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Application

Please follow these steps to apply to the Artificial Intelligence MSc programme:

  1. Submit your application documents as outlined below.
  2. Your application documents will be subject to an aptitude test conducted by our department according to the admission requirements below.
  3. If you successfully pass the aptitude test, you will either directly receive an admission letter (national applications) or your application will be forwarded to the international students office for final checks and then be issued an admission letter (international applications)
  4. With this letter, you will need to enrol in the AI MSc programme by registering and paying the semester fees. Please follow this link for more information and instructions.

Further information can also be found on the pages of the office for student affairs and the international office.

The application deadline for the winter semester is July 15th.

 

Admission requirements

The Master's in Artificial Intelligence has the following subject-specific admission requirements:

  1. A successfully completed Bachelor's degree equivalent to 180 ECTS credit points
  2. Having acquired at least 100 ECTS credit points in fundamental computer science and math courses, including at least 30 ECTS credit points in courses from mathematics or artificial intelligence
  3. A completed thesis on a computer science topic equivalent to 10 ECTS credit points
  4. German or English language proficiency at a B2 level

If you fulfil these requirements and your degree grade in the German grading system is 2.5 or better you can be directly admitted to the programme. If you fulfil these requirements but with a grade worse than 2.5 you can still be invited to an oral aptitude test for admittance.

Application instructions

Applicants with a Higher Education Entrance Qualification from Germany

Applications must be submitted in full through WueStudy until July 15th, 2024.

Required Documents

  • Filled Excel application sheet (if you're having compatibility problems you can try an alternative version for Libreoffice) (Note: both will be provided sufficiently in advance of the deadline)
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Transcript of records for your Bachelor's degree

International Applicants without a Higher Education Entrance Qualification from Germany

Applications must be submitted in full through WueStudy until July 15th, 2024.

Please note: Documents that are not issued in German or English must additionally be submitted with an officially certified translation into German or English. Notes on officially certified copies and translations

Required Documents

  • Filled Excel application sheet (if you're having compatibility problems you can try an alternative version for Libreoffice) (Note: both will be provided sufficiently in advance of the deadline)
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Transcript of records for your Bachelor's degree
  • B2 German or English proficiency certificate (e.g. IELTS with a score of 6 or better, or a proof of English as a medium of instruction in your Bachelor's degree)
  • Higher education entrance qualification certificate (e.g. high school diploma)
  • uni-Assist VPD (only if you do not have a Bachelor's degree from a university in Europe)
  • Applicants from China, Vietnam and India must apply in advance for a certificate from the Akademischen Prüfstelle (APS) and submit it

Aptitude test

If you fulfil the admission requirements and your degree grade is 2.5 or better (in the German grading system) you can be directly admitted to the programme. If you fulfil these requirements but with a grade worse than 2.5 you can be invited to an oral aptitude test for admittance.

This 30 minute oral test examines your knowledge in these areas:

  • Theoretical computer science
  • Practical computer science (algorithms and data structures, programming, software technology)
  • Technical computer science (digital computer systems, information transmission

Contact

If you have any subject-specific questions about the application process please contact the course advisory service. More general application questions can be directed to the central academic advisory service, the student's office or the international office.