General description

Students must earn 60 ECTS credits when choosing People-Oriented Computing as their first minor study program. The minor study program is made up of compulsory and elective modules from the area of informatics.

Admission requirements

Admission to a Bachelor's degree program is granted via UZH Student Services in accordance with the ordinance on admission to studies at the University of Zurich. http://www.uzh.ch/en/studies/application/bachelor.html

Branch of studies

Business informatics

Career possibilities

Completing a minor degree in People-Oriented Computing will give you a basic education in informatics, focusing on the problems arising from interactions between humans and computers. This will enable you to play a part in developing user-friendly software as well as employee-oriented and customer-oriented applications in companies across all industries. There are also career prospects in any field involving the people-oriented design of information technologies or the analysis of interactions between humans and computers, particularly in applications for which you have acquired relevant skills as part of your major study program.

ECTS credits

60 ECTS Credits

Program structure

42 ECTS made up of compulsory modules and 18 ECTS made up of elective modules from the area of informatics according to the regulations: http://www.oec.uzh.ch/en/regulations

Major/minor subject combinations

This minor study program can be combined with a major study program in accordance with the provisions set out in your program.

Examination and assessment regulations

Assessments are evaluated with grades or on a pass/fail basis. Grades from 1 to
6 are assigned to graded assessments, where 6 indicates the highest grade and 1 the lowest. A grade of 4 or higher is sufficient to pass. Half and quarter grades are permitted.

Language of instruction

English