Admission requirements

Qualification requirements for the admission to the postgraduate master's degree program are

1. a degree in the field of Engineering or Natural Sciences from a German university/institution of higher education, or from a Berufsakademie (university of cooperative education) with an overall rating of "good" or higher (minimum overall rating 2,5) or an equivalent degree from a foreign university.

2. professional experience in the field of Engineering or Natural Sciences of at least two years after obtaining the university degree. Exception to the two-year professional experience can be made when the applicant has been employed for at least one year in a field of work concerned with CAE, and if the employer states that the applicant will be employed for another year in a relevant field of work. The decision will be made by the examination commission.

3. proficiency in English, proven by a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a score of at least 550, or a computer-based TOEFL score of at least 213, or an internet-based TOEFL score of at least 80, or equivalent evidence. The necessary qualification can also be demonstrated during a formal admission interview, of which the examination commission will be in charge. Proof of proficiency is not necessary if the applicant holds a university entrance certificate or university degree acquired in English, or the applicant holds citizenship of a country in which English is official language.

4. successful passing of an aptitude test for the master's degree program in "Applied Computational Mechanics".