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Master’s · Finance & Accounting

Betriebswirtschaftslehre - Energy and Finance M.Sc.

University of Duisburg-Essen · Essen · Official programme page

21 facts from 4 official pages · last checked 9 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 and German
Source
“Die Unterrichtssprachen sind Deutsch und Englisch.”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=18 · checked 9 November 2026

UDE's course database classifies this programme's language of study as "Bilingual" (its "Bilinguale Studiengänge" filter). German is also needed: UDE's general DSH-2 rule applies, so the degree cannot be taken in English alone.

Study mode
On campus
Source
“Studienort Campus Essen”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=18 · checked 9 November 2026

Length
4 semesters
Source
“Dauer 4 Semester”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=18 · checked 9 November 2026

Credits
120 ECTS
Source
“der Abschluss des Master-Studiums setzt eine Mindestanzahl von 120 Leistungspunkten voraus”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=18 · checked 9 November 2026

48 compulsory, 36 elective and 6 seminar credits plus a 30-credit master's thesis.

Intakes
Winter, Summer
Source
“Beginn Sommer- und Wintersemester”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=18 · checked 9 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
15 Dec 2026 (summer 2027)15 Jun 2027 (winter 2027)
Source
“Winter semester For courses with admission restrictions (NC): 01 May - 15 June For courses without admission restrictions: 01 May - 31 July Summer semester For courses with admission restrictions (NC): 01 November - 15 December For courses without admission restrictions: 01 November - 31 January”

www.uni-due.de/international/international-admissions-en.php · checked 9 November 2026

Standing annual application periods for applicants from non-EU countries published by UDE's admissions office (Einschreibungswesen); the page prints day and month, not the year. The International Office's older page (last modified 2025-09-19) gives later dates for programmes without admission restrictions (15 September for the