Master’s degree programs at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) offer advanced academic training and prepare students for further academic or professional careers. On this page, prospective international students will find all the important information about application, admission, and enrollment.
Application procedure
Requirements for a Master’s degree program
When applying, the application periods should be observed, all required documents should be prepared, and the admission requirements – such as a first degree and the respective minimum requirements – should be checked.
The application periods for Master’s degree programs vary depending on the program. All deadlines, organized by faculties and degree programs, are listed on the following page:
Starting a degree program in the summer semester is only possible for some of the Master’s degree programs at FAU.
You can find out here whether your desired Master’s degree program is offered in the first and/or higher semesters:
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The following documents must be uploaded to the upload section of the campo application portal as a PDF file during the course of your online application:
- CV (simple copy)
- German language test verification certificate – if required (simple copy)
- School leaving certificate in the country’s original language (officially certified copy)
- Official translation of the School Leaving Certificate (officially certified copy)
- University Degree Certificate and Diploma Supplement in the country’s original language – if already available (officially certified copy)
- Official translation of the University Degree Certificate and Diploma Supplement (officially certified copy)
- Complete Academic Report/Transcript of Records in the country’s
- original language (officially certified copy)
- Official translation of the Complete Academic Report/Transcript of Records (officially certified copy)
- All additional documents which are required by the specific program (letter of application, proof of intern
- ships/placements, language certificates, etc).
- Additional documents required by some degree programs
Please note:
- Foreign certificates must be uploaded as officially certified copies in the language of the country where the certificate was issued with an officially certified translation. Documents do not have to be translated if they are issued in German, English or French.
Notes on certification of documents - If your documents do not fulfil the requirements or if important certificates are missing, your application will not be processed.
Applicants who have completed their undergraduate degree (e.g. Bachelor’s degree) in China or Vietnam must upload their APS certificate together with their application.
Further information:
For applicants with qualifications from India, the APS certificate must be submitted when applying for admission to a degree program (Bachelor’s degree, State Examination and Master’s degree), for the German course, or the Studienkolleg for the Free State of Bavaria, provided that the application is based on a secondary education certificate and/or course achievements from India.
Please note the following exceptions:
An APS certificate is not required for application if one of the following conditions is met:
- The highest educational qualification originates from a country other than India, China or Vietnam. The first degree is relevant for the application for a Master’s degree program. If applicants gained their Bachelor’s degree in India and a Master’s degree in another country, an APS certificate is still required. In this case, the university degree relevant for the application is the Bachelor’s degree and the Master’s degree is secondary.
- The applicant has passed an assessment examination (Feststellungsprüfung) in Germany.
- The applicant has been awarded a scholarship from Germany or the EU.
Further information:
An undergraduate degree (e.g., Bachelor’s) from a public or state-approved university in the Federal Republic of Germany is required.
Students from the EU
Students who are studying for a degree in an EU country can start studying for a Master’s degree program before completing their undergraduate degree if certain minimum requirements are met.
Students must provide proof that they have completed their undergraduate degree at the latest one year after starting to study the Master’s degree program by submitting their degree certificate. If you are unable to do so, you will not be able to continue with the Master’s degree program.
Students from a non-EU country
Applicants who gained their degree outside the EU and who are unable to submit this degree at the time of applying must submit it at the latest upon enrollment for the Master’s degree program they are admitted to.
We cannot accept a provisional degree as proof that you have completed the degree program.
The faculties at FAU have different regulations regarding how many ECTS credits must be earned in an undergraduate degree before applying for a Master’s degree program.
The minimum requirements for each faculty are listed below:
Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology
- Students must have completed modules worth a minimum of 140 ECTS.
- Other rules apply for the degree programs in Psychology (MSc) and Psychology with a focus on Psychology and Psychotherapy (MSc).
Further details are provided in the degree program and examination regulations.
Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law
Degree programs with
- a standard duration of six semesters: at least 135 ECTS
- a standard duration of seven semesters: at least 162 ECTS
- a standard duration of eight semesters: at least 189 ECTS
credits from completed modules.
Faculty of Medicine
ECTS credits required:
- Medical Process Management (MPM): Applicants with a minimum of 140 ECTS credits.
