Master Scientific Computing Application Areas

Students of the master's program Scientific Computing have to add an application area (minor subject) to their portfolio of studies. In the application area, 18 ECTS points have to be collected by taking suitable courses, usually from the master's program of the minor field.

Typical application areas include

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Economics
• Biology

Application Area: Environmental Physics

Fundamentals of Computational Environmental Physics (lecture; winter term; 8 ECTS)
Chaotic and complex environmental systems (lecture; summer term; 4 ECTS)
Seminar Environmental Physics (Prof. K.Roth) (seminar; any time; 6 ECTS)

Application Area: Biosciences

Introduction to Systems Biology (lecture series; summer term; 2+1 ECTS)
Lab practical with project (3 months) (practical lab training; any time; 15 ECTS)

Application Area: Economics

Package 1 (16 ECTS):
Master Module “Microeconomics” (lecture+exercise; winter term; 8 ECTS)
Master Module “Public Economics” (lecture+exercise; summer term; 8 ECTS)

Package 2 (20 ECTS):
Bachelor Module “Game Theory” (in German)  (lecture+exercise; summer term; 6 ECTS)
Master Module “Microeconomics” (lecture+exercise; winter term; 8 ECTS)
one more elective master module (lecture+exercise; summer term; 6 ECTS)

Application Area: Biophysics

Theoretical Biophysics (lecture+exercise; summer term; 6 ECTS)
Experimental Biophysics  (lecture+exercise; winter term; 6 ECTS) 
Nonlinear Dynamics (extraordinary course; 2 ECTS)
Stochastic Dynamic (extraordinary course; 2 ECTS)
Research Seminar on special topics of Biophysics (exercise; winter/summer term; 2 ECTS)

Application Area: Medical Physics

Medical Physics I (4h-lecture; winter term; 6 ECTS)
Medical Physics II (4h-lecture; summer term, 6 ECTS)
Advanced Seminar on Medical Physics (exercise; winter/summer term; 6 ECTS)

Application Area: Computational Linguistics (tentative)

Introduction to Computer Linguistics (bachelor; German; 6 ECTS)
Statistical Methods for Computer Linguistics (bachelor; G/E; 6 ECTS)
Any main seminar (Hauptseminar) in Computer Linguistics (master level; 8 ECTS)

This is a tentative positive list for modules in Computer Linguistics. Due to the nature of the field, many modules are close to computer science. Modules with a strong emphasis on CS techniques will not be accepted for application field credits.