- Degree
- Master of Science
- Course location
- Fulda
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- English is the main language of instruction; however, German language skills at an A2 level are a requirement for admission.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 3 semesters, 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- The study programme is offered with two options: three semesters (90 ECTS) and four semesters (120 ECTS), depending on the applicant's previous degree.
If the 120 ECTS option is chosen (for 180 ECTS Bachelor's), the additional semester contains a semester abroad or a research project as well as computer science courses and electives.
- Application deadline
- 31 May (winter semester intake)
Exact application deadlines can be found on the programme's website.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- What is it about?
Data science is a field that is increasingly applied in international enterprises. It covers the process from data understanding and data preparation to the modelling, evaluation, and implementation of data-driven solutions. The field is increasingly important and German enterprises are currently heavily working on digital transformation, especially on data-driven analysis. The “Stifterverband”, a society of about 3,000 German DAX ("Deutscher Aktienindex") companies and mid-sized enterprises, predicted 700,000 new jobs with technological competencies in Germany. Of these, more than 400,000 are in the field of complex data analysis alone.
What does it cover?
The Data Science Master's programme prepares each student to start a career as a data scientist. The practice-oriented studies focus on data engineering and data analysis. Several data science frameworks are used, e.g. Python and R. This knowledge is applied in practice-oriented courses and a team project as well as in the Master's thesis. It allows students to foster their intercultural skills with a semester abroad at our partner universities.