- Molecular Medicine Applicants with a minimum of 150 ECTS.
- Advanced Healthcare
- For 210 ECTS Bachelor’s degree programs: Applicants with a minimum of 180 ECTS
- For 180 ECTS Bachelor’s degree programs: Applicants with a minimum of 150 ECTS
- Advanced ImmunoMedicine PhD:
- A Master’s degree in a science subject or a medical degree.
- Supervision agreement
- Selection interview as part of the qualification assessment process
Faculty of Sciences
ECTS credits required:
- Computational and Applied Mathematics, Data Science, GeoThermics/GeoEnergy, Geosciences Integrated Immunology, Mathematics, Economics and Mathematics: Applicants require a minimum of 140 ECTS.
- Chemistry, Integrated Life Sciences (ILS), Molecular Science, Physics, Cell and Molecular Biology: at least 135 ECTS
- Physical Geography: Climate & Environmental Sciences, Cultural Geography: at least 150 ECTS
Faculty of Engineering
- Applicants must have completed modules worth a minimum of 140 ECTS.
Depending on the degree program, knowledge of German and/or English or additional foreign language skills are required.
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You can find information about recognized certificates here: German language skills and certificates
Online application
Applications for Master’s degree programs and the PhD in Advanced ImmunoMedicine have to be submitted online via the campo application portal.
- All documents must be uploaded in PDF format to the application portal campo.fau.de.
- You do not need to mail your application.
Applicants from non-EU countries who do not have a German university entrance qualification cannot submit more than three applications. Withdrawn applications also count if they were withdrawn while they had the status “Being processed”, “Valid” or “Admissions offer currently not possible”.
We would therefore recommend considering carefully which degree programs you would like to apply for before actually applying. After you have submitted three applications, you cannot submit another one.
Non-EU countries are all the states that are neither a member state of the European Union, nor a contracting state for the Agreement on the European Economic Area, nor or a contracting state of the Schengen Agreement.
After applying online
Please note that you can only edit your application if you have not yet submitted it to FAU online and the status is set to “received online”. Please note that documents cannot be submitted or changed once the application deadline has passed.
In the “uploads” section, you can check the documents you have uploaded at any time by clicking on the files. If you realize that you have uploaded the wrong file by mistake, you can replace it with another file as follows:
Click on the button “back to overview” and “edit application” to edit your application. Go to the sections for applications for degree programs and uploads.
You can check the status of your application directly at www.campo.fau.de.
We are unable to answer questions about the status of your application via e-mail, as you can check the status of your application online in the campo portal.
Further information
Information about special degree programs
For winter semester 2025/26
- The application period for winter semester 2025/26 will begin on May 2, 2025. Please note that for this subject applications will probably only be submitted for entry into the first, second and third subject semester.
- Please note that it is only recommended that you apply if you have proof of completing all course achievements in a recognized Bachelor’s degree program in psychology that meets the requirements for working towards a license to practice psychology in accordance with the German Licensing Regulations for Psychotherapists (PsychThApprO), and are therefore qualified for acceptance onto a recognized Master’s degree program focusing on clinical psychology and psychotherapy (KliPs) that meets the requirements for working towards a license to practice psychology.
- An application with all required documents must be submitted online to FAU by July 15, 2025 via the application portal www.campo.fau.de. The final submission deadline for undergraduate degree certificates is September 05, 2025 if the applicant does not already have the certificate at the time of applying for the Master’s degree program. Please send a scanned copy of your undergraduate degree certificate or graded transcript of records, confirmation of employment qualifying for entry into a profession (BQT I), of at least 240 hours including an orientation placement (at least 150 hours) and confirmation from your university that your Bachelor’s degree program meets the requirements of the Licensing Regulations for Physicians (BÄK) (a template for this purpose is also available on the website of the degree program) via email to zuv-masterbuero@fau.de as well as to klips-master@fau.de for the document check by September 5, 2025 at the latest. We recommend that you submit your documents as soon as possible.
Summer semester 2025
- The application period for summer semester 2025 will begin on October 15, 2024. Applications for entering in the summer semester may only be submitted for the first, second and fourth semester of study. An application with all required documents must be submitted to FAU by January 15, 2025.
