Courses
We offer a diverse range of course in visual computing. This is complemented by a large number of general computer science courses within the Department of Computer Science and those offered at Otto-von-Guericke-Universität in general.
B elow you find a sample study plan (colors indicate research directions within visual computing):
The plan provides you with an overview of the courses that are available and it is not a recommended study plan. In particular, many students will want to focus on one area of visual computing (such as visualization, computer graphics, computer vision or augmented and virtual reality) after the first semester. We also require every student to take in total 30 credit points outside of visual computing either in other areas of computer science or by taking courses offered at other departments at Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg.
The formal course requirements of the Master in Visual Computing are as follows (see also the study regulations):
- Visual computing: 36-66 CP
- General computer science: 18-42 CP
- General methods and skills: 6-12 CP
Below you find a list of visual computing courses typically offered once a year (this is subject to change and the actual offering will differ from year to year).
| Title | Lecturer | Type |
| Mandatory courses | ||
| Augmented & Virtual Reality | Prof. Preim / Prof. Hansen | Lecture |
| Introduction to Computer Graphics | Prof. Theisel | Lecture |
| Numerical Methods for Visual Computing | Prof. Lessig | Lecture |
| Visualization | Prof. Preim | Lecture |
| Scientific team project | All | Project |
| Elective courses | ||
| Computational Geometry | Prof. Schirra | Lecture |
| Computer vision and deep learning | Prof. Tönnies | Lecture |
| Computer-Assisted Surgery | Prof. Hansen | Lecture |
| Flow visualization | Prof. Theisel | Lecture |
| Geometric Data Structures | Prof. Schirra | Lecture |
| GPU programming | Prof. Lessig | Lecture |
| Human-Computer Interfaces in Medicine | Prof. Hansen | seminar |
|
Mathematics and Numerics of Deep Neural Networks for Physical simulation |
Prof. Lessig | seminar |
| Medical visualization | Prof. Preim | Lecture |
| Robust Geometric Computing | Prof. Schirra | Lecture |
| Scientific Computing IV | Prof. Lessig | Lecture |
| Scientific Computing V | Prof. Lessig | Lecture |
| Selected Algorithms in Computer Graphics | Prof. Theisel | Lecture |
| Three-Dimensional & Advanced Interaction | Prof. Hansen | Lecture |
| Visual analytics | Prof. Preim | Lecture |
| Visual Analytics in Health Care | Prof. Preim | seminar |
The list of courses offered in the Department of Computer Science, which would count towards the 18-42 CP for general computer science, can be found in the module handbook .
