Master of Science in International Software Systems Science

Intake Season

Winter (October); Summer (April)

Duration

4 semesters

Academic Admission

Admission to the Master's Programme in International Software Systems Science is granted to applicants who have completed at least the equivalent of a three-year (180 ECTS) Bachelor's degree in Software Systems Science or a closely related field at a university or equivalent academic institution of higher education. The qualifying Bachelor's degree must have been passed with a grade of 2.0 or better on the German grading scale (or equivalent). A closely related Bachelor's degree, as a rule, must cover at least 115 ECTS credit points worth of modules in computer science and software engineering, including a Bachelor's thesis in one of these fields or in applied computer sciences. The required 115 ECTS must contain at least 34 ECTS in mathematical foundations and theoretical computer science (such as propositional and predicate logic, linear algebra, calculus, probability theory, automata theory and formal languages, formal software verification, cryptography) 33 ECTS in programming languages, algorithms and data structures, object-oriented modelling and software engineering 36 ECTS in the fields of database systems, computers and operating systems, information security, distributed systems, data communication, interactive systems or mobile systems 12 ECTS in the field of mathematics or computer science Applicants for the International Software Systems Science Master's programme with a qualifying degree from outside the Lisbon Convention and whose final mark of the qualifying degree is less than 1.5 (German grade), require a Graduate Record of Examination (GRE) General Test (institution code 1563) or a Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE). The grades in the GRE must be at least 153 in Verbal Reasoning, 164 in Quantitative Reasoning and 4.0 in Analytical Writing. The GATE Test Score must be at least 500 points.

APS Certificate

An APS certificate is required for applicants who have completed their qualifying education in India, China, or Vietnam.

IELTS Score

IELTS 6.5 overall

Application Deadline

Application deadlines are subject to changes. Please refer to the above university course link for the most accurate information.