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MSc Informatik at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany

Programme overview

In the Master’s degree program in Informatik, choose your focus from a variety of specializations, an exciting minor, a challenging project, and an inspiring major seminar. With a wide selection of modules, you can design your individual studies. Informatik at FAU is not an international degree program!

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; part-time option  |  Intake: Summer semester, Winter semester  |  Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

The four-semester Master’s degree program comprises elective modules totaling 60 ECTS credits, a project, a minor subject, a main seminar, and the Master’s thesis (totaling 120 ECTS credits). There is no rigid, predefined study program. In the elective modules, students are required to choose subareas from at least three out of the four pillars of specialization to broaden their knowledge in Informatik.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: Master: Qualification assessment. Application deadline: Winter semester: 15.07.; Summer semester: 15.01.. Requirements: For international applicants: A basic requirement in order to be accepted to a Master’s degree program at our University is an appropriate bachelor’s qualification with a good grade. Two further general conditions apply: the bachelor’s degree must be equivalent to the corresponding German qualification both in terms of content and quality. For the consecutive Master’s degree program Informatik the required first degree must be very closely related to Informatik in terms of content. The decision about admission is taken by our Master’s admission committee after we have received your complete application and all required documents. Teaching language in the Master’s degree program Informatik is German and English. Language requirements are: As proof of German language Skills: DSH 2, TestDaF 4 Sufficient knowledge of English language (TOEFL-Test, UNICert II) Language: So the mandatory language requirement is: The proof of German language skills: DSH 2, TestDaF 4 (see the matriculation statues) Here you will find more informations about required German language skills, tests and courses. The application process The application for the Master’s degree program is done exclusively online through the online application portal campo.fau.de! All the necessary information and application forms can be found at the following link: www.master.fau.de The application deadline for the summer semester is January 15th, and for the winter semester, it is July 15th. The following documents (in .pdf format) are required for the Master’s application: Statement of motivation (brief, approximately 1/4 page – Why do you want to study the Master’s degree program in Informatik at FAU?) Comprehensive,

Intake: Summer semester, Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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