Bachelor’s · Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
Foundations in Data Science B.Sc.
Chemnitz University of Technology · Chemnitz · Official programme page
20 facts from 4 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
“Lehrveranstaltungen werden in Englisch abgehalten, gegebenenfalls angereichert mit deutschsprachigen Inhalten.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2025/AB_2025_7_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
The module descriptions name the courses that may be held in German; in practice only the compulsory German-as-a-foreign-language modules are.
- Study mode
- Blended
Source
“We offer most classes of the first term (which runs in the winter semester only) in a hybrid mode.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/mathematik/fids/ · checked 14 November 2026
Hybrid first semester with in-person exams. A student delayed by a visa may enrol from abroad but must be in Chemnitz by March, and the page states 'we do not offer online exams.' The regulation adds 'Ein Fernstudium ist nicht vorgesehen.'
- Attendance
- Full-time
Source
“Der Studiengang hat eine Regelstudienzeit von sechs Semestern (drei Jahren), bei einem Studium in Teilzeit von zwölf Semestern (sechs Jahren).”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2025/AB_2025_7_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
Part-time study of twelve semesters is permitted on specific grounds.
- Length
- 6 semesters
Source
“Der Studiengang hat eine Regelstudienzeit von sechs Semestern (drei Jahren), bei einem Studium in Teilzeit von zwölf Semestern (sechs Jahren).”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2025/AB_2025_7_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
- Credits
- 180 ECTS
Source
“Das Studium umfasst Module im Gesamtumfang von 180 Leistungspunkten (LP).”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2025/AB_2025_7_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
- Intakes
- Winter, Summer
Source
“Although we strongly recommend to start in the winter semester we also allow for intake in the summer semester (currently at least in 2027).”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/mathematik/fids/ · checked 14 November 2026
The regulation says 'Studienbeginn ist in der Regel im Wintersemester'; a summer start may push the degree past six semesters.
- Non-EU deadline
- 15 Jan 2027 (summer 2027)uni-assist, opens 1 October 2026.15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)uni-assist, opens 1 April 2027.
Source
“The deadline for applications to uni-assist is 15 July (applications for fall term, starting in October), 15 January (applications for spring term, starting April 1).”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/mathematik/fids/ · checked 14 November 2026
The page's own key-facts box says only 'mid-July' for international applicants; these hard dates are the ones to use.
- Non-EU tuition
- None
Source
“There are no tuition fees; however, you must pay the semester contribution each semester”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/mathematik/fids/ · checked 14 November 2026
- Application fee
- €75 one-off uni-assist handling fee for the first chosen course of study in a semester€30 one-off 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 7 November 2026
- Places
- Unrestricted
Source
“Admission : no particular restriction”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/mathematik/fids/ · checked 14 November 2026
Admission
What you need to apply
- School certificate
- General higher education entrance qualification (allgemeine Hochschulreife), a relevant subject-specific one, or a qualification recognised as equivalent by law, plus completed English B2.
Source
“Zugangsvoraussetzung für den Bachelorstudiengang Foundations in Data Science ist die allgemeine Hochschulreife, eine einschlägige fachgebundene Hochschulreife oder eine durch Rechtsvorschrift als gleichwertig anerkannte Hochschulzugangsberechtigung”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2025/AB_2025_7_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
TU Chemnitz publishes no country rule for India, Nigeria or Pakistan and refers applicants to anabin; the equivalence verdict per country could not be read off anabin (JavaScript application).
- Subject requirements
- No formal school-subject requirement. Applicants are expected to master the mathematics of the German Abitur; a free online preparatory course sets out what is expected.
Source
“Applicants should be familiar with the subject matter covered by the German General University Entrance Qualification (Abitur).”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/mathematik/fids/ · checked 14 November 2026
- Foundation or preparatory course
- None attached, and the programme advises against the Studienkolleg route: applicants whose certificate falls short are pointed to a further year of university study at home instead.
Source
“Attending a Studienkolleg in pursuit of enrolling in our program is not recommended as it does not require prior knowledge of German.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/mathematik/fids/ · checked 14 November 2026
The page continues: 'Depending on your case, you might need to attend a university in your home country for another year to qualify for admission. Please note that only certain subjects are accepted for this purpose.'
