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Master’s · Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

Information Engineering and Computer Science M.Sc.

Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences · Kamp-Lintfort · Official programme page

20 facts from 8 official pages · last checked 14 November 2026

Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026

Key facts

Length, deadlines and costs

Language
English
Source
“Language of instruction English”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-engineering-and-computer-science-msc · checked 14 November 2026

Study mode
On campus
Source
“All courses are offered at the designated campus.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-engineering-and-computer-science-msc · checked 14 November 2026

The page names one physical campus and offers no online or distance variant; HSRW publishes no online-only degree programme.

Attendance
Full-time
Source
“Study mode Full-time”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-engineering-and-computer-science-msc · checked 14 November 2026

Length
3 semesters
Source
“Standard study duration 3 semesters”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-engineering-and-computer-science-msc · checked 14 November 2026

Credits
90 ECTS
Source
“Den Modulen eines Masterstudienganges sind nach Maßgabe des § 6 Absatz 5 in der Summe 90 Kreditpunkte zugeordnet.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/fileadmin/upload_redaktion/Dezernate/Rechtl_Akadem_Angelegenheiten/Regelungen_der_zentralen_Ebene/NGF_RPO_idF_d._4.%C3%84S_v._02.04.2024.pdf · checked 7 November 2026

Institution-wide figure from the General Examination Regulations (RPO); the programme pages give only the standard study duration of three semesters and no credit total. The programme's own examination regulations (14 August 2025) state the standard duration of three semesters and 48 weekly contact hours but no credit total.

Intakes
Winter, Summer
Source
“Start of studies 1 September 1 March”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-engineering-and-computer-science-msc · checked 14 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
15 Jan 2027 (summer 2027)15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
Source
“Winter semester: 15.07. Summer semester: 15.01.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-engineering-and-computer-science-msc · checked 14 November 2026

HSRW publishes one deadline for all nationalities; there is no separate non-EU deadline. The selection and admission statutes make 15 July (winter) and 15 January (summer) binding cut-off dates, with documents submitted late still considered until 20 July and 20 January respectively.

Non-EU tuition
None
Source
“For the 2026/27 winter term, the termly fee is €365.10. The termly fee comprises several components: Social contribution: €120.00 Student Union fee: €15.30 Deutschlandticket: €226.80”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/study/all-about-university-life/costs-and-funding/tuition-fees · checked 14 November 2026

None of the components of the termly fee is a tuition fee, and HSRW's fee statute (Hochschulabgabensatzung) sets no tuition and no surcharge for non-EU students. The DAAD International Programmes entry for every Rhine-Waal programme states "No tuition fees". North Rhine-Westphalia charges no tuition for first degrees.

Application fee
€75 one-off uni-assist handling fee for the first chosen course of study, per semester€30 one-off uni-assist handling fee for each additional chosen course of study in the same semester
Source
“Cost for the first chosen course of study: EUR 75.00 For each additional chosen course of study: EUR 30.00”

www.uni-assist.de/en/how-to-apply/apply-online/pay-submit/ · checked 14 November 2026

HSRW charges no application fee of its own: its fee statute lists none, and applicants with a German qualification apply free of charge through the university portal. The fee is uni-assist's, which is the compulsory route for everyone whose university entrance qualification was obtained outside Germany; it is charged again for a new semester. Marked appliesTo "non-eu" because the uni-assist route follows from a foreign qualification, not from nationality.

Places
Selection procedure
Source
“Entry requirements Unrestricted admission (no Numerus Clausus) … Admission is based on an application and selection process.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-engineering-and-computer-science-msc · checked 14 November 2026

No cap on places, but admission runs through the programme's own Admission Regulations: a grade of 2.3 or better, 20 ECTS in programming, software engineering, database systems and communication systems plus 10 ECTS in mathematics, and - for applicants whose degree is from outside the European Higher Education Area - a scored aptitude test (TestAS min. 100, GATE or GRE).

