Curriculum Data Science | ZHAW School of Engineering

The curriculum of your degree consists of different module types, which provide you with specialist knowledge, mathematical-scientific basics, practical experience as well as contextual knowledge from areas such as communication and business.

In the third year of study, depending on your interest, you can choose between three main areas and take the corresponding specialization and elective modules. Click on each module to learn more about choices, language of instruction and ECTS credits.

Module overview full-time

This module table is valid from 15. July 2020

Module legend

Context Modules

Project Modules

Subject-Specific Modules

Mathematics and Nat. Science Modules

Semester 1 , Semester ECTS : 30 , Semester week lessons : 30

Communication Competence 1 EN

ECTS : 2
Details on this module

Im Modul Communication Competence 1 liegt der Schwerpunkt auf folgenden Aspekten des Kommunikationstrainings: Information im wissenschaftlichen Kontext recherchieren und verarbeiten // Auftritts- und Sprachkompetenz für Präsentationen weiterentwickeln // Im Team Kommunikation gestalten und Feedback geben // Unterrichtssprache: Deutsch

Software Projects

ECTS : 4

Computer Science Programming 1

ECTS : 4
Details on this module

Databases

ECTS : 4
Details on this module

Data Science Fundamentals

ECTS : 4

Explorative Data Analysis

ECTS : 4

Linear Algebra 1

ECTS : 4

Lineare Algebra 1

Analysis 1

ECTS : 4

Semester 2 , Semester ECTS : 30 , Semester week lessons : 30

Communication Competence 2 EN

ECTS : 2
Details on this module

Data Processing with R

ECTS : 4

Computer Science Programming 2

ECTS : 4
Details on this module

Data Engineering 1

ECTS : 4

Visualisation and Data Science Storytelling

ECTS : 4

Probability Calculations

ECTS : 4

Linear Algebra 2

ECTS : 4

Analysis 2

ECTS : 4

Semester 3 , Semester ECTS : 30 , Semester week lessons : 30

Communication Competence 3 EN

ECTS : 2
Details on this module

Text Processing

ECTS : 4

Operating Systems and Infrastructure

ECTS : 4

Algorithms and Data Structures

ECTS : 4

Data Products and Services

ECTS : 4

Basics of Statistics

ECTS : 4

Analysis 3

ECTS : 4

Electronics and Digital Technology: Basic Principles

ECTS : 4

Semester 4 , Semester ECTS : 30 , Semester week lessons : 30

Digitisation of Economic Systems

ECTS : 2

Big Data Project

ECTS : 4

Front End, Web and Software Engineering

ECTS : 4

Data Engineering 2

ECTS : 4

Digital Entrepreneurship

ECTS : 4

Machine Learning und Data Mining

ECTS : 4

Statistical Modelling

ECTS : 4

Numerics

ECTS : 4

Semester 5 , Semester ECTS : 30 , Semester week lessons : 30

Elective Module

ECTS : 2

Elective Module

ECTS : 2

Project Thesis: Data Science

ECTS : 6

Elective Module

ECTS : 4

Module from group

Software engineering / IT
Information Engineering
Artificial intelligence
Multimedia
Robotics, industrial manufacturing, automation
Signal and information processing, digital signal processing
(Data-based) service engineering
Quantitative methods in marketing
Finance/Banking
Digital Health
Machine and system data
Mobility Data
Computational Life Sciences

Elective Module

ECTS : 4

Module from group

Software engineering / IT
Information Engineering
Artificial intelligence
Multimedia
Robotics, industrial manufacturing, automation
Signal and information processing, digital signal processing
(Data-based) service engineering
Quantitative methods in marketing
Finance/Banking
Digital Health
Machine and system data
Mobility Data
Computational Life Sciences

Elective Module

ECTS : 4

Module from group

Software engineering / IT
Information Engineering
Artificial intelligence
Multimedia
Robotics, industrial manufacturing, automation
Signal and information processing, digital signal processing
(Data-based) service engineering
Quantitative methods in marketing
Finance/Banking
Digital Health
Machine and system data
Mobility Data
Computational Life Sciences

Elective Module

ECTS : 4

Module from group

Software engineering / IT
Information Engineering
Artificial intelligence
Multimedia
Robotics, industrial manufacturing, automation
Signal and information processing, digital signal processing
(Data-based) service engineering
Quantitative methods in marketing
Finance/Banking
Digital Health
Machine and system data
Mobility Data
Computational Life Sciences

Optional Module

ECTS : 4

Module from group

Optional Module

Semester 6 , Semester ECTS : 30 , Semester week lessons : 30

Elective Module

ECTS : 2

Bachelor Thesis: Data Science

ECTS : 12

Elective Module

ECTS : 4

Module from group

Software engineering / IT
Information Engineering
Artificial intelligence
Multimedia
Robotics, industrial manufacturing, automation
Signal and information processing, digital signal processing
(Data-based) service engineering
Quantitative methods in marketing
Finance/Banking
Digital Health
Machine and system data
Mobility Data
Computational Life Sciences

Elective Module

ECTS : 4

Module from group

Software engineering / IT
Information Engineering
Artificial intelligence
Multimedia
Robotics, industrial manufacturing, automation
Signal and information processing, digital signal processing
(Data-based) service engineering
Quantitative methods in marketing
Finance/Banking
Digital Health
Machine and system data
Mobility Data
Computational Life Sciences

Elective Module

ECTS : 4

Module from group

Software engineering / IT
Information Engineering
Artificial intelligence
Multimedia
Robotics, industrial manufacturing, automation
Signal and information processing, digital signal processing
(Data-based) service engineering
Quantitative methods in marketing
Finance/Banking
Digital Health
Machine and system data
Mobility Data
Computational Life Sciences

Elective Module

ECTS : 4

Module from group

Software engineering / IT
Information Engineering
Artificial intelligence
Multimedia
Robotics, industrial manufacturing, automation
Signal and information processing, digital signal processing
(Data-based) service engineering
Quantitative methods in marketing
Finance/Banking
Digital Health
Machine and system data
Mobility Data
Computational Life Sciences

The list of elective modules reflects the current state of the offer. It can change until the third year of study.

Curriculum as PDF (PDF 120,0 KB)

Module overview part-time

This module table is valid from 15. July 2020

Module legend

Context Modules

Subject-Specific Modules

Mathematics and Nat. Science Modules

Project Modules

Semester 1 , Semester ECTS : 22 , Semester week lessons : 18

Communication Competence 1 EN

ECTS : 2
Details on this module

Im Modul Communication Competence 1 liegt der Schwerpunkt auf folgenden Aspekten des Kommunikationstrainings: Information im wissenschaftlichen Kontext recherchieren und verarbeiten // Auftritts- und Sprachkompetenz für Präsentationen weiterentwickeln // Im Team Kommunikation gestalten und Feedback geben // Unterrichtssprache: Deutsch

Computer Science Programming 1

ECTS : 4
Details on this module

Databases

ECTS : 4
Details on this module

Data Science Fundamentals

ECTS : 4

Linear Algebra 1

ECTS : 4

Lineare Algebra 1

Analysis 1

ECTS : 4

Semester 2 , Semester ECTS : 22 , Semester week lessons : 22

Communication Competence 2 EN

ECTS : 2
Details on this module

Computer Science Programming 2

ECTS : 4
Details on this module

Data Engineering 1

ECTS : 4

Visualisation and Data Science Storytelling

ECTS : 4

Linear Algebra 2

ECTS : 4

Analysis 2

ECTS : 4

Semester 3 , Semester ECTS : 22 , Semester week lessons : 22

Communication Competence 3 EN

ECTS : 2
Details on this module

Software Projects

ECTS : 4

Data Products and Services

ECTS : 4

Explorative Data Analysis

ECTS : 4

Analysis 3

ECTS : 4

Electronics and Digital Technology: Basic Principles

ECTS : 4

Semester 4 , Semester ECTS : 22 , Semester week lessons : 22

Digitisation of Economic Systems

ECTS : 2

Data Processing with R

ECTS : 4

Data Engineering 2

ECTS : 4

Digital Entrepreneurship

ECTS : 4

Probability Calculations

ECTS : 4

Numerics

ECTS : 4

Semester 5 , Semester ECTS : 22 , Semester week lessons : 22

Elective Module

ECTS : 2

Text Processing

ECTS : 4

Operating Systems and Infrastructure

ECTS : 4

Algorithms and Data Structures

ECTS : 4

Basics of Statistics

ECTS : 4

Elective Module

ECTS : 4

Module from group

Software engineering / IT
Information Engineering
Artificial intelligence
Multimedia
Robotics, industrial manufacturing, automation
Signal and information processing, digital signal processing
(Data-based) service engineering
Quantitative methods in marketing
Finance/Banking
Digital Health
Machine and system data
Mobility Data
Computational Life Sciences

Semester 6 , Semester ECTS : 22 , Semester week lessons : 22

Elective Module

ECTS : 2

Big Data Project

ECTS : 4

Front End, Web and Software Engineering

ECTS : 4

Machine Learning und Data Mining

ECTS : 4

Statistical Modelling

ECTS : 4

Elective Module

ECTS : 4

Module from group

Software engineering / IT
Information Engineering
Artificial intelligence
Multimedia
Robotics, industrial manufacturing, automation
Signal and information processing, digital signal processing
(Data-based) service engineering
Quantitative methods in marketing
Finance/Banking
Digital Health
Machine and system data
Mobility Data
Computational Life Sciences

Semester 7 , Semester ECTS : 24 , Semester week lessons : 18

Elective Module

ECTS : 2

Project Thesis: Data Science

ECTS : 6

Elective Module

ECTS : 4

Module from group

Software engineering / IT
Information Engineering
Artificial intelligence
Multimedia
Robotics, industrial manufacturing, automation
Signal and information processing, digital signal processing
(Data-based) service engineering
Quantitative methods in marketing
Finance/Banking
Digital Health
Machine and system data
Mobility Data
Computational Life Sciences

Elective Module

ECTS : 4

Module from group

Software engineering / IT
Information Engineering
Artificial intelligence
Multimedia
Robotics, industrial manufacturing, automation
Signal and information processing, digital signal processing
(Data-based) service engineering
Quantitative methods in marketing
Finance/Banking
Digital Health
Machine and system data
Mobility Data
Computational Life Sciences

Elective Module

ECTS : 4

Module from group

Software engineering / IT
Information Engineering
Artificial intelligence
Multimedia
Robotics, industrial manufacturing, automation
Signal and information processing, digital signal processing
(Data-based) service engineering
Quantitative methods in marketing
Finance/Banking
Digital Health
Machine and system data
Mobility Data
Computational Life Sciences

Optional Module

ECTS : 4

Module from group

Optional Module

Semester 8 , Semester ECTS : 24 , Semester week lessons : 12

Bachelor Thesis: Data Science

ECTS : 12

Elective Module

ECTS : 4

Module from group

Software engineering / IT
Information Engineering
Artificial intelligence
Multimedia
Robotics, industrial manufacturing, automation
Signal and information processing, digital signal processing
(Data-based) service engineering
Quantitative methods in marketing
Finance/Banking
Digital Health
Machine and system data
Mobility Data
Computational Life Sciences

Elective Module

ECTS : 4

Module from group

Software engineering / IT
Information Engineering
Artificial intelligence
Multimedia
Robotics, industrial manufacturing, automation
Signal and information processing, digital signal processing
(Data-based) service engineering
Quantitative methods in marketing
Finance/Banking
Digital Health
Machine and system data
Mobility Data
Computational Life Sciences

Elective Module

ECTS : 4

Module from group

Software engineering / IT
Information Engineering
Artificial intelligence
Multimedia
Robotics, industrial manufacturing, automation
Signal and information processing, digital signal processing
(Data-based) service engineering
Quantitative methods in marketing
Finance/Banking
Digital Health
Machine and system data
Mobility Data
Computational Life Sciences

The list of elective modules reflects the current state of the offer. It can change until the third year of study.

Curriculum as PDF (PDF 123,1 KB)

You may also be interested in

Application for the Bachelor programme

Apply for the Bachelor programme today.

Click here to apply

Admission requirements

The requirements for admission to the Bachelor programme at the ZHAW School of Engineering.

Click here for the admission requirements

How to prepare yourself for the Bachelor programme

Learn how you can best prepare yourself for the Bachelor programme.

Preparing yourself for the programme

Application for the Bachelor programme

Admission requirements

How to prepare yourself for the Bachelor programme

Apply for the Bachelor programme today.

The requirements for admission to the Bachelor programme at the ZHAW School of Engineering.

Learn how you can best prepare yourself for the Bachelor programme.

Click here to apply

Click here for the admission requirements

Preparing yourself for the programme