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MSc Data Science at FernUniversität in Hagen

FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary Master of Science combining computer science, statistics and mathematics, available full-time or part-time. It covers data preparation, data analysis, visualisation and generating information, including AI, machine learning and data mining.

Faculty: Fakultät für Mathematik und Informatik  |  Duration: 4 semesters full-time (120 ECTS); part-time individually  |  Study mode: full-time/part-time distance learning; German-taught  |  Intake: Summer semester (1 April) or winter semester (1 October)  |  Location: Hagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Data preparation, analysis and visualisation; graduates can carry out a complete data science life cycle independently.

Career pathways

Data analyst, data engineer, data manager, data visualiser and data scientist in IT companies, healthcare, insurance and finance, transport and energy, or in research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Certificate and diploma of a completed university degree of at least six semesters at a recognised German higher education institution (e.g. Bachelor, Diplom, Magister) or a comparable foreign degree; proof of German per the university's list of recognised language certificates. Subject-specific prerequisites are set by the faculty. No Numerus Clausus (study place guarantee). Applications: 1 December to 31 January for the summer semester, 1 June to 31 July for the winter semester.

EUR 1,000 for the whole programme. Approximate total for full-time study in the standard period, covering module fees and base fee; each additional semester adds a 60 EUR base fee. Excludes the student body contribution (Studierendenschaftsbeitrag). Source

Intake: Summer semester (1 April) or winter semester (1 October)

Duration: 4 semesters full-time (120 ECTS); part-time individually

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