Application: Admission requirements

Admission Requirements

For admittance to the master's program applicants need to fulfill the following admission requirements:

• Professionally qualifying German or equivalent foreign university bachelor’s degree in economics or business studies or other bachelor's degree with a share of at least 40 credit points (ECTS) in economics and 15 credit points (ECTS) in mathematics, statistics, or econometrics.
• Proof of English skills:
  
  • either: German university entrance qualification (demonstrated by school certificates)
  • or: minimum score of 72 in TOEFL-IBT (internet-based test)
  • or: minimum overall score of 6 in IELTS
  • or: at least level B2 CEFR
  • or: proof of a Bachelor’s degree in English.

Applicants with an international degree:

International academic degrees are recognised as equivalent final examinations on the basis of the guidelines of the Central Office for Foreign Education of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs. The Admissions Committee decides on equivalence. If there is any doubt about the equivalence of foreign final examinations, the Central Office for Foreign Education must be consulted.