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Accepted with conditions
Source
“prospective students who are applying on the basis of a professionally-qualifying bachelor's degree that comprised between 180 and 210 credits (ECTS) or had a full-time study duration of at least six semesters may be admitted on a provisional basis, generally on the condition that the missing bachelor's requirements are completed during their postgraduate studies.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/fileadmin/upload_redaktion/Dezernate/Rechtl_Akadem_Angelegenheiten/Pr%C3%BCfungsordnungen/PO_Fakult%C3%A4t_KU/Master/Information_Engineering_and_Computer_Science/en/2023-05-30_admission_regulations_ice_msc_1as.pdf · checked 7 November 2026

A 180-ECTS bachelor's is admissible on a provisional basis; the examination board and the applicant conclude a Learning Agreement fixing the missing credits (at most 30 ECTS under RPO Section 4a (5)) and the modules, and permission to start the thesis is withheld until those credits are obtained.

Subject background
A first university degree (B.Sc., B.A., Diplom or equivalent) that covered practical and technical computer science plus fundamentals of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering, with at least 20 ECTS in programming, software engineering, database systems and communication systems and at least 10 ECTS in mathematics. Individual gaps may be compensated by evidence of further knowledge, explained in a statement of up to 1,000 words.
Source
“Applicants must also have successfully obtained at least 20 credits (ECTS) in the following subjects in their professionally-qualifying bachelor's degree: programming, software engineering, database systems and communication systems. In addition, applicants must have successfully obtained at least 10 credits in mathematics.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/fileadmin/upload_redaktion/Dezernate/Rechtl_Akadem_Angelegenheiten/Pr%C3%BCfungsordnungen/PO_Fakult%C3%A4t_KU/Master/Information_Engineering_and_Computer_Science/en/2023-05-30_admission_regulations_ice_msc_1as.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Minimum grade
At least 2.3 on the German grading scale, or an "A" or "B" on the ECTS grading scale, in the first degree.
Source
“A final cumulative grade for said degree of 2.3 or better on the German grading scale (equivalent to an “A” or a “B” on the ECTS grading scale)”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/fileadmin/upload_redaktion/Dezernate/Rechtl_Akadem_Angelegenheiten/Pr%C3%BCfungsordnungen/PO_Fakult%C3%A4t_KU/Master/Information_Engineering_and_Computer_Science/en/2023-05-30_admission_regulations_ice_msc_1as.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The programme page agrees: "An overall grade of at least 2.3 for your first degree."

English
Level B2. IELTS 5.5 · TOEFL iBT 72 · PTE 59. Cambridge: Preliminary English Test (PET) with Distinction, or First Certificate in English (FCE) grade B or C. B2 column of the institution-wide table: IELTS Academic 5.5, TOEFL iBT 72 (or 4 as of 21.01.2026), PTE Academic 59-75, TOEIC Listening and Reading 785-944 (Speaking 160-179, Writing 150-179), telc B2-Zertifikat, UNIcert II, Cambridge PET with Distinction or FCE grade B/C, BEC Vantage, ILEC, ICFE, Cambridge IGCSE 1st or 2nd Language with a B2 average. A secondary school diploma or a completed degree from the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland or a few Caribbean states is also accepted. Duolingo and TOEFL Home Edition are not listed in the table.. Exemption: Automatic for applicants who reached B2 English through a German general or subject-specific university entrance qualification (at least seven years of English at a German secondary school with a final mark of at least "sufficient", 4.0 or better). Everyone else may request an exemption: the admission regulations name one justified ground - a bachelor’s degree "that was taught in English and obtained in one of the countries recognised as majority English-speaking" in Annex 2 (Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Canada, New Zealand, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom and the United States), which does not include India, Nigeria or Pakistan - and the examination board decides. A bachelor’s completed in English at HSRW itself meets the requirement automatically. The institution-wide "Accepted English Language Proofs" table also accepts, in place of a test: a German university entrance qualification with English on the final diploma and at least the grade "ausreichend", or confirming B2 or B2/C1 skills; an IB Diploma including the subject "English" with at least 5 points; a secondary school diploma or a completed degree from the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland or a few Caribbean states; and, subject to approval, a completed degree in the subject "English Language".
Source
“Category: B2 C1 … IELTS IETLS Academic IETLS Academic (minimum score: 5.5) (minimum score: 7.0) … TOEFL iBT (minimum score: 72 or 4 as … PTE Academic (score 59 - 75)”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/fileadmin/upload_redaktion/Dezernate/Studierendenangelegenheiten/Studierendenservice/Accepted_English_Language_Proofs__15_.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Scores come from HSRW's institution-wide "Accepted English Language Proofs" table, which has one B2 and one C1 column. The table does not mention Duolingo or the TOEFL Home Edition, and no HSRW page says whether either is accepted, so neither is recorded as accepted or rejected. RPO Section 4a (6a) sets B2 for every English-taught master's programme and lets the individual examination regulations ask for C1 instead: "Für Masterstudiengänge, die in englischer Sprache stattfinden, ist die erforderliche Sprachkenntnis durch ein Zertifikat der Niveaustufe B2 gemäß Common European Framework (CEF) nachzuweisen. Die Prüfungsordnungen können ein höheres Sprachniveau mit Stufe C1 fordern."

