M.Sc. International Information Systems (IIS)

The following documents are required for the application and need to be provided as PDF-files in the application portal:

Copy of your undergraduate degree or recent statement of grades from the examination office together with an official translation (either English or German).

Applicants from Germany: You need to have a minimum of 135 ECTS from your bachelor degree when applying. A printout from the transcript of records from your university online system is sufficient.

International applicants: You need to have your final bachelor degrees when applying. If you are expected to graduate after the application deadline, but before coming to Germany, then you need an academic confirmation from your university that states that you will finish your bachelor degree befor the start of the IIS program in the winter term.

Copy of your secondary studies (High school degree and transcript) plus an official translation (either English or German).

Please note: Copies of German high school and university degrees do not have to be certified. Regular copies are accepted.

Your Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English in tabular form (i.e. not as a free text).

Proof of your English language skills (a regular copy or original certificate). The certificate needs to be valid on the date of your application submission. Exceptions only apply to students whose university entrance qualification was obtained in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland or the United Kingdom. All other students do need to provide a certificate. Below are the minimum scores required for the English exams:

TOEFL – minimum 95 (iBT or iBT home edition), minimum 240 (CBT), minimum 587 (PBT).

IELTS – minimum 7.0 (academic version – online version is also accepted)

Cambridge English Advanced (CAE, Level C1) or Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE) – minimum a C grade.

UniCert Level III certificate (the UniCert III exam and not the courses in your bachelor transcript which are pre-requisite to take the exam)

A C1 course or similar in University is not accepted as proof. Same goes to any other proof that is not listed above. Please refrain from sending emails regarding this.

Proof of practical experience if available (copy of contract or letter of recommendation). Please do not send us academic recommendations.

Proof of further language skills (except English and your first language) if available (official language certificate). Please note that we can only accept language certificates from accredited language institutes according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) (e.g., Cambridge, TELC, Goethe, CELI, DELF).

Applicants from China, India, Vietnam, and Mongolia will have to include APS certification. Please take care of this early on if you are planning to apply because it can take a while until you get the certification. Without this, your application won’t reach the admission board.

General information on the application process and requirements for a master degree program at FAU can be found here: https://www.fau.eu/education/application-and-enrolment/ap... (opens in a new tab)

Note that we cannot consider incomplete applications or applications via email!

New students from outside the EU and EEA pay 4,000 EUR per semester from Summer 2027. Students who enrolled before Summer 2027 may be exempt. This does not include the semester contribution.