Human-Technology Interaction and Communication B.Sc. at RWTH Aachen University

If technical advances are to live up to their potential and actually benefit people, then highly complex technical content must be made comprehensible and viable with target group-appropriate communication. The quality of human-technology interaction and communication when it comes to technical products and technological innovations will, in the future, be one of the most important benchmarks with regard to measuring the quality of technical advances.

Faculty: Institute of Linguistics and Communication Science of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities in cooperation with those faculties that offer the technical fundamentals: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Computer Science The Institute of Linguistics and Communication Science at RWTH is an institute with an interdisciplinary approach to studies in that it combines the expert knowledge from the two different areas of linguistics and communication science  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German- and English-taught  |  Intake: Winter Semester  |  Location: Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

The bachelor’s program is oriented toward teaching fundamental technical principles and methods. Alongside this, students can choose specializations with their particular career goals in mind.

Career pathways

Experts in human-technology interaction, user-friendly technology design, and teaching technical content possess a dual qualification in high demand in industry and economy. Since these experts are competent in both linguistic communication skills and technological know-how, they work where language and technology intersect and where they can function as transfer specialists.

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