Application and Admission

Requirements for the Master’s programme International Software Systems Science:

• Academic bachelor’s degree of at least six semesters (180 ECTS) in Software Systems Science or in a closely related bachelor’s degree programme* such as, but not limited to, Informatics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering.
• Final overall grade in the bachelor’s degree must be at least second class corresponding to the German grade 2.0.
• English language proficiency must be above level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), corresponding to at least IELTS 6.5, TOEFL iBT 90 (internet based) or equivalent. The German Abitur is accepted as equivalent. Medium of Instruction (MOI) letters are not accepted. Language certificates must not be older than two years.
• Applicants with a qualifying degree from a country that has not signed the Lisbon Recognition Convention and whose final grade is worse than 1.5 (German grade) require a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test with at least 153 in Verbal Reasoning, 164 in Quantitative Reasoning and 4.0 in Analytical Writing, or a Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) with at least 500 points (GATE General Score).
• German language skills at level A1. Proof can be submitted until the end of the second semester; otherwise students will be exmatriculated.

*A closely related bachelor’s degree must cover at least 115 ECTS credit points in mathematics and computer science, including:

• at least 34 ECTS credit points in mathematics, theoretical foundations of computer science or formal software analysis
• at least 33 ECTS credit points in programming, software engineering or algorithms and data structures (a bachelor’s thesis in computer science may count)
• at least 36 ECTS credit points in database systems, computer architecture and operating systems, information security, distributed systems, data communication, interactive systems or mobile systems
• at least 12 ECTS credit points in further mathematics or computer science

Which application documents are required depends on your citizenship. You can find an up-to-date overview of the documents to be submitted, including the rules for translations, on the web pages of the Registrar’s Office.

Information on university admission and the recognition of foreign school-leaving qualifications is also available from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Please use the online application form provided by the Registrar's Office to submit your application.

Please be aware that the application process can take several weeks, in particular if you are living outside of the European Union and your bachelor’s degree was not obtained under the regulations of the European Higher Education Area (Bologna Process). The application deadline for entry in the Winter Semester is the 15th of July and for entry in the Summer Semester the 15th of January.

Non-EU applicants not currently residing in Germany should apply as early as possible. The online application portal is open from mid May for the Winter semester and from mid November for the following Summer semester. Checking international university entry qualifications may take 10 weeks or longer. On top, you should also leave sufficient time for visa applications, finding accommodation and making travel arrangements. You may also want to arrive in Bamberg a couple of weeks before the semester starts. This gives you time to settle in and get acquainted with your new cultural environment.