Dear applicant,
Thank you for your interest in our Master-Program "AI Engineering of Autonomous Systems".
All information on the content of the study course can be found here:
Information on the application procedure for master applicants in general can be found here:
https://www.thi.de/en/studies/application/master-application
Information on the application from abroad can be found here:
https://www.thi.de/en/studies/application/masterapplication-from-abroad
Applicants who did not acquire their Bachelor's Degree in the Federal Republic of Germany have to apply twice.
a) Submit documents at uni-assist (https://my.uni-assist.de/ ). uni-assist will check them and return a preliminary inspection documentation (in German: Vorprüfungsdokumentation, VPD), which contains information regarding an applicant's entitlement to study in Germany. The VPD then has to be submitted to Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt.
!!! Attention: In case your relevant pre-studies were acquired in China, India or Vietnam you need an APS certificate in order to apply at uni-assist!!!
Deadlines for applications for the summer term: We recommend submitting the documents at uni-assist until 5th of December as the VPD then has to be submitted at the Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt until 15th of January at the latest.
Deadlines for applications for the winter term: We recommend submitting the documents at uni-assist until 1st of June as the VPD then has to be submitted at the Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt until 15th of July at the latest.
Application at uni-assist is possible during the whole year, you don't have to wait for the application period to start.
b) Apply online at Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (https://www3.primuss.de/cgi-bin/bew_anmeldung/index.pl ). The application period for the summer term (starting 15th of March) is from 15th of November to 15th of January. The application period for the winter term (starting 1st of October) is from 2nd of May to 15th of July.
There you will have to upload all the necessary documents including your VPD. You can still upload documents within the respective periods (there will be deadlines per document in the upload area) after you sent your application online (there is no need to send hardcopies for an application).
The requirements for the course are:
- Successful completion of a Bachelor´s or Diploma degree in an electrotechnical or mathematical discipline or Computer Science with a total of 210 ECTS (in conformity with General Examination Regulations), or the successful completion of an equivalent degree at a foreign university.
- A successfully passed aptitude test (according to § 3 of the Examination Regulations) with the following criteria:
- Grade of the degree of the electrotechnical or mathematical Bachelor’s program or the Computer Science Bachelor's program
- Skills in mathematics, engineering, programming, software development and Computer Science
- Independent scientific work and experience in engineering problem solving.
There are no tests or interviews that require personal attendance. To
apply, please fill in the respective questionnaire which will be provided on
the PRIMUSS application portal.
- Proof of satisfactory knowledge of the English language (level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference of Languages). This certification is not required of applicants who have completed their university degree in the English language or when the applicant is a citizen of a country where English is spoken as a first language.
It is possible to apply for the master’s degree with less than 210 ECTS (normally 180 ECTS); however, proof of compensation of the missing 30 ECTS has to be provided no later than the end of the application period by means of:
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proof of practical experience outside the degree
course which corresponds to the practical semester of a bachelor’s degree in an
electrotechnical
or mathematical discipline or Computer Science in terms of
content and scope
or - proof of practical or theoretical study and examinations passed at a German or foreign university in addition to the student’s first degree which corresponds in content and scope to the demands of a bachelor's degree in an engineering or natural science discipline or Computer Science.
The above named requirements may also be changed for the coming application period, so please inform yourself again on our website before you apply.
GRE is not required. The selection of the applicants is based on grades and the results of the aptitude test.
Application period for the summer term (starting mid of March) will be from November 15th to January 15th.
Application period for the winter term (starting beginning of October) will be from May 2nd to July 15th.
You always have to apply online (https://www3.primuss.de/cgi-bin/bew_anmeldung/index.pl )!
The student service fee is 72 Euros per semester. Costs for living are about 900 Euros per month.
The service fee for citizens outside the EU and outside the EEA states is max. 500 Euros per semester.