Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

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1 General description of degree program Name of degree program: Degree awarded: Educational and professional goals: Program duration: Pre-study work experience: Conditions of admission: Traineeship semester: Start of program: Application deadline: Language of instruction: Technical Communication Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) The qualification combines technical engineering expertise with the ability to convey technical facts appropriate to their purpose and target groups. This is required in virtually all areas of the economy, particularly in the area of documentation service providers, the documentation departments of large companies, in advertising agencies, and in the press and public relations departments of companies. Key cross-subject qualifications and fundamental technical knowledge are taught. 7 semesters Not required General or subject-specific university entrance qualification or comparable entrance qualification. Ranking is created using the university entrance qualification grades and weighted grades for the individual subjects of mathematics, German (or appropriate language for a foreign entrance qualification), English, and either physics or chemistry or biology. Bonus points are awarded for a vocational qualification or a related professional activity. For students from abroad: proof of satisfactory knowledge of German. 5 th semester is traineeship semester In winter semester 15 July German The applicant should: Access to further studies: Course structure with ECTS credits: Final examination: Have basic understanding for technological matters Be able to comprehensibly express complex topics Have good German language proficiency Be able to work independently and in a structured manner Be able to work in a team Have basic PC skills Master See annex pages 1-, 4-5. Bachelor s thesis and colloquium Examination regulations: See annex pages 3, 6 ECTS Departmental Coordinator: Professor Rainer Griesbaum

2 Annex Tables for the degree program Explanation of the content of the columns and abbreviations in tables below: Column number 1 Course code (EDV-Bez.) Course title (course) 3 Semester in which the course is offered (Sem.) 4 Credit points (CP), Contact hours per week (CHW) 5 Course type (type) V = Lecture Ü = Exercise L = Lab S = Seminar P = Project lecture 6 Prerequisites (Prereq.) for admission to the exam procedure (Voraus.) GS = Foundation courses 7 Type of study credits/pre-examination credits specifying duration in minutes, if no other unit is specified. (SL/PV / Dur) 8 Type of examination credits specifying duration in minutes, if no other unit is specified (PL/ dur) For 7 and 8 The following can be designated as study or pre-examination credits (SL/PV) or examination credits (PL): MP = Oral exam Re = Presentation Kl = Written exam La = Lab work St = Study assignment En = Draft Ü = Practical exercises PA = Practical assignment Ha = Term paper MT = Bachelor s thesis The following applies for the duration S: Semester M: Month(s) W: Week(s) T: Days(s) 9 Weight for subject grade (GFN) 10 Assigning examination credits to subject examination (FP) 11 Note For 6 to 11 The following abbreviations are used: Block = Block course 4 = This examination must be completed with a minimum grade of satisfactory (4.0) FP = Subject examination üpl = Cross-course examination credits bpl = Study-related examination credits PS = Practical study semester LV = Course

3 Degree program: Technical Communication Degree awarded: Bachelor of Arts Table 1 Foundation courses 1 3 4a 4b a 7 b 8 a 8 b EDV-Bez. Course Sem. CP CHW Type Vorau s. SL/PV Dur PL Dur GFN FP Note TB110 Mathematics V+Ü Ü 1S Kl TB10 Applied Linguistics A V+S Ü 1S Kl 90 0 TB130 Programming Basics Ü+V Ü 1S Kl TB140 Introduction into Technical Documentation A S+Ü Ü 1S Kl TB150 Technology A V+V Ü 1S Kl TB160 Software Basics S+Ü KL+Ü 10+1S 06 üpl1 TB10 Databases 5 4 V+Ü Ü 1S Kl üpl1 TB0 Applied Linguistics B 5 4 Ü+S Ü 1S Kl 60 0 TB30 Introduction into Technical Documentation B 5 4 S+S Ha+Ü 1S+1S Kl TB40 Technology B 5 4 V+V Ü 1S Kl TB50 Internet Technologies 5 4 V+S Kl+Kl TB60 Key competences 5 4 V+S Ü 1S Kl Total Foundation courses BPL CP CHW SL/PV 1 üpl 8 FP Table 1: TRB Foundation level courses and related subject examinations

