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TU Dortmund University

Dortmund

Data Science

Subjects: Data Science;Science;Technology

M.Sc. | Master of Science

⏳  Duration
4 Semesters
🔠 Teaching Language
English
💶  Application Fee non-EU
No information

💶  Cost per Semester ? Separate from the tuition fees, the cost per semester refers to another fee students pay each semester, covering registration fees, administrative costs, and often a public transport ticket.
300 EUR

💶  Tuition Fees per Semester
No Tuition Fee
⏱️ Application Deadline Summer
15.01.

⏱️ Application Deadline Winter
15.05.

Course description

Today, breakthroughs in science, business, administration, and technology stem from vast and intricate data sets. The job market craves professionals who can skillfully manage this data and possess a solid academic background in the field. Handling patient or customer data, stock prices, returns, and weather or climate information is lucrative and increasingly sought after. The two-year Master's degree in Data Science builds on the Bachelor's program of the same name. You can start this course in either the winter or summer semesters. This program is a collaborative effort among the Faculties of Statistics, Computer Science, and Mathematics, led by the Faculty of Statistics.

Program Information

Study Location Dortmund
Start Semester Summer, Winter
Study Form Full-time
Study Type Postgraduate
Teaching Language English
Dual No
Remote No
Application Fee non-EU No information
Study Length 4 Semesters
Tuition Fees per Semester No Tuition Fee
Cost per Semester 300 EUR
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⏱️ Application Start Summer
No information

⏱️ Application Deadline Summer
15.01.
⏱️ Application Start Winter
02.01.

⏱️ Application Deadline Winter
15.05.

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Application Requirements

Language Requirements

CEFR No information
IELTS 7
Cambridge (CAE) No information
TOEFL IBT 95

Sufficient knowledge of English, which must correspond at least to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Here we accept the following proofs: a German certificate of the Allgemeine Hochschulreife (English from 5th grade or from 7th grade up to the Abitur), an internationally recognized language certificate, a certificate of graduation from an English-language school or an English-language course of study, comparable evidence.

Qualification Requirements

You have completed a Bachelor's degree in Data Science with us. You have completed another bachelor's degree at a German university. (Comparable degrees at foreign universities are recognized according to legal regulations). In this case, admission is possible if your studies are evaluated by us as informatics / statistics / mathematics oriented. According to our examination regulations, this orientation is given if your qualifying Bachelor's degree has the following contents: Achievements in the central areas of mathematics, computer science and statistics to the extent of at least 44 credit points, composed of achievements in computer science in the areas of "algorithms", "data structures", "object-oriented programming" and "software engineering" to the extent of at least 8 credit points, as well as achievements in mathematics in the areas of "analysis", "linear algebra", "differential equations", "discrete mathematics" and "numerics" to the extent of at least 8 credit points, as well as achievements in basic courses in statistics in the areas of "Introduction to (Descriptive) Statistics" and "Introduction to Probability Theory" amounting to at least 4 credit points and from achievements in advanced statistics courses from the area of "Inference", especially in the areas of "Point Estimation", "Interval Estimation", "Hypothesis Testing" and "Stochastics" amounting to at least 8 credit points, and. Achievements in computer science from the area of "Databases" to the extent of at least 4 credit points. Achievements in the field of data modeling amounting to at least 8 credit points, from achievements in courses of data modeling from the fields of "(generalized) linear models", "statistical / machine learning methods", "time series" and "(practical) optimization" amounting to at least 8 credit points.

Document Requirements

Your degree certificate: (Bachelor of Science/Engineering or Sarjana I, botherdis, Lisans, Diplôme d'Ingénieur d'Etat etc.) This includes notarized copies of the original and an official transcript to German or English language, furnished by an official translator , if the certificate originals are neither in English or German. The requested degree must be 2.0 or better in the German scale. Your mark sheets of all terms and other records of your academic education in undergraduate studies. These mark sheets must include the grades as well as the credit points collected. Each topic should be clearly identified. This includes notarized copies of the original and an official transcript in German or English language, furnished by an official translator, if the certificate originals are neither in English or German. Explanation of your grading system (see note 3 below) Applicants from China, Vietnam and India will need an APS certificate as a mandatory prerequisite

Application Process

Acceptance Interview No
Acceptance local admission restrictions Not restricted
Application directly at the University,
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