Data & Sociеtу

Groundbreaking data-driven technologies harbor enormous potential. But they also pose immense social and societal risks. Students of the English-taught Master's degree program Data & Society (M.Sc.), therefore, learn to analyze and shape technological developments in the context of human behavior, social needs, and political conditions.

The program is strongly interdisciplinary and application-oriented. It combines in-depth Engineering, Natural Sciences, and Informatics skills with a thorough understanding of the social, political, and ecological implications of innovative technological developments and their application. Students acquire specialized technical and social science skills in the areas of Data Perspectives, Human & Society, Regulatory, and Sustainable Development. They critically examine data, algorithms, and AI-supported decision-making processes, human behavior and social dynamics, ethical and philosophical considerations of technology, the political and legal framework conditions for the use of technology, and the requirements for sustainable technology use.

Graduates of the degree program are competent engineers and scientists with specific expertise in evaluating modern technologies' opportunities, risks, and regulations. They can reflect on, analyze, and assess the economic, ecological, social, political, and ethical dimensions of data-based technologies and manage their use in line with specific requirements. As a result, they are just as well qualified to take on leadership roles in technology-driven companies or public administration as they are to continue their academic work within the framework of a doctoral dissertation.