Data Sciencedistance studies, part time, full time
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Hagen
- Deadlines
- July 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
- July 2026 (EU)
- July 2026 (Non-EU)
- Overview and admission
- Application deadlines
- Tuition fee
- Languages of instruction
- Further study programmes
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Data Science
Focus
Data Science, Data Engineering, Machine Learning
Target group
Graduates of university degree courses with sufficient Computer Science and Mathematics components as well as graduates of other university degree courses who have additionally acquired the necessary knowledge of Mathematics and Computer Science at universities
Annotation
The program has been approved by the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia and is currently in the accreditation process.
Admission requirements
(1) Applicants can be enrolled in the Master's degree course if they have a Bachelor's degree course in Data Science, Business Information Systems, Mathematical/Technical Software Development, Computer Science or Mathematics, with a minor subject in Computer Science. (2) Applicants may also be enrolled in the Master's degree course if they have successfully completed a degree course with a standard period of study of at least six semesters (180 ECTS credits) and the degree course covers Mathematics skills amounting to at least 20 ECTS credits and Computer Science skills amounting to at least 40 ECTS credits, which do not differ significantly from the skills in the modules of the certificate "Principles of Mathematics and Computer Science" at the open university in Hagen in accordance with Appendix 2.
Lecture period
- 01.04.2026 - 30.09.2026
- 01.10.2026 - 31.03.2027
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.06.2026 - 31.07.2026
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.06.2026 - 31.07.2026
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.06.2026 - 31.07.2026
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.06.2026 - 31.07.2026
Summer semester (2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.12.2026 - 31.01.2027
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.12.2026 - 31.01.2027
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.12.2026 - 31.01.2027
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.12.2026 - 31.01.2027
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
The semester costs are EUR 234 to 289 for part-time studies and EUR 399 for full-time studies. They arise from the sum of the following components: Basic fee: EUR 60 Document fees: EUR 11 per ECTS point Student body contribution: currently EUR 9
Languages of instruction
Main language
German