Application
Please follow these steps to apply to the computer science MSc programme:
- Submit your application documents as outlined below. The admission requirements are further detailed in the Section 4 of the FSB, as well as in the FSB’s Appendix, Section 2 (3).
- Your application documents will be subject to an aptitude test conducted by our department (FSB’s Appendix, Section 4). In case your grades are not sufficient, you might still be admitted to the programme for as long as you achieve an accordingly better grade in an aptitude assessment procedure.
- After successfully passing the aptitude test, you will receive a letter of admission.
- With this certificate, you will need to enrol in the CS MSc programme by registering and paying the semester fees (these are not tuition fees and cover, for instance, use of public traffic in the city of Würzburg). Please follow this link for more information and instructions.
Further information can also be found on the pages of the office for student affairs and the international office.
The application period for the summer semester is from the end of August to October 31 (from 2025)
The application deadline for the winter semester is from the end of January to March 15
Any exam results that have not been officially recorded until that date can be handed in until March 15 or September 15 respectively.
Please direct any questions regarding your application or any additional documents after the deadline to master.informatik@uni-wuerzburg.de.
Admission requirements
The subject-specific provisions in the current revision of 2021 state the following requirements for the application to the computer science master programme:
- A successfully completed Bachelor's degree equivalent to 180 ECTS credit points
- Having acquired at least 100 ECTS credit points in fundamental computer science and math courses, including at least 25 ECTS credit points on mathematical and theoretical computer science topics
- A completed thesis on a computer science topic equivalent to 10 ECTS credit points
- Either German or English language (B2 level) proficiency
If you fulfil these requirements and your degree grade in the German grading system is 2.5 or better you can be directly admitted to the programme. If you fulfil these requirements but with a grade worse than 2.5 you can still be invited to an oral aptitude test for admittance.
Application instructions
Applicants with a Higher Education Entrance Qualification from Germany
All applications must be submitted through WueStudy.
Required Documents
- Completely filled out Excel-Sheet (if you're having compatibility problems you can try an alternative version for Libreoffice)
- Transcript of Records
- Bachelor's thesis or an equivalent research paper
- Bachelor certificate
Any exam results that have not been officially recorded until that date can be handed in by March 15 (for applications to the summer semester) or September 15 (for applications to the winter semester).
International Applicants without a Higher Education Entrance Qualification from Germany
All applications must be submitted through WueStudy.
Required Documents
- Completely filled out Excel-Sheet (if you're having compatibility problems you can try an alternative version for Libreoffice)
- Transcript of Records
- Bachelor certificate
- Bachelor's thesis or an equivalent research paper
- B2 German or C1 English proficiency certificate (e.g. IELTS or a proof of English/German as a medium of instruction in your Bachelor's degree)
- Higher education entrance qualification certificate (e.g. high school diploma)
- uni-Assist VPD (only if you do not have a Bachelor's degree from a university in Germany); must be issued for the University of Würzburg; must not be older than one year (but does not have to be issued for the desired semester)
- Applicants from China, Vietnam and India: certificate from the Akademischen Prüfstelle (APS)
Notes on officially certified copies and translations
Applicants who have received an admission letter in the previous semester
Apply through WueStudy and include your old admission letter.
Aptitude test
If you fulfil the admission requirements and your degree grade is 2.5 or better (in the German grading system) you can be directly admitted to the programme. If you fulfil these requirements but with a grade worse than 2.5 you can be invited to an oral aptitude test for admittance.
This 30 minute oral test examines your knowledge in these areas:
- Theoretical computer science
- Practical computer science (algorithms and data structures, programming, software technology)
- Technical computer science (digital computer systems, information transmission)
If a large number of aptitude tests would be required we can also switch to a written exam. This will be announced sufficiently in advance.
The required grade in the aptitude test in order to be admitted depends on the grade of your Bachelor's degree. If your first degree was completed in the standard length of programme you will also receive a grade bonus of 0.5.
| Grade of Bachelor's degree | Required grade | Required grade if Bachelor's degree in standard length of programme |
| 2.6 - 3.0 | 4.0 | No aptitude test required |
| 3.1 - 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| 3.6 - 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
Contact
If you have any subject-specific questions about the application process please contact the course advisory service. More general application questions can be directed to the central academic advisory service, the student's office or the international office.
