M.Sc. Computer Science

The requirements for admission to the master's degree program in Computer Science are based on the current admission regulations (opens in a new tab):

• bachelor's degree
• A bachelor's degree (or at least an equivalent degree) in Computer Science (or a degree program with essentially the same content) from a university, university of applied sciences, university of cooperative education or a foreign university. The program must have been completed within a standard period of study of at least three years and with a minimum number of 180 ECTS credits.
• minimum knowledge and minimum achievements
• You must provide evidence of minimum achievements in the following areas from your bachelor's degree or other degree programs:
• Theoretical Computer Science: 15 credit points
• Practical Computer Science: 30 credit points
• Computer Engineering: 8 credit points
• Mathematics: 25 credit points

If you do not meet the above requirements, you can still be enrolled in the master's degree program in Computer Science if you are one of the top 10 percent of graduates in your year and successfully take part in an aptitude interview. A prerequisite for participation is that your proven knowledge and achievements must not fall below the following requirements in three of the four areas mentioned:

• Theoretical Computer Science: 15 credit points
• Practical Computer Science: 20 credit points
• Computer Engineering: 6 credit points
• Mathematics: 20 credit points

The selection interview can be conducted online (Zoom) in exceptional cases and within the scope of the available slots.

The allocation of modules to the above-mentioned subject areas is generally carried out by the selection commission. If you need advice on making up credits, please contact the KIT Student Advisory Services (ZSB) (opens in a new tab) first.

Language skills

The following is sufficient proof of your English language skills

• your Abitur certificate, if you have taken English for at least five years up to graduation and your final or average grade of the last two years of English lessons corresponds to at least the German grade 4 (sufficient) or at least 5 points or
• a degree from a university with English as the sole language of instruction and examination, whereby English must be the only and official language of the completed degree program noted in the diploma supplement, the transcript of records or the degree certificate

Otherwise, only the internationally recognized English tests listed in the KIT admission and enrollment regulations are accepted as proof. These are

• Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) with at least 90 points in the internet-based test or
• IELTS with an overall score of at least 6.5 and no section below 5.5 or
• University of Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or
• University of Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) or
• UNIcert at least level II