Data Science, B.Sc.
We live in the age of digitization with all its advantages but also with our own problems. We passionately defend our opinion on social media, rate the vacation photos of our fellow human beings, and consume digital content via our trusted streaming service. We leave a clear digital footprint in the form of data. It is estimated that all of humanity is currently generating a quantity of data of several zettabytes (that's a one with 21 zeros!) Per year. Not every bit and every click is relevant, but based on the amount of our personal data collected, technological miracles can be performed, but they also raise questions:
- How does Google know what I want to find right away?
- Why do more and more items end up in my Amazon shopping cart than I originally wanted to buy?
- How can Spotify estimate my taste in music so well?
- Why do fake news spread faster than the truth?
- How can you use deep learning to teach a computer to beat the world champion in Go?
A few years ago everyone was talking about “Big Data”. The value of data was outweighed by that of gold, and the initial hype sparked a true gold prospect mood in the technology industry.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €82 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
Nowadays it is no longer a question of collecting as much data as possible, but rather of analyzing this data to a reasonable extent and drawing the right conclusions from it. “Big Data” quickly became “Smart Data”. And this is exactly where the newly founded "Data Science" course at FAU comes in:
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
A bachelor's degree as a data scientist opens up many exciting work areas in which you can contribute your knowledge profitably. You work directly at the interface between man and machine. Here are some exemplary industries with potential employers:
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- Technology sector (e.g. Google, Facebook, Microsoft, IBM, SAP, Siemens, etc.)
- Consulting industry (e.g. McKinsey, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, etc.)
- Biomedical research companies (e.g. AstraZeneca, Roche, Novartis, Bayer, etc.)
- Logistics industry (Deutsche Post, UPS, DB Mobility Logistics, etc.)
- Energy industry (E.ON, RWE, EDF, etc.)
- Finance and insurance industry (Deutsche Bank, Allianz, Munich Re, etc.)
Due to the high demand for graduates in the field of “data science” - there are an estimated lack of over 100,000 data science experts in Germany alone - young professionals can expect a relatively high starting salary.
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €82 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | If you are still in doubt about the choice of the course “Data Science”, read the following statements and consider whether they apply to you. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application directly to the university until 15.07Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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When do I need to apply?
Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.