Mathematics, B.Sc.
The Bachelor's degree program in Mathematics can be divided into two sections. The first two years provide a basic education, which forms the basis for all further events. The second part of the course allows students to gain a mathematical focus, which usually includes the bachelor thesis.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 31.05, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €351.15 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
The bachelor program is offered with six different standard secondary subjects. The bachelor's program covers a standard period of study of six semesters and is divided into three sections, which correspond approximately to the three academic years:
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
Fields of application for mathematicians can be found in all sectors of the economy where analytical thinking, abstraction and the development of ideas are important. Typical occupational fields for mathematicians are therefore:
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- Engineering professions, for example: Statics, robotics, aerodynamics, automatic control, hydrodynamics, elastic media
- Information Technology, for example: Modeling the Internet, encryption and cryptography, computing huge circuits in computers, building and programming powerful and smaller computers
- Insurance, for example: Life insurance, health insurance, risk assessment for reinsurers
- Financial sector, for example: Analysis of financial markets, financial security, simulation of stock prices
- Logistics, for example: Construction of databases, traffic planning, network planning, warehousing, flight safety, weather forecast
- Business Consulting, for example: Organization of timetables, optimization of business processes, customer analysis
- Medicine and Pharmacy, for example: Performing statistically relevant studies, improving computed tomography, developing image processing methods in medicine, modeling human organs to plan operations
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
|---|---|
| Semester contribution | €351.15 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 31.05, 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.
Questions about this programme
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When do I need to apply?
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.