Dear Applicant,
Thank you for your interest in our Master-Program "International
Automotive Engineering".
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.
- 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.
- 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
- proof of successful completion of a degree programme at a German
university with at least 180 ECTS credit points or equivalent in an engineering
or natural science discipline or computer science or an equivalent German or
foreign degree.
- A successfully passed aptitude test according to § 4 of Examination
Regulations. The aptitude test consists of uploading further documents on the
application portal as a first stage. In the second stage of the aptitude
procedure, an aptitude online interview is held to determine the applicant's
motivation and interest in the Master's degree programme and to confirm the
assessment of their academic qualifications from the first stage.
- proof of sufficient knowledge of English (language level B2 of the
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) and proof of basic
knowledge of German (language level A1 of the Common European Framework of
Reference for Languages).
A list of all accepted certificates can be found here: Englischtests und
Nachweis für Leve B2 (pdf) Deutschtests und
Nachweise für Level B2 (pdf)
The
required proof of basic German language skills must be submitted by the end of
the first semester at the latest; enrolment is conditional until successful
proof is provided.
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. Cost for living is ca. 900 Euros per month.
The service fee for citizens outside the EU and outside the EEA states is currently 500 Euros per semester.