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About Virtual & Augmented Realities in SRH Hochschule Heidelberg

Virtual & Augmented Realities Virtual Realities

Although VR has been in professional use for decades, e.g. in the automotive industry and in mechanical engineering, affordable VR devices are only now conquering our everyday lives and living rooms. VR is primarily used for entertainment and games, but can also be used for learning, video telephony and many other purposes. A completely new market segment is developing here that you can help shape as a developer or innovative company founder!

Course content:

• Virtual, augmented and mixed realities
• Basics of media, audio and video technology, 3D graphics
• Software engineering, programming, databases, web development
• Company foundation, project management, technical direction
• scientific work

The focus "Virtual and Augmented Realities" combines:

• IT modules related to software development, programming, databases, network technologies, web development and cloud computing,
• Modules around the design of virtual worlds such as 3D graphics, 3D modeling and media technology,
• and last but not least project management, technical direction as well as company foundation and management

Career, prospects

Start your career! 

The future technologies around virtual and augmented realities have great potential for completely new applications and vacant market niches. In the focus "Virtual and Augmented Realities" (VR / AR), students receive a solid degree in computer science with specialized lectures and numerous projects. The focus is characterized by the unique combination of IT, design and business skills, which enables graduates to develop and market new applications for new target groups. The focus is on private users.

In addition, thanks to this knowledge and skills for graduates, there are also numerous potential tasks - in virtual prototype development, for example for the automotive industry, in simulation visualization in medical technology or architecture, in computer game development, in advertising and PR, in film, even in the military , in research and in numerous other areas.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Higher Secondary Certificate / Standard 12.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS      :     (academic) 6.5
• TOEFL    :      80 ibt 

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Heidelberg University verage Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

Heidelberg University charges its international students from non-EU/EEA countries a tuition fee of EUR 1,500 per semester since the winter semester 2017/18.

The table above shows the estimated cost of attendance for international students (non-EU/EEA) studying at Heidelberg University. In some special cases, candidates may apply for exemption from the tuition fee.

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