Dear Applicant,
Thank you for your interest in our Master-Program "Retail and Consumer Management".
All information on the content of the study course can be found here:
https://www.thi.de/en/thi-business-school/degree-programmes/retail-and-consumer-management-ma/
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 at the 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
- Completion of a degree program at a German university with at least 210 ECTS credit points or an equivalent scope of study in the field of economics, commercial sciences or similar areas or an equivalent German or foreign degree. Proof shall be submitted in the form of a leaving certificate.
Solely the examination committee decides whether a particular degree or university is equivalent.
- 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.
- Successful completion of an aptitude test for determining course-specific suitability. The aptitude test consists of uploading further document within the application portal; there is no physical test/interview or similar. These documents are:
- Proof of your knowledge in the RCM sector based on your pre-studies
- Proof of relevant working experience
- Proof of a project report/bachelor’s thesis in the RCM sector
It is not mandatory to upload a document in each sector of the aptitude test. If you do not have a respective proof, this will result in less points in the aptitude test.
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 the suitability procedure.
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.