Data Science University of Regensburg
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Regensburg
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Data Science
Focus
Methods, Information Systems, Computational Life Sciences, Information Systems
Target group
Bachelor’s graduates in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics and Business Information Systems or Bioinformatics.
Annotation
The aim of the degree course is to teach content and skills at the interface between statistics, computer science and application sciences.
Admission modus
Selection procedure / qualifying examination
Admission requirements
Proof of course-specific aptitude by means of a successfully completed aptitude procedure (parameters: existing specialist knowledge and skills in the field of data science based on the BSc degree course in Data Science from the University of Regensburg as well as existing methodological and problem-solving skills).
1. Examination of the documents submitted in writing
2. An essay written in English (max. 1,500 words) on a given topic by 1 April for the winter semester or 1 October for the summer semester; The submission of the essay is a requirement for reaching the second stage of the aptitude procedure.
3. Curricular analysis of acquired skills (a maximum of 54 credit points is achieved).
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027The lecture period is interrupted from 24.12.2026 to 6.01.2027 and on 01.11. 2026.
- Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 16.07.2027The lecture period is interrupted on 26 May 2026.
Languages of instruction
Main language
English
Further languages
German