Software Engineering University of Augsburg
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Augsburg
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
Software Engineering
Focus
Human-Computer Interaction, Formal Methods, Databases, Distributed Systems, Software Engineering
Target group
Students of Computer Science or related fields
Annotation
Study course of the Elite Network Bavaria in cooperation with the TU Munich and LMU Munich.
Application periods: See the programme website
The courses of the Elite Graduate Programme cover a broad range of Software Engineering disciplines: Software Development Techniques (software processes, requirements engineering, project management, testing, model-based development), Formal Methods and IT-Security (formal specification and verification, program correctness, secrecy and integrity), Databases (relational and oo-databases, database implementation, web-scale databases), Distributed Systems (semantic web, service-based architectures), AI-based Systems (machine learning, data science, adaptivity), and Human-Computer Interaction (user interface design, usability engineering, context-aware systems).
Admission modus
Selection procedure / qualifying examination
Admission requirements
Aptitude assessment for the specific degree course, comprising an online application and an aptitude assessment interview. Application deadlines are listed on the website.
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027The lectures are cancelled during the semester: 24.12.2026 the 06.01.2027 (Christmas break)
- Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 16.07.2027The lectures are cancelled during the semester: 01.05.2026 (Labour Day) 14.05.2026 (Ascension Day) 25 May 2026 (Whit Monday) 26.05.2026 (Tuesday after Whitsun) 4 June 2026 (Corpus Christi)
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application Deadline for Aptitude Test
Until 01.05.2027
Languages of instruction
Main language
German