M.Sc. Data Science in Business and Economics

 Bachelor Degree Certificate in Business Administration, Economics or related fields

• A certificate stating that the applicant has successfully completed a first university degree or a certificate (or equivalent documents) providing evidence of the successful completion of at least the year prior to his/her final examination in the equivalent studies.
• Degree should preferably amount to 180 ECTS.

Complete Transcript of Records with a final grade or calculated grade average.

The transcript should prove the applicant has solid intermediate knowledge in

• Statistics / Mathematics / Econometrics
• Business Administration
• Economics

Further, applicants must have experience in writing code in a statistical programming language (preferrably R or Python). Applicants can prove their experience

• by showing that they have successfully passed modules in their qualifying degree that involve students' writing code (preferrably R or Python), or
• by providing documents that demonstrate their skills/experience in writing code in a statistical programming language (preferrably R or Python), e.g., part of a B.Sc.-thesis, or
• by providing other documentation that establishes the applicant's skills/experience in writing code in a statistical programming language (preferrably R or Python)

Transcripts of Records containing generic module titles (such as Business Administration I, II and III) should be accompanied by detailed module descriptions.

  CV in tabular format in English or German

Please provide us with a letter of motivation explaining your reasons for applying for this degree and outlining your qualifications for it. Kindly limit yourself to one page, the letter may be composed either in English or in German.

  Certificate equivalent to the German Abitur certificate

• i.e. A-level certificate or other entry qualification for university admissions

  Proof of English Language Qualification

• German Abitur certificate or equivalent (i.e. A-level certificate, high school diploma), or
• official test certificate (TOEFL, IELTS), or
• Bachelor degree in an English-speaking country.

 Proof of ability to study in German (only for international students):

• Information of German Language Requirements can be found on the website of the Student Affairs Office.

Further documents proving specific qualifications relevant to the desired course of study may be submitted. Examples of these additional documents are, among others, proof of additional foreign language skills, results of standardized tests specific to the fields of Business and Economics (such as GRE or GMAT) and certificates of participation in summer schools or research projects that are not documented in the applicant's academic transcript. Please note that neither a GMAT nor a GRE are a prerequisite for any of our M.Sc. programs but that they may serve as an indication that the applicant possesses a certain skill set.
 

Note: It is not compulsory to send reference letters. However, if you wish to hand in reference letters, you can do so voluntarily.

Please note that we as the academic advisory team are not in a position to provide accurate information regarding the recognition of international degrees in Germany. These matters are handled by our central Student Affairs Office (Advising and Admission of International Students) who can provide information about the recognition of specific degrees as well as grade conversion.

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 Bachelor Degree Certificate in Business Administration, Economics or related fields with a final grade of at least 2.5 or better according to the German grading system. (The final grades of international applicants will be converted into the German grading system and therefore also be subject to this rule).

• A certificate stating that the applicant has successfully completed a first university degree or a certificate (or equivalent documents) providing evidence of the successful completion of at least the year prior to his/her final examination in the equivalent studies.
• Degree should preferably amount to 180 ECTS.

Complete Transcript of Records with a final grade or calculated grade average.

The transcript should prove the applicant has solid intermediate knowledge in

• Statistics / Mathematics / Econometrics
• Business Administration
• Economics

Further, applicants must demonstrate their experience in writing code in a statistical programming language (preferrably R or Python). Applicants can prove their experience

• by showing that they have successfully passed modules in their qualifying degree that involve students' writing code (preferrably R or Python), in this case, applicants must provide detailed descriptions of the relevant courses, or
• by providing documents that demonstrate their skills/experience in writing code in a statistical programming language (preferrably R or Python), e.g., part of a B.Sc.-thesis, or
• by providing other documentation that establishes the applicant's skills/experience in writing code in a statistical programming language (preferrably R or Python), e.g. certificates of online learning platforms that offer programming for Data Science courses.
• In all cases, it is important that applicants provide clear documentation of their skills that allows the selection committee to make an informed assessment.

Transcripts of Records containing generic module titles (such as Business Administration I, II and III) should be accompanied by detailed module descriptions.