- For applications for entering the first semester of study, the final submission deadline for undergraduate degree certificates is March 10, 2025 if the applicant does not already have the certificate at the time of applying for the Master’s degree program. Please send a scanned copy of your undergraduate degree certificate or graded transcript of records, confirmation of employment qualifying for entry into a profession (BQT I), of at least 240 hours including an orientation placement (at least 150 hours) and confirmation from your university that your Bachelor’s degree program meets the requirements of the Licensing Regulations for Physicians (BÄK) (a template for this purpose is also available on the website of the degree program) via email to zuv-masterbuero@fau.de as well as to klips-master@fau.de for the document check by March 10, 2025 at the latest. We recommend that you submit your documents as soon as possible.
- For applications to enter the 2nd and 4th subject semester, the final submission date for proof of previous achievements (transcript of records and a current certificate of enrollment) is March 10, 2025, to be sent via email to klips-master@fau.de We do not necessarily require a certificate for BQT I (employment qualifying for entry into a profession, at least 240 hours) including an orientation placement (at least 150 hours). We will let you know if we do.
- In order to be admitted to a higher semester of the degree program MSc Psychology with a focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, applicants must have achievements that can be credited and used to determine their level. If admission is granted, the confirmation of accredited seminars must be presented during enrollment.
- Places were allocated for summer semester 2025 on March 11, 2025. The threshold according to the main admissions procedure is 2100, although not all applicants with this grade were admitted onto the degree program.
General
- Please also be sure to always upload your application documents for the Master’s degree program in Psychology with a focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (KliPs) to the upload section as a PDF file.
For winter semester 2025/26
- Applications for winter semester 2025/26 can be submitted from May 2, 2025. Please note that applications for entering in the winter semester may only be submitted for the first and third semester of study.
- An application with all required documents must be submitted online to FAU by July 15, 2025 via the application portal www.campo.fau.de. The final submission deadline for undergraduate degree certificates is September 5, 2025 if the applicant does not already have the certificate at the time of applying for the Master’s degree program. Please send a copy of your undergraduate degree certificate or graded transcript of records by post to the Master’s Office of FAU or a scanned copy via e-mail to zuv-masterbuero@fau.de.
For summer semester 2025
- The application period for summer semester 2025 will begin on October 15, 2024. Applications for entering in the summer semester may only be submitted for the second and fourth semester of study. An application with all required documents must be submitted to FAU by January 15, 2025.
- In order to be admitted to a higher semester of the degree program MSc Psychology, applicants must have achievements that can be credited and used to determine their level. If admission is granted, the confirmation of accredited seminars must be presented during enrollment.
General
Please also be sure to always upload your application documents for the Master’s degree program in Psychology as a PDF file in the upload section.
Applications for the PhD in Advanced ImmunoMedicine (full time and part time) can be submitted both in the summer and winter semesters. Further information on course content can be found on the degree program website.
The requirements for an application to the PhD degree program in Advanced ImmunoMedicine are as follows:
- A completed degree program in a relevant scientific Master’s degree program or medical degree program and
- Confirmation of a supervision agreement at the time of the application.
Applications should be submitted via the online portal campo. Suitable applicants will be invited to a personal selection interview as part of the qualification assessment process. The offer of a place will be made after the qualification assessment process has been completed.
Applications can be submitted from September 15, 2025 to December 1, 2025 for the new Master’s degree program taught in English in Photon Science and Technology, due to start in winter semester 2026/27. The degree program is offered in conjunction with the Universities of Jena and Karlsruhe.
Further information:
Validity of the admissions letter
The admissions letter will remain valid provided no significant changes have been made either to the Master’s degree program or to the requirements for admission to the Master’s degree program.
If applicants do not enroll in the semester of admission, they may re-apply in a later semester.
Applicants for a Master’s degree program who applied for and were offered a place on the same Master’s degree program in the previous semester must still apply online via the campo application portal. In addition to their application documents, they must also upload their admissions letter from the previous semester in the upload section.
Contact
Advice and services
Study advisors and and the Master’s office are available to answer any questions regarding the procedure.
