Information and Communication Technology, M.Sc.
The master's program in information and communication technology is aimed at graduates of bachelor's programs in related areas who would like to deepen and expand their knowledge in the field of information and communication technology. This course is about the development and application of technologies that shape and further advance our digital world.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| 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 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| 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
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
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
The most exciting innovations often come about where conventional disciplines overlap, which is why computer scientists and electronics engineers work together in interdisciplinary teams. Complex networked products and services need intensive communication between developers and engineers from various disciplines, companies and research institutes – for today and tomorrow’s applications.
What you study
For each specialization there are four compulsory modules and additional compulsory elective modules from FAU's entire range of modules. In addition to these modules, students complete the following:
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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Studying ICT is a good investment in your future. Anja Karliczek, former Federal Minister for Education and Research, says: “Information and communication technologies (ICT) are the No. 1 innovation engine. More than 80 percent of innovations in Germany's strong application fields/sectorsautomotive, medical technology and logistics< /strong> are ICT driven. In the federal government's high-tech strategyICT is therefore one of the most important fields of innovation." (more at BMBF). Germany can retain its key role in the development of tomorrow's innovative ICT products if well-trained engineers grow in this field.
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For this reason, the Bavarian state is also supporting the expansion of the technical faculty and the ICT degree program in order to supply the labor market with the urgently needed specialists in this field. This means that the supervision is improved and the course offerings are expanded to include new professors.
According to Achim Berg, President of the Bitkom association responsible for the ICT industry, the telecommunications market is in a state of upheaval: The industry is facing a paradigm shift: voice services are decreasing, data services are growing. (more at BITKOM). There are currently around 86,000 vacancies for engineers and computer scientists in the ICT sector.
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €82 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | In addition to an interest in the topics mentioned above, you need good mathematical skills and a generally good motivation, as in all degree programs at the Faculty of Engineering. |
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| Language | English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
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 15.01Send 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.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.01.2027 (93 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.