- Degree
- Master of Science
- Course location
- Konstanz
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- Courses are held in English. Participants can choose to write the Master's thesis in either German or English.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter and summer semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- The MSc Computer and Information Science programme is designed to be two years of full-time study (four semesters). An application can be submitted for both the winter and summer semesters. The programme is mainly a classroom-based study programme.
The winter semester always starts on 1 October. The summer semester always starts on 1 April. The lecture period usually begins two to three weeks later.
The first two weeks of each new semester are orientation weeks for the onboarding phase, settling in and general orientation. Pre-courses and introductory events also take place in the first two weeks.
- Application deadline
- Winter semester:
• March to 15 April (visa required)
• March to 15 June (no visa required)
Summer semester: Application for the summer semester is only possible if there is no visa requirement for Germany.
• November to 15 January (no visa required)
The application portal is only open during the application periods. You can find more information here (https://www.informatik.uni-konstanz.de/studium/master-of-science/msc-computer-and-information-science/study/master-of-science/master-computer-and-information-science/prospective-students-and-application/).
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- 1,500 EUR
- Additional information on tuition fees
- Students from an European Union (EU) member state or from the European Economic Area (EEA) are not required to pay tuition fees for their first degree in Germany.
Students from countries outside of the EU or EEA are required to pay 1,500 EUR in tuition fees per semester.
You can find all information about tuition fees and scholarships (https://www.uni-konstanz.de/en/international-office/study-in-konstanz/degree-studies/fees-and-scholarships/) on our website.
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- Study programme objective
A Master's degree in Computer and Information Science provides students with the opportunity to specialise in a particular area of computer or information science, especially but not exclusively with regard to topics pertaining to the exploration of large volumes of data (data science), visualisation (visual computing), and human-computer interaction (HCI).
Graduates will be able to apply and further develop practical methods of computer and information science across different sectors. Graduates with this profile will find jobs in all areas and sectors of national and international organisations and companies.
Joint research focus and fields of specialisation
The Master's programme takes on the research of our research groups (https://www.informatik.uni-konstanz.de/en/research/), especially in the mentioned area of exploratory analysis and visualisation of large information spaces. This kind of departmental and interdisciplinary joint research is unique in Germany and highly acknowledged internationally.
The Master's programme has a strong research orientation and an emphasis towards research-driven teaching. Furthermore, it provides exciting opportunities for specialisation (https://www.informatik.uni-konstanz.de/studium/master-of-science/msc-computer-and-information-science/study/master-of-science/master-computer-and-information-science/specializations-1/):
• Data Science (https://www.informatik.uni-konstanz.de/studium/master-of-science/msc-computer-and-information-science/study/master-of-science/master-computer-and-information-science/specializations-1/data-science/)
• Interactive Systems (https://www.informatik.uni-konstanz.de/studium/master-of-science/msc-computer-and-information-science/study/master-of-science/master-computer-and-information-science/specializations-1/interactive-systems/)
• Software and Systems (https://www.informatik.uni-konstanz.de/studium/master-of-science/msc-computer-and-information-science/study/master-of-science/master-computer-and-information-science/specializations-1/software-systems-engineering/)
• Visual Computing (https://www.informatik.uni-konstanz.de/studium/master-of-science/msc-computer-and-information-science/study/master-of-science/master-computer-and-information-science/specializations-1/visual-computing/)
• Algorithmics (https://www.informatik.uni-konstanz.de/studium/master-of-science/msc-computer-and-information-science/study/master-of-science/master-computer-and-information-science/specializations-1/algorithmics/)
Mentoring programme
Master's students are guided and mentored by a university professor during the Master's programme. A mentor (https://www.informatik.uni-konstanz.de/studium/master-of-science/msc-computer-and-information-science/study/master-of-science/master-computer-and-information-science/mentoring-programme-1/) will help students to structure their studies and will be chosen according to the field of specialisation at the beginning of the study programme.