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MSc Informatik (Computer Science) at Leipzig University

Leipzig University, Germany

Programme overview

Research-oriented consecutive master's programme building on a computer science bachelor's, widening foundational knowledge and deepening it in several research areas. Taught in German with some English.

Faculty: Fakultät für Mathematik und Informatik  |  Department: Institut für Informatik  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time; taught in German, partly English  |  Intake: Winter semester and Summer semester  |  Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Wide elective choice across theoretical, practical and further areas of computer science.

Career pathways

Very broad uses given the central role of software and hardware in all areas of society.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Usually a completed bachelor's in computer science or a Berufsakademie degree; English at CEFR B2 (or equivalent); for bachelor's degrees in another subject the examination board decides on admission. Open admission (no numerus clausus). Application period: 02.05. – 15.09. for winter semester; 01.12. – 15.03. for summer semester; portal: AlmaWeb.

Intake: Winter semester and Summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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