Entry requirements

1. Advanced technical college certificate/general higher education entrance qualification or equivalent qualification
2. Bachelor's degree or comparable degree in electrical engineering, information technology, computer science, mechatronics or another closely related course of study
3. Proof of a final grade of 2.5 or better
4. Proof of English language proficiency, proven by level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) as evidenced by suitable proof, which will be announced by the International Office of TH OWL or at least 7 years of English language training as part of general school education, whereby as a rule at least satisfactory (3.0) results must have been achieved in the last four semester periods
5. Applicants who have not obtained their first professionally qualifying degree through or on the basis of international treaties and who do not belong to another member state of the European Union and have not obtained their study qualification at a German university or at a university belonging to the Bologna signatory states must also provide proof of their ability to study on the basis of one of the following certificates:
   • Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
   Minimum scores to be achieved in the GRE:
   • Verbal Reasoning: 150
   • Quantitative Reasoning/Mathematical Reasoning: 165
   • Analytical Writing/Scientific Writing: 4
   • Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) - Proof of having taken the test

Application documents

An application needs to include the following documents:

1. the bachelors certificate,
2. a documentation of the applicants English language skills,
3. a letter of motivation written in English that provides information about the applicant's talents and interests and explains why he or she is applying for the degree program

Depending on the academic year, the lecture period of the summer semester begins at the end of March or the beginning of April.

Depending on the academic year, the lecture period of the winter semester begins at the end of September or the beginning of October.

Fellowship/Employment package

The IT Master's program offers exceptionally talented and motivated applicants a scholarship/employment package of up to €50,000 for the two-year period of study to help you on your journey to a leadership position in information technology. This includes up to 20,000€ as a scholarship and additionally up to 30,000€ for a part-time employment with one of our partner companies or institutions.

How can I get the Fellowship/Employment package? Initially, you do not need to provide any documents other than those listed above. If you want to get into the selection process for the financial support package, you might already mention this explicitly in the motivation letter. You can also provide us with arguments why you are the right candidate for it.

The selection process for the OWL Fellowship/Employment package starts after the end of the admission procedure (End of June). Suitable candidates will be selected based on the Uni-Assist application, the most important requirements are:

• GPA of 2.5 or better
• German language skills (preferable A2)

After the selection all suitable candidates will be informed via Email and requested to submit their individual fellowship application documents within 1 week, further details will be individually provided at this point in time. After another careful review of these applications, invitations to video interviews are sent out for a selection of candidates and individual discussions with these candidates are performed during interviews. Finally, a decision for the fellowship/employment packages is taken and will be communicated until mid of August to the candidates.

A summary of the whole application process for the winter term is shown here.