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Master’s · Business & Management

International Management and Psychology M.Sc.

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

20 facts from 9 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/international-management-and-psychology-msc · checked 14 November 2026

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

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/international-management-and-psychology-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/international-management-and-psychology-msc · checked 14 November 2026

Length
3 semesters
Source
“Standard study duration 3 semesters”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/international-management-and-psychology-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.

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

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/international-management-and-psychology-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/international-management-and-psychology-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
Restricted (limited places)
Source
“Entry requirements Restricted”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/international-management-and-psychology-msc · checked 14 November 2026

A fixed number of places (örtliche Zulassungsbeschränkung / Numerus Clausus): "Restricted admission, on the other hand, means that there are usually more applicants than places available. Once the application deadline has passed, applicants are selected according to specific criteria, often based on the Numerus Clausus (NC), i.e. their final school-leaving grade." HSRW publishes no current NC value: "The NC is set anew each year; figures from previous years serve as a guide." The number of places is set each year in the Zulassungszahlensatzung and is not published on the programme pages.

Places for non-EU applicants
Separate quota · Ranked separately from German and equal-status applicants, primarily by the grade of the qualification that gives access (school-leaving grade for bachelor's, average grade of the first degree for master's). The examination regulations may form country sub-quotas (Länderproporz): a ranking is built per country of origin and the per-country lists are then merged, so the best-placed applicant of each country is admitted first. Ties are decided by lot. Holders of a scholarship from a German merit-based programme can be given a grade bonus.
Source
“§ 5a Auswahl und Zulassung von Drittstaatsangehörigen (1) Zu zulassungsbeschränkten Studiengängen erfolgt die Zulassung von auslän- dischen Staatsangehörigen und Staatenlosen, die nicht nach § 1 Absatz 2 Satz 2 Vergabeverordnung NRW deutschen Staatsangehörigen gleichgestellt sind, in erster Linie nach dem Grad der Eignung und Leistung, wie sie sich aus … der Hochschulzugangsberechtigung ergibt. … Die Prüfungsordnungen können bestimmen, dass im Sinne von Länderquotie- rungen Untergruppen (Länderproporz) gebildet werden.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/fileadmin/upload_redaktion/Dezernate/Rechtl_Akadem_Angelegenheiten/Regelungen_der_zentralen_Ebene/NGF_Auswahl-_und_Zulassungssatzung_idF_d._10._%C3%84S_v._28.10.25.pdf · checked 7 November 2026

`share` is omitted because HSRW states no percentage: the only share in the statutes is "zu 5 Prozent an beruflich qualifizierte Bewerberinnen und Bewerber" (vocationally qualified applicants, not non-EU). The size of the non-EU contingent follows from the Vergabeverordnung NRW, which the statute only cross-references. The country sub-quota is optional ("können bestimmen"); of the English-taught programmes only Sustainable Development Management M.A. invokes Section 5a in its own examination regulations.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Accepted with conditions
Source
“applicants who apply on the basis of a professionally-qualifying undergraduate degree consisting of fewer than 210 credits or with a full-time study duration shorter than seven semesters may be admitted on a provisional basis, provided they complete the missing undergraduate requirements 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/International_Management_and_Psychology/en/2020-04-30_examination_regulations_international_management_and_psychology_msc.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

A 180-ECTS bachelor's is admissible on a provisional basis, with a Learning Agreement fixing the missing credits and modules and the thesis blocked until they are obtained. Applicants with a psychology degree who want the master's recognised by the German Psychologists Association (BDP) must additionally complete 30 ECTS from HSRW's bachelor's in Psychology, Specialization Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Subject background
A first degree of at least 210 ECTS or seven full-time semesters in psychology, business psychology, business economics or economics with an additional emphasis on social or behavioural sciences, including at least 15 ECTS in empirical research methods and statistics.
Source
“A professionally-qualifying undergraduate degree consisting of at least 210 credits (ECTS) or seven full-time semesters of study in the field of psychology, business psychology, business economics or economics with an additional emphasis on social or behavioural sciences … You must have earned at least 15 credits (ECTS) in the field of empirical research methods and statistics.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/fileadmin/upload_redaktion/Dezernate/Rechtl_Akadem_Angelegenheiten/Pr%C3%BCfungsordnungen/PO_Fakult%C3%A4t_KU/Master/International_Management_and_Psychology/en/2020-04-30_examination_regulations_international_management_and_psychology_msc.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Minimum grade
At least 2.0 on the German grading scale (equivalent to an "A" or "B" on the ECTS grading scale) in the first degree.
Source
“A final cumulative grade for said degree of 2.0 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/International_Management_and_Psychology/en/2020-04-30_examination_regulations_international_management_and_psychology_msc.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The programme page words it as "Your final grade should be 2.0 or better." This is the strictest grade threshold among HSRW's English-taught master's programmes, together with Usability Engineering.

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 acquired B2 English while earning their university entrance qualification at a secondary school in Germany (at least seven years of English with a final cumulative mark of at least "sufficient", 4.0 or better). Everyone else may request an exemption: the regulations name as a justified ground an undergraduate degree completed in English and in a majority English-speaking country, without listing those countries, and the examination board decides. A degree 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." The programme page prints the two usual minimums itself: "IELTS: minimum score of 5.5 TOEFL iBT: minimum score of 72".

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.

Selection
Restricted admission: places are allocated by the average grade of the first degree under Section 4 of the selection and admission statutes, and for third-country nationals Section 5a allows ranking by qualification and country quotas.
Source
“Entry requirements Restricted”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/international-management-and-psychology-msc · checked 14 November 2026

Admission requirements are assessed case by case for all HSRW master's programmes.

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 examination regulations let applicants request an exemption, justified for example for "applicants who completed an undergraduate degree in English and in a majority English-speaking country". The regulations do not list those countries, so whether India, Nigeria or Pakistan counts is not stated; 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.

More on this programme

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.