German
Not needed when applying
Source
“Proof of German language proficiency is not required for English-taught degree programmes.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/study/before-starting-university/application-process/guide-for-international-applicants · checked 14 November 2026

HSRW sets no German level for its English-taught programmes at application, during the degree or at graduation; German courses are optional and offered by the Centre for Internationalisation and Languages.

GRE / GMAT / GATE
Optional
Source
“International applicants whose qualifications are not considered equivalent to those of German applicants by international treaty must also pass an academic aptitude test in addition to the minimum requirements defined in subsection (1). Only the following aptitude tests and scores are accepted: 1. TestAS (minimum combined score of 100 for the core test and the engineering test) 2. Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in the areas defined in the annex, or 3. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) with minimum scores of Q = 160, V = 145 and A = 4.5.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/fileadmin/upload_redaktion/Dezernate/Rechtl_Akadem_Angelegenheiten/Pr%C3%BCfungsordnungen/PO_Fakult%C3%A4t_KU/Master/Information_Engineering_and_Computer_Science/en/2023-05-30_admission_regulations_ice_msc_1as.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

An aptitude test is mandatory for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan and other third countries, but GRE is only one of three accepted routes - TestAS (100) and GATE are the alternatives - so GRE itself is optional. The programme page ties the requirement to the degree rather than the nationality: "If you completed your Bachelor’s degree outside the European Higher Education Area, a TestAS certificate relevant to this degree programme with a score of at least 100, or alternatively a Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE; Q = 160, V = 145, A = 4.5)." GMAT is not accepted for this programme.

Other required tests
TestAS (min. 100) or GATE or GRE (Q 160 / V 145 / AW 4.5) - applicants whose degree is from outside the European Higher Education Area
Source
“If you completed your Bachelor’s degree outside the European Higher Education Area, a TestAS certificate relevant to this degree programme with a score of at least 100, or alternatively a Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE; Q = 160, V = 145, A = 4.5).”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-engineering-and-computer-science-msc · checked 14 November 2026

This is the only English-taught HSRW programme still demanding an aptitude test from third-country applicants; GATE makes it comparatively easy for Indian applicants, who often hold it already.

Selection
Open admission (no Numerus Clausus) in the "At a glance" box, but admission runs through an application and selection process governed by the programme's own Admission Regulations, and the documents are assessed case by case.
Source
“Entry requirements Unrestricted admission (no Numerus Clausus) … Admission is based on an application and selection process.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/information-engineering-and-computer-science-msc · checked 14 November 2026

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Not stated by the university
4 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

The admission regulations exempt applicants who reached B2 English at a German secondary school and let others request an exemption, justified for example by a bachelor's degree "that was taught in English and obtained in one of the countries recognised as majority English-speaking in the annex"; Annex 2 lists the same 18 countries as the Biological Resources annex and does not include India, Nigeria or Pakistan. The examination board decides on each request.

Rules that name these countries
None named on the pages checked

The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.

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Every value was read on an official page and is stored with a verbatim quote; open “Source” to see it. “Not stated by the university” means none of the pages we checked says, and lists those pages. Rules change: confirm with the university before you apply or pay.