Master’s · Health Sciences, Nursing & Public Health
Digital Health M.Sc.
Deggendorf Institute of Technology · Pfarrkirchen (European Campus Rottal-Inn) · Official programme page
22 facts from 5 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
- Study mode
- On campus
Source
“Ability to relocate in September-October, and to sustain living here for the duration of the course (a min. of 18 months)”
www.th-deg.de/dh-m-en · checked 7 November 2026
Explicitly residential: the page requires applicants to move to the region for at least 18 months.
- Attendance
- Full-time
Source
“Das Studium wird als Vollzeitstudium angeboten”
th-deg.de/Studierende/Antraege-und-Organisatorisches/Pruefungsordnungen/Master/digital_health_master_2025_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
- Length
- 3 semesters
- Credits
- 90 ECTS
- Intakes
- Winter
- Non-EU deadline
- 15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
- Non-EU tuition
- None
- Application fee
- €60 one-off Once per application phase; several applications in the same phase are covered.
Source
“€60 application fee (multiple applications possible without further payment) at the Deggendorf Institute of Technology”
www.th-deg.de/en/apply · checked 14 November 2026
Charged only to applicants who are not German, EU or EEA nationals. The German fee page words it as "Bewerbungsgebühren in Höhe von pauschal 60 Euro" per application phase.
- Places
- Selection procedure
Source
“Passed aptitude process … Application for admission to the aptitude process”
www.th-deg.de/dh-m-en · checked 7 November 2026
Scored aptitude assessment, not a quota: admission depends on passing the faculty's entrance test or interview, and the university states it runs no NC programme, so no fixed number of ranked places is published.
Admission
What you need to apply
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Accepted with conditions
Source
“für den weniger als 210 ECTS-Punkte, jedoch mindestens 180 ECTS- Punkte vergeben”
th-deg.de/Studierende/Antraege-und-Organisatorisches/Pruefungsordnungen/Master/digital_health_master_2025_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
180-209 ECTS is admissible, but proof of the missing credits (max 30 ECTS) is a condition for passing the master's examination and must be obtained by the start of the third semester, via an additional internship or relevant undergraduate university courses.
- Subject background
- A completed undergraduate degree in data or information sciences or in medical or health sciences, or an equivalent degree; the examination commission decides on equivalence.
Source
“Bachelor's degree in the fields of medicine, health and natural sciences or computer science/information science”
www.th-deg.de/dh-m-en · checked 7 November 2026
The SPO wording is "ländischen Hochschule im Umfang von mindestens 210 ECTS-Punkten aus" "den Bereichen Daten- oder Informationswissenschaften bzw. Medizin- oder Gesundheitswissenschaften".
- Minimum grade
- No minimum GPA. In the master's SPOs a German final grade of about 2.5 or better can exempt an applicant from the aptitude test.
Source
“None of our programmes requests specific GPAs, although some degree programmes require an online admission test to be passed.”
www.th-deg.de/en/apply · checked 14 November 2026
- How your grade is converted
- Not stated by the university
4 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026
- www.th-deg.de/dh-m-en
- th-deg.de/Studierende/Antraege-und-Organisatorisches/Pruefungsordnungen/Master/digital_health_master_2025_2.pdf
- www.th-deg.de/en/apply
- www.th-deg.de/en/dit/university-law
The SPO scores "Akademische Leistungen; erkennbar am GPA" with up to 10 points but never says how a foreign GPA is mapped to the German scale.
- English
- Level C1. IELTS 7 in every section · TOEFL iBT 95 · Home Edition not accepted · Duolingo not accepted · PTE 76. Cambridge: Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) at C1. C1 band in the campus table: TOEFL iBT 95-120, IELTS 7.0-8.0 in each section, PTE Academic 76-84, TOEIC listening 490-495 and reading 455-495, telc C1. Also accepted: Cambridge English CAE, CET, GMAT, LanguageCert International ESOL, Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level. IELTS Indicator and all Home Editions are rejected. Certificates must be less than 2 years old.. Exemption: No exemption at C1: DIT limits the German-university-entrance-qualification exemption to B2 expressly, and since November 2026 neither the prospective-students FAQ nor the campus language-requirement PDFs lists a route by a completed degree programme conducted in English. The application page states that a Medium of Instruction certificate cannot be accepted.
