M.Sc. Computer Science

• a bachelor’s degree of the UAS Kiel with a grade of at least 2.5 in the following subjects: “Information Technology” or "Media Engineering" in the Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering or “Business IT” in the Faculty of Economics
• a closely related professional degree from a different institute of higher education with a grade of at least 2.5, for which 180 credit points were attained. Closely related courses are the following for which at least 120 credit points for basic technical and economic skills were attained: Mathematics, IT, Algorithms and Data Structures, Programming and Databases, Software Engineering, Network and Project Management
• if the previous course comprised less than 210 credit points, but at least 180 credit points, the missing skills must be made up. This does not apply to the above-mentioned specialist skills. As a rule, a total of 300 credit points should be achieved. Applicants will be informed of the skills to be made up and the latest possible time for their proof of achievement at the beginning of the course by the examination board.
• evidence of English language skills that correspond to at least level B 2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Example of accepted evidence can be found in Section 7 of the Examination Regulations (opens in a new tab) for the master’s degree in Applied Communication Studies.

Applicants with a bachelor's degree obtained outside the Bologna area (members of the European Higher Education Area) also need the following proof of qualification:

• GRE with a minimum percentage of 55% in the quantitative reasoning part of the test

Note:

A prerequisite for participation in the selection procedure is that a maximum of 15 credit points of the credit points required for the Bachelor's degree are still outstanding. Proof of this must be provided with a certificate from the university attended when applying. You can find a form for such a certificate here. In addition, a certificate from the examination office must be submitted together with the application for admission, stating the graded examination results achieved to date, the provisional average grade calculated from this and the number of credit points achieved to date in relation to the total number of credit points to be achieved for the respective degree program.

Applicants who have already completed their Bachelor's degree program must provide proof of the date on which the last examination was taken for the calculation of the waiting period, if necessary by means of a certificate from the university.