Informatik
Informatik (M.Sc.)
In the Master’s degree program in Informatik, choose your focus from a variety of specializations, an exciting minor, a challenging project, and an inspiring major seminar. With a wide selection of modules, you can design your individual studies.
Informatik at FAU is not an international degree program! German language skills at DSH 2 level are required for the application! International applicants should first read the information you will find here: Informations for International Applicants.
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Duration of studies in semester
- 4
- Start of degree program
- Summer semester, Winter semester
- Study location
- Erlangen
- Number of students
- 50-150
- Subject group
- Engineering sciences
- Special ways to study
- Part-time degree program
- Teaching language
- German and English
- Admission Requirements
- Qualification assessment
What is the degree program about?
Informatik at FAU is not an international degree program! The teaching language in the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree program in Informatik is mainly German.
Information can be found here: https://www.informatik.studium.fau.de/portalseite-studieninteressierte/international-applicants/
The highly flexible Master’s degree program in Informatik (M.Sc.) builds directly upon the Bachelor’s degree and has a duration of 4 semesters.
The Master’s degree program in Informatik consists of a highly flexible selection of specializations, a minor subject, a project, a main seminar, and the Master’s thesis. Students have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of modules covering various topics in Informatik. Upon successful completion of the Master’s program, the title of M.Sc. (Master of Science) is awarded.
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The four-semester Master’s degree program comprises elective modules totaling 60 ECTS credits, a project, a minor subject, a main seminar, and the Master’s thesis (totaling 120 ECTS credits). There is no rigid, predefined study program.
In the elective modules, students are required to choose subareas from at least three out of the four pillars of specialization to broaden their knowledge in Informatik.
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!!! Master of Informatik is not an international degree program. International Applicants, please read at first the information you can find here: Informations for International Applicants !!!
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- Admission requirements (first semester)
- Qualification assessment
- Application deadline winter semester
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15.07.
- Application deadline summer semester
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15.01.
- Content-related admission requirements
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For international applicants:
A basic requirement in order to be accepted to a Master’s degree program at our University is an appropriate bachelor’s qualification with a good grade. Two further general conditions apply: the bachelor’s degree must be equivalent to the corresponding German qualification both in terms of content and quality. For the consecutive Master’s degree program Informatik the required first degree must be very closely related to Informatik in terms of content.
The decision about admission is taken by our Master’s admission committee after we have received your complete application and all required documents. Teaching language in the Master’s degree program Informatik is German and English. Language requirements are:
- As proof of German language Skills: DSH 2, TestDaF 4
- Sufficient knowledge of English language (TOEFL-Test, UNICert II)
Language skills
- German language skills for international applicants
- DSH 2 or equivalent
- General language skills
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So the mandatory language requirement is:
- The proof of German language skills: DSH 2, TestDaF 4 (see the matriculation statues)
Here you will find more informations about required German language skills, tests and courses.
- Details and notes
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The application process:
The application for the Master’s degree program is done exclusively online through the online application portal campo.fau.de!
All the necessary information and application forms can be found at the following link: www.master.fau.de
The application deadline for the summer semester is January 15th, and for the winter semester, it is July 15th.
The following documents (in .pdf format) are required for the Master’s application:
- Statement of motivation (brief, approximately 1/4 page – Why do you want to study the Master’s degree program in Informatik at FAU?)
- Comprehensive, tabular curriculum vitae (with dates and signature!)
- Proof of secondary school leaving certificate/university entrance qualification (scan all pages!)
- Complete overview of subjects and grades, including ECTS credits and cumulative grade point average (transcript from Campo, diploma supplement, etc.), or if available, Bachelor’s degree certificate (can also be submitted later).
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