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Have you completed your bachelor’s degree in Germany, are you planning to do a master’s degree, and would you like to find out more about the application and admission process? On this page, you’ll find key information on entry requirements and application documents for master’s programmes. Whether you’re still exploring your options or already preparing your application, you’ll find the essential information and helpful tips here to ensure your transition to a master’s degree gets off to the smoothest possible start.

You can apply for our Master’s programmes in both the summer and winter semesters.

Once your application has been successfully processed, you will be issued with an application number. Please quote this number in all further correspondence with the university. 

The application periods for prospective students are from May to 15 July for the winter semester and from December to 15 January for the summer semester.

For your application, you will need the following documents as scanned copies:

  • your Bachelor’s degree certificate
  • If your Bachelor’s degree certificate is not yet available: a current transcript showing the credit points you have earned to date
  • your current average mark
  • Proof of your language proficiency (see entry requirements)
  • Where applicable, further supporting documents, e.g. regarding a work placement or a semester abroad, or regarding the aptitude assessment

Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences reserves the right to request original documents at a later date. 

You can find further information on the admission requirements here:

English-taught degree programmes English language proficiency
Bionics, M.Sc. B2
Mechanical Engineering, M.Sc. B2
Biological Resources, M.Sc. B2
Sustainable Development Management, M.A. B2
Economics and Finance, M.Sc. B2
Information Engineering and Computer Science, M.Sc. B2
International Management and Psychology, M.Sc. B2
Usability Engineering, M.Sc. C1
Design and Interaction, M.A. B2
German-language degree programmes German language proficiency
Lebensmittelwissenschaften, M.Sc. B2
Gesundheitswissenschaften und -management, M.Sc. B2

Further entry requirements:

For the Biological Resources, M.Sc. programme, you must provide evidence of 20 weeks’ relevant professional experience or a semester spent studying abroad.

If you wish to apply for the Design and Interaction, M.A. programme, you must also pass an examination to demonstrate your artistic and design aptitude. Further information on this can be found here.

Applicants who are not treated as equivalent to German nationals under international treaties must, in addition to meeting the entry requirements, demonstrate their academic aptitude in a special examination for the following programmes:

Bionics, M.Sc., and Mechanical Engineering, M.Sc.
A TestAS certificate relevant to the degree programme (minimum 100 points) or, alternatively, a Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE) with a score of at least 80 per cent or a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) with a score of at least 60 per cent.

Information Engineering and Computer Science, M.Sc.
A TestAS certificate relevant to the degree programme (at least 100 points) or, alternatively, a Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE) or a Graduate Record Examination (GRE; Q = 160, V = 145, A = 4.5).