4 Degree program: Technical Communication Degree awarded: Bachelor of Arts Table Bachelor preliminary examination EDV-Bez. Title Code Related courses Weight for overall grade Note Subject examination TFP01 Mathematics FP 01 Mathematics 1 TFP0 Applied Linguistics FP 0 Applied Linguistics A Applied Linguistics B TFP03 Programming Basics FP 03 Programming Basics 1 TFP04 Introduction into Technical Documentation FP 04 Introduction into Technical Documentation A Introduction into Technical Documentation B TFP05 Technology I FP 05 Technology A Technology B TFP06 Software Basics and Databases FP 06 Software Basics Databases TFP07 Internet Technologies FP 07 Internet Technologies 1 TFP08 Key competences FP 08 Key competences 1 Table : TRB Foundation level subject examinations 1

5 Degree program: Technical Communication Degree awarded: Bachelor of Arts Table 3 Advanced courses 1 3 4a 4b a 7 b 8 a 8 b EDV-Bez. Course Sem. CP CHW Type Vorau s. SL/PV Dur PL Dur GFN FP Note TB310 Online Documentation V+Ü Ü 1S Kl TB30 Text Comprehension V+S Ü 1S Kl üpl TB330 Introduction into Technical Documentation C S+Ü Ü 1S St 1S 11 TB340 Technology C P+Ü Ü 1S St 1S 1 TB350 Text Production V+S Ü+Ü 1S+1S 10 üpl TB410 Information Technology A V+Ü Ü 1S Kl TB40 Publishing Media S+S Ü 1S St 1S 15 TB430 Content Development A S+V Ü+Ü 1S+1S Kl TB450 Terminology Management V+P Ü 1S Kl TB460 Technology D V+V Kl+Kl TB5P1 Internship Preparation 5 5 S Ha 1S TB5P Internship 5 5 GS PA+Re+ 95T+30 Ha +1S TB610 Information Systems A V+P Ü 1S St 1S 17 TB60 Content Development B V+V Ü 1S Kl TB630 Usability Engineering S+Ü Ü+St 1S+1S 0 üpl3 TB640 Internationalisation V+P Ü 1S Kl TB650 English S+S Ü+Ü 1S+1S Kl TB710 Information Systems B P+S Ü 1S St 1S 17 TB70 Information Technology B V+S Ü 1S Kl TB730 Multimedia Technologies V+S Ü 1S Kl 90 0 üpl3

6 Degree program: Technical Communication Degree awarded: Bachelor of Arts Table 3 Advanced courses 1 3 4a 4b a 7 b 8 a 8 b EDV-Bez. Course Sem. CP CHW Type Vorau s. SL/PV Dur PL Dur GFN FP Note TBT00 Bachelor s thesis 7 1 BT 3M TBT01 Colloquium 7 3 MP+Re üpl4 Total Advanced courses 150 ECTS 80 CHW 5 SL/PV 17 BPL 3üPL 13 FP Table 3: TRB Advanced level courses and related subject examinations

7 Degree program: Technical Communication Degree awarded: Bachelor of Arts Table 4 Bachelorprüfung EDV-Bez. Title Code Related courses Weight for overall grade Subject examination TFP09 Online Documentation FP 09 Online Documentation 1 TFP10 Text Comprehension and Text Production FP 10 Text Comprehension Text Production TFP11 Introduction into Technical Documentation FP 11 Introduction into Technical Documentation C TFP1 Technology FP 1 Technology C Technology D TFP13 Terminology Management FP 13 Terminology Management TFP14 Information Technology FP 14 Information Technology A Information Technology B TFP15 Publishing Media FP 15 Publishing Media 1 TFP16 Content Development FP 16 Content Development A Content Development B TFP17 Information Systems FP 17 Information Systems A Information Systems B TFP18 Internationalisation FP 18 Internationalisation 1 TFP19 English FP 19 English 1 TFP0 Usability and Multimedia Technologies FP 0 Usability Engineering Multimedia Technologies TFP1 Bachelor s examination FP 1 Bachelor s thesis Final colloquium Table 4: TRB Advanced level subject examinations Note