Data Science, B.Sc.
Data Science is a very young scientific discipline. It discusses ways to obtain information and policy recommendations from the analysis of large or unstructured datasets. The main focus of the Bachelor Degree Program "Data Science" lies on the areas of software development, scalable data management, machine learning and statistical analysis, which are important in industry and science - supplemented by practice-relevant fundamentals in the field of applied mathematics.
The study course provides a sound education in computer science with choices in the field of data analysis as well as a basic education in mathematics and statistics.
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 | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.08 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €424.80 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
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 →About the programme
Due to the progressive digitization in our society problems in the qualified handling of large amounts of data arise in almost all areas:
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- In organizations, captured data, in both structured and unstructured form, using data integration, analysis, and visualization tools can provide important insights into the current state of a business and, subsequently, predictions about future developments.
- In the scientific context, a primary goal is to quickly get value from such data for research.
In contrast to the traditional approach, in which analyzes with a small, well-structured amount of data are carried out locally on a computer by the user directly, more sophisticated data analyzes are required in the future, which can only be carried out by specialists who have sound methodological knowledge in computer science and statistics. As a graduate of the degree program "Data Science", you will be able to perform important functions, as you will be purposefully trained to solve such problems!
Career
The completion of the bachelor's program "Data Science" enables you to work in economics, administration and science, using methods from computer science and statistics to analyze large and heterogeneous data ("big data").
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As a data analyst with a good background in computer science and applied mathematics in business and industry, you are purposefully trained to solve data-analytic problems. Therefore you have excellent job prospects! Your future fields of activity are usually diverse and interdisciplinary. Smartphone and Internet technologies, the automotive industry, banking and insurance or consulting are just a few examples of industries in which data analysts are very much in demand.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Hesse), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €424.80 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.08 |
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 via uni-assist until 15.08uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 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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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.08.2027 (305 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.