Digital Transformation Technologies and Management, M.Sc.
Since the early 2000s, more than half of the corporations on the Fortune 500 list have disappeared due to the impact of digital transformation on products, processes and business models. Today, the focus is on companies that put digital technology at the core of their business activities. The value chains and supply chains of entire industrial sectors and regions are being restructured to exploit the potential that digital transformation offers.
To address these challenges, the European Union has proposed its 'Path to the Digital Decade', a policy programme that sets out targets for the digital transformation of society and the economy by 2030. To reflect these developments, the Master's degree programme 'Digital Transformation Technologies and Management' at Saarland University has been created to produce graduates who can actively shape and play a leading role in the digital transformation of Europe.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time, Part-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.09, summer semester until 15.05 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €412.30 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 →What you study
To graduate from the programme, students are required to earn a total of 120 ECTS credits, of which 30 credits are awarded for the Master's thesis. The M.Sc. programme has the following structure:
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
Graduates from the Master’s programme have a wide range of career options open to them in such fields as:
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- Digital consulting / Management consulting
- Digital transformation management / Transformation management
- IT consulting
- Technology management
- IT project management
- Software development / app development
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Saarland), international students | €0 |
|---|---|
| Semester contribution | €412.30 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Bachelor’s degree from a German university or an equivalent qualification from a foreign university (corresponding to at least 180 ECTS credits) in digital business administration, business administration, computer science or a related discipline. |
|---|---|
| Language | English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.09, summer semester until 15.05 |
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.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application directly to the university until 15.05Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 4Admission, 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 15.05.2027 (213 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.