M.Sc. Survey Statistics

Proof of a Bachelor's degree (acquisition of at least 180 ECTS from a domestic or foreign university) fulfilling one of the following criteria:

• a final grade of 2.0 or better (German grading system) in the field of mathematics (applied mathematics or business mathematics) or statistics;
• a final grade of 2.0 or better (German grading system) in the field of business administration, economics, or sociology and at least 24 ECTS in the subjects mathematics, statistics, or quantitative methods (out of which at least 5 ECTS have to be from mathematics and 10 ECTS from statistics);
• a final grade of 2.0 or better (German grading system) in a related field and at least 30 ECTS in the subjects mathematics, statistics, or quantitative methods.

The examination board makes case-by-case decisions on applications with a final grade between 2.1 and 2.5 (German grading system) and/or a Bachelor's degree in fields not explicitly mentioned above. All applicants must include a letter of motivation with regard to the study programme with their application. Furthermore, applicants have to prove their English proficiency (details below).

• We recommend that applicants have a good command of the statistical programming language R.

• TOEFL (Code 9208): at least 215 points (computer-based) or 550 points (paper-based) or 80 points (Internet-based)
• Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) / C1 Advanced
• IELTS (at least 6.5 points in the overall score)
• UNIcert III