degree programmes in the fields of engineering, computer science, business, law, real estate and health. Our degree programmes are accredited and offer the best opportunities for launching a successful career.
Set to grow on a solid foundation
We are characterised by a personal and lively culture of learning and discussion on campus as a place of encounter. Success in applied research and knowledge transfer is a particular strength of Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences.
The future is built on practice
We cooperate with companies and with the scientific community in Germany and abroad and promote young scientists. We maintain exchanges with over 80 partner universities worldwide. In this way, we make an important contribution to meeting the social and global challenges of the present and the future.
Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences is one of the best-rated universities in the degree programmes Business Administration, Economics and Law, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology as well as Mechatronics. Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences is also in the top group in the degree programmes Industrial Engineering and Renewable Energies and Energy Management. This is confirmed by the results of the 2020/2021 and 2019/2020 university rankings of the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE), in which 120,000 students in Germany and Austria cast their vote.
Joining university sports ("Hochschulsport") is a great way to make friends and meet some local students while studying with us. The colourful mix of long-running favourites, health-oriented courses and trend sports is the ideal balance for the stress of studying and working. Whatever you are interested in, even if you are a beginner, you are welcome to join some training sessions and give it a go.
Not only the university but also its home town of Aschaffenburg has a lot to offer. It is located on the Bavarian Untermain and is characterised by a mixture of culture, nature and liveliness. Markets and festivals, museums and the municipal theatre enrich cultural life in Aschaffenburg. Cinemas, libraries and exhibitions also contribute to this. The Johannisburg Palace and the Pompeiianum are particularly worth seeing. They also attract international tourists to Aschaffenburg.
Green spaces, forests and parks invite you to relax and do sports. The Schoental Park, Schoenbusch Park and the Main Promenade can be reached quickly. For hiking, winter sports, mountain biking and climbing, athletes are drawn to the nearby Nature Park Spessart or the Odenwald. Music fans get their money's worth in clubs and at festivals. Party-goers visit cafes and bars. If you want even more variety, explore Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Mainz, Darmstadt and Wuerzburg. Due to the excellent transport connections, this is easily possible.
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