Ein junger Mann trägt eine VR-Brille, hat zwei Controller in den Händen. Neben ihm steht eine junge Frau, ebenfalls mit einem Controller in der Hand. Hinter ihnen sieht man einen Monitor mit einem Videospiel.

Interactive Media & Games

expected start: winter semester 2025/26

At a glance

Overview

  • Programme title

    Interactive Media & Games

  • Faculty

    3

  • Starts in

    winter semester

  • Duration

    7 semesters

  • Degree

    Bachelor of Science

  • Language of instruction

    German

  • Restricted admission

    yes, minimum grade or similar

  • Accreditation

    Akkreditierung läuft

5 good reasons

  • We are the first state university in northern Germany to offer a bachelor's degree in game programming

  • You have a passion for computer science and design? Here you can have both!

  • We have extensive equipment especially for interactive media and games

  • You will learn from dedicated lecturers in small groups

  • The gaming industry keeps growing and offers exciting career opportunities 

It's a match if

  • You want to work at the interface between IT and design

  • You are interested in new technologies from the gaming and media industry

  • Maybe you already have some knowledge of computer science and/or media design

  • You’re not scared of maths

  • You want a job in an industry that doesn’t get boring

What it’s about

You don’t have to be a gamer for this career: the gaming industry is the fastest growing and most innovative part of the entertainment industry worldwide and has long since overtaken other areas such as film and music. In this degree programme we will teach you both the computer science and design basics you need to develop your own interactive media, virtual reality apps and games.

Course structure & majors

In the first two semesters of your studies, you will take modules together with our students from the Media Informatics and Applied Informatics bachelor’s to acquire the foundation for your skills. Your timetable will include programming, game design, computer graphics and digital image editing. In your third and fourth semester, you will also take more specialised modules such as character and asset design and virtual and augmented reality. From the fifth semester onwards, projects will become more and more important.

Throughout your studies, you will have the chance to work closely with your lecturers and to delve deeper into certain topics in a separate reflection module. This way, you will get the most out of your studies. In the seventh semester of the programme you complete an internship with a partner from industry and write your bachelor’s thesis.

Future prospects

You want to continue your studies?

If you want to further polish and expand your programming skills, check out our master’s degree programme in Applied Computer Science. If design is more your thing, you should have a look at our Design, Film & Marketing master’s.

You want to work?

IT specialists generally have excellent career prospects. With your degree in Interactive Media & Games, you can work anywhere where IT skills are required - but especially in media production and media programming and, of course, in the games industry in particular. Some of the jobs you could be working in are:

  • game designer
  • level designer
  • programmer
  • user experience (UX) engineer
  • software engineer
  • media designer

Course Guidance