- English
- Level B2. IELTS 5.5 · TOEFL iBT 72 · Home Edition accepted · PTE 59. Cambridge: First Certificate in English grade B or C (FCE); Preliminary English Test with Result Distinction (PET); Business Vantage (BEC Vantage), Legal (ILEC) or Financial (ICFE); IGCSE 1st or 2nd Language with B2. Also accepted: TOEFL ITP Level 1 543, TOEIC (Listening and Reading 785, Speaking 160, Writing 150), telc B2 certificate, UNIcert II, state-examined interpreter/translator qualification. The Application Guide additionally lists TOEFL PBT 543.. Exemption: Applicants from countries with English as official, educational or native language need no proof, though TU Chemnitz reserves different requirements for certain countries that it never names; a completed degree taught in English, or a degree in English or American studies, also counts
Source
“must be proven by one of the following language certificates: IELTS 5.5 TOEFL iBT (Internet Based Test, Home Edition) 4.0 (72 points) TOEFL ITP Level 1: 543 points … Pearson PTE Academic: 59 points … Applicants from countries with English as official, educational or native language are not required to submit a proof of English language proficiency within their application”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 13 November 2026
The page now writes the TOEFL entry as "TOEFL iBT (Internet Based Test, Home Edition) 4.0 (72 points)", so the Home Edition is accepted; until the November 2026 revision it read "(Internet Based Test)" only. The Duolingo English Test still appears nowhere in the university's accepted-certificate list, so duolingoAccepted is left undefined rather than set to false. The minimum is written on the new scale as "4.0 (72 points)".
- German
- Not needed when applying. During studies: Compulsory German modules from A1 upward for students who cannot prove A1. By graduation: At least B1/B1+ depending on entry level
Source
“No prior knowledge of German is required for admission. However, as German courses are compulsory in our program, students without proven German language skills must complete the corresponding language modules. Depending on the entry level, these lead to at least language level B1/B1+ (CEFR).”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/mathematik/fids/ · checked 14 November 2026
- GRE / GMAT / GATE
- Not stated by the university
- Selection
- No admission restriction and no selection procedure. A subject-specific aptitude test of the Faculty of Mathematics is strongly recommended, and its PDF result can be uploaded with the application, but it is not required.
Source
“Die Teilnahme an einem fachspezifischen Studieneignungstest der Fakultät für Mathematik der Technischen Universität Chemnitz wird nachdrücklich empfohlen.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2025/AB_2025_7_2.pdf · checked 7 November 2026
India, Pakistan, Nigeria
Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria
- English test waiver
- Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, because English is an official language there
Source
“Applicants from countries with English as official, educational or native language are not required to submit a proof of English language proficiency within their application. However, different requirements apply to certain countries. In such cases, additional proof of English language proficiency may be required.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 14 November 2026
TU Chemnitz reserves different requirements for certain countries but never names them: no page, programme page, application guide or regulation lists the countries, so an applicant from India, Nigeria or Pakistan cannot tell from any published source whether the waiver really applies to them and should expect to be asked for a certificate. English is an official language and a language of education in all three countries, so the wording covers them on its face. The caveat sentence appears on the central application page only; the Application Guide and Bewerbungsguide PDFs, the Business & Economics language page, the Automotive Software Engineering page and the Mechanical Engineering applicant PDF state the same waiver without any exception, so the central page is the strictest source and the one cited here. Independently of the country rule, the accepted-certificate list itself counts a "completed degree with English as the language of instruction", and the Advanced and Computational Mathematics and Automation, Robotics and Control pages say explicitly that a Medium of Instruction certificate is accepted. The German embassy's visa section may still require a certificate even where the university does not. This programme's own page is narrower than the central page on both counts: it waives the proof only for applicants from a country where English is the "official or primary language of instruction" (not "educational" language), and it rules out medium-of-instruction letters for school education and for studies not yet completed: "In general, MOI certificates for studies that (a) have not yet been completed, or that (b) refer only to (secondary) school education, are not accepted as sufficient proof of English proficiency. There is only one exception, namely certificates regarding completed university degrees." An Indian, Nigerian or Pakistani school leaver applying for this bachelor's therefore cannot rely on a school MOI letter.
- Rules that name these countries
- India: Applicants from India must submit an original APS certificate, or a digitally verifiable equivalent, with their application.
Source
“original APS-certificate or digital verifiable document (only for Chinese, Vietnamese and Indian applicants)”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 7 November 2026
One of the documents that have to be submitted "For application via uni-assist or EduApplication Portal", so it applies on both routes and at both degree levels. China and Vietnam are named in the same line; the Application Guide writes "or Indian applicants".
- India: Applicants from India should take the Academic Evaluation Centre's Eligibility Quiz before applying to this programme.
Source
“Applicants from India should definitely complete the Eligibility Quiz on the website of the Academic Evaluation Centre at the German Embassy.”
www.tu-chemnitz.de/mathematik/fids/ · checked 14 November 2026
The only programme page in this record that adds a step of its own for Indian applicants; it sits in the FAQ next to the uni-assist instructions.
- India: Applicants from India must submit an original APS certificate, or a digitally verifiable equivalent, 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 Chemnitz University of Technology
- Bachelor’s programmes in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence at other universities
- The university’s own page for this programme
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