Source
“95 - 120 … 7,0 - 8,0 Punkte zu … 76 - 84 … Generell werden keine Home Editions akzeptiert!”
www.th-deg.de/Studieninteressierte/Bewerbung/language_requirements_German-English_ECRI.pdf · checked 13 November 2026
The value is the lower end of the CEFR band the table prints, i.e. the minimum that satisfies the requirement, and the IELTS minimum applies to every section. Duolingo is not accepted: the DIT FAQ states "Duolingo English certificates will NOT be accepted".
- German
- Not needed when applying. By graduation: A1, by passing the DIT German course A1 part 3+4 or by certificate
Source
“Das Sprachniveau Deutsch A1 ist spätestens bis Studienende* entweder durch das Bestehen des”
www.th-deg.de/Studieninteressierte/Bewerbung/language_requirements_German-English_ECRI.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
The SPO wording is "auf dem Niveau A1 nach dem Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmen für" "Sprachen bis zum Ende des Studiums nachzuweisen".
- GRE / GMAT / GATE
- Not stated by the university
- Other required tests
- dMAT (Indian applicants to a master's programme, from summer semester 2027)
Source
“Indian applicants to a master’s program must provide proof of having taken the Digital Master Test (dMAT).”
www.th-deg.de/en/apply · checked 14 November 2026
The page ties the requirement to summer semester 2027 and prints a deadline of 15 September 2026, which had already passed on 2026-11-07; DIT does not say whether the deadline recurs annually.
- Selection
- A 30-minute written test, pass mark 15 of 30 points, followed by a points-based ranking requiring at least 11 of 20 points for academic performance (GPA, max 10), motivation shown in the CV or motivation letter (max 5) and prior experience shown in the CV (max 5). The request for the procedure must be submitted with the application by the deadline. No interview. The test may be waived for a degree graded better than 2.0.
Source
“Passed aptitude process … Application for admission to the aptitude process”
www.th-deg.de/dh-m-en · checked 7 November 2026
India, Pakistan, Nigeria
Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria
- English test waiver
- No waiver stated for India, Nigeria or Pakistan: plan for an English test
Source
“No, a Medium of Instruction (MOI) certificate cannot be accepted as proof of English language proficiency. An official English language certificate, such as IELTS or TOEFL, is mandatory for your application.”
www.th-deg.de/en/apply · checked 14 November 2026
Until November 2026 the prospective-students FAQ also exempted applicants who could show "Proof of completed degree programme conducted in English". That line has gone from the FAQ, the three campus language-requirement PDFs (version 04.11.2026) list only the German-qualification route in their English column, and the application page now answers the question whether Medium of Instruction certificates are accepted with no. The one exemption DIT still prints needs a German university entrance qualification with English as a graduating subject and covers B2 only, so it is not open to applicants from India, Nigeria or Pakistan.
- Rules that name these countries
- India: Indian applicants must submit a certificate from the Academic Evaluation Service (APS) of the German Embassy in New Delhi with their application.
Source
“For applicants from the People's Republic of China, India and Vietnam, special admission requirements apply for studying at the Deggendorf Institute of Technology. Accordingly, a certificate of the Academic Evaluation Service (APS) of the German Embassy in Beijing, New Delhi or Hanoi is required.”
www.th-deg.de/en/apply · checked 14 November 2026
The page points Indian applicants to https://aps-india.de. The certificate is due by the end of the application deadline: the prospective-students FAQ says "Your APS certficate and language certificate should be delivered by the end of application deadline." DIT no longer publishes the exception it used to state for applicants who are already in Europe, so none is recorded.
- India: Indian applicants to a master's programme must prove they have taken the Digital Master Test (dMAT), starting with the summer semester 2027 intake.
Source
“dMat for Applicants from India – Master’s Programs Please note that, starting in the summer semester of 2027, Indian applicants to a master’s program must provide proof of having taken the Digital Master Test (dMAT).”
www.th-deg.de/en/apply · checked 14 November 2026
DIT says the requirement "applies to numerous programs" without naming them, so it is recorded on every master's programme; the page prints a deadline of 15 September 2026, which had already passed on 2026-11-07, and does not say whether it recurs annually.
- India: Indian applicants must submit a certificate from the Academic Evaluation Service (APS) of the German Embassy in New Delhi with their application.
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
- All English-taught programmes at Deggendorf Institute of Technology
- Master’s programmes in Health Sciences, Nursing & Public Health at other universities
- The university’s own page for 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.