Data & Society
Modules • Plug-In Modules • Future M.Sc. Program
Summary
- Engineering education of the future: “Transfer of scientific findings into societal value creation will take place across disciplines”.
- TUM as a hub for Human Centered Engineering.
- Additional „21st Century Skills“-offer for TUM students.
- Solution-oriented interdisciplinary tackling of the "grand societal challenges“.
- Characterized by a positive vision of the future.
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Levels of data and technology-oriented applications: Human + Society + Planet.
Starting 2024, new modules will be created in the following areas:
Data Perspectives: Computational Social Science, Critical Data, Algorithms & Society, Empirical Methods at Scale
Human & Society: Human Behavior, Group Dynamics, Social Movements, Global Dynamics
Regulatory: AI Regulation, Policy Practices, Ethics, Philosophy / Fundamental Rights
Sustainable Development: Sustainable Transition, Climate Financing, Responsible Innovation, Public Interest Research
Method Orientation: Social Network Analysis, Choice Behavior, Text Analysis, Programming for non Computer Scientists
Data Perspectives
MASCHINE LEARNING AND SOCIETY
Prof. Dr. Orestis Papakyriakopoulos (Societal Computing)
Summer Semester • 3 ECTS: SOT86066 • 6 ECTS: SOT86065
SOCIETAL COMPUTING
Prof. Dr. Jana Diesner (Human-Centered Computing)
Summer Semester • 6 ECTS: SOT86068
Human & Society
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Prof. Dr. Doris Holzberger (Psychology of Teaching and Learning)
Summer Semester • 3 ECTS: SOT10069
ETHICS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Prof. Dr. Christoph Lütge (Business Ethics)
Summer Semester • 3 ECTS: SOT87317
PHILOSOPHY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: KEY READINGS
Prof. Dr. Stefania Centrone (Philosophy of Science)
Summer Semester • 6 ECTS: SOT56307
APPLIED PHILOSOPHY OF QUANTUM THEORY
Prof. Dr. Stefania Centrone (Philosophy of Science)
Summer Semester • 6 ECTS: SOT56401
Regulatory
PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION LAW
Prof. Dr. Boris Paal (Law and Regulation of the Digital Transformation)
Summer Semester • 3 ECTS: SOT86060 • 6 ECTS: SOT86061
AI AND REGULATION
Prof. Dr. Boris Paal (Law and Regulation of the Digital Transformation)
Summer Semester • 3 ECTS: SOT86062 • 6 ECTS: SOT86063
POLITICS FOR ROCKET SCIENTISTS:
AN INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE FOR NON-POLITICAL SCIENTISTS
Prof. Dr. Tim Büthe (International Relations)
Summer Semester • 6 ECTS: POL00011
Sustainable Development
CLIMATE FINANCE
Prof. Dr. Florian Egli (Public Policy for the Green Transition)
Summer Semester • 6 ECTS: SOT86067
Method Orientation
ADVANCED METHODS FOR MEASUREMENT AND MODELING OF CHOICE BEHAVIOR
Prof. Dr. Allister Loder (Mobiliy Policy)
Summer Semester • 6 ECTS: SOT86608
ANALYZING TEXT DATA: FROM BASICS TO ADVANCED TECHNIQUES
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Pfeffer (Computational Social Science)
Summer Semester • 6 ECTS: SOT86069
PROGRAMMING FOR NON-COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Pfeffer (Computational Social Science)
Summer Semester • 6 ECTS (POL20100)
ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL METHODS
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Pfeffer (Computational Social Science)
Winter Semester • 6 ECTS: SOT86050
METHODS OF SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Pfeffer (Computational Social Science)
Winter Semester • 6 ECTS: SOT86055