University Of Design Schwäbisch Gmünd
Internet of Things – Design of connected systems
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
BA
DURATION
7 semesters
LANGUAGES
German
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Bachelor programme Internet of Things – Design of Connected Systems teaches user-centered design of connected hardware and software. You’ll develop networking, embedded and heterogeneous systems, monitoring and decision processes through hands-on projects. You’ll explore mobile technologies, physical computing and spatial technologies. The HfG links design to scientific, social and technological aspects and readies graduates for MA entry.
Career Outcomes:
Career opportunities: graduates work as designers at the interface of design, engineering and computer science, including IoT designer, interaction designer, embedded-systems developer, UX/product designer, service designer, systems integrator, or R&D and industry roles in design studios, engineering bureaus, media.
In the bachelor programme‚ Internet of Things – Design of connected systems’ students get enabled to find user-centered areas of functional and technical technologies in order to develop networking hard- and software. In study projects, students learn about and experiment with networking, heterogeneous systems and products, with monitoring and decision processes. Within students deal with creative examinations and in consequence with a sensitized handling and a great detailed depth in product development.
The programme enables students to explore the areas of user-centered development, mobile technologies, technologies in space or physical computing. Graduates generally work as designers at the interface of design, technologies, engineering and computer science in the scope of the users’ experience in product development, processes, service design and digital networking.
Vocational fields are in engineering and design bureaus as well as in development and future divisions of industry or media and information branches. Suitably high course grades will qualify graduates for entry to MA courses.
