Program Overview

Business Mathematics (M.Sc.)

Study Content

The Master's degree programme is interdisciplinary and combines mathematics, economics, and computer science.

Career Prospects

• Auditing companies
  • Management consultancies
  • Banks
  • Insurance companies
  • IT companies
  • Research institutes
  • Public administration such as statistical offices
  • Transport offices

Special Features

Please note that admission requirements include a minimal level of proficiency in mathematics, economics, and computer science. For details, see the exam regulations.

About the Degree Programme

• Degree programme: Business Mathematics
• Official Designation: Wirtschaftsmathematik
• Degree: Master of Science (M.Sc.)
• Study mode: Full-time
• Language of instruction: German
• Start of studies: Winter semester, summer semester
• Standard study duration: 4 semesters
• Admission type: Open admission
• Minimum German language skills: B2

Application Deadlines

• Application deadline for the summer semester: 31 January
• Application deadline for the winter semester: 31 July

Application Documents

For Applicants with a German Degree

• Bachelor's certificate or equivalent degree, including a Transcript of Records
• If the Bachelor's certificate or equivalent degree is not yet available, proof must be provided of the exam results in this programme, the number of currently accumulated credit points in your studies, and the required number of credit points for achieving a degree in your study programme (Transcript of Records)
• Statement when the missing exams will be taken and when the Bachelor's thesis will be registered
• Curriculum vitae in table form
• Optionally, proof of further exam results can be attached that have been achieved during relevant studies or other relevant further education procedures
• Optionally, proof of all practice-relevant activities, such as internships, activities as a working student, training

For Applicants with a Foreign Degree

• Bachelor's certificate or equivalent degree, including a Transcript of Records (if the originals are not in German or English, submission of a certified copy or a certified translation by a translator sworn in Germany)
• APS certificate: For applicants from China, India, and Vietnam
• If the Bachelor's certificate or equivalent degree is not yet available, proof must be provided of the exam results in this programme, the number of currently accumulated credit points in your studies, and the required number of credit points for achieving a degree in your study programme (Transcript of Records), which must also be available in a certified translation
• Statement when the missing exams will be taken and when the Bachelor's thesis will be registered
• Curriculum vitae in table form
• Proof of minimum German language skills at level B2 (CEFR)
• Optionally, proof of further exam results can be attached that have been achieved during relevant studies or other relevant further education procedures
• Optionally, proof of all practice-relevant activities, such as internships, activities as a working student, training

Admission Conditions

Admission to the Master's degree programme is subject to the resolutory condition that proof of completion of a degree programme is provided by the end of the semester in which you were first enrolled in the Master's degree programme in Business Mathematics, for applicants who cannot yet prove that they have completed their Bachelor's degree (or comparable degree) but have acquired at least 85% of the credit points needed for completing the degree successfully.