A course of studies was thus established according to the needs of industry with respect to technical data processing, control engineering and microelectronics. Computer engineering is an engineering science which is based on the subjects of mathematics, physics, electrical engineering and software engineering. It is primarily concerned with the architecture of the computer, its peripheral devices and the computer systems, including networking and also with software engineering, i.e. with the programming, organization and operation of such systems. When the Department of Computer Engineering was moved from the town centre to the Hochschulzentrum in September 1985 the department received its own laboratories and adequate equipment. The curriculum content is presented in lectures, consolidated by tutorials and verified in practical laboratory experiments.
Moreover seminars are on essential part of the teaching methods.
This means that lectures and tutorials are very closely connected and that the data presented in the lectures is immediately consolidated by corresponding tutorials. The laboratory work takes place primarily in the computer engineering laboratories and in the rooms of the computer centre. In addition the Institute of Control Engineering and the laboratories of the departments of Communications Engineering and Basic Sciences are used for experiments. The content of the foundation study courses is the same as in the department of Communications Engineering. In these courses the students acquire the basic knowledge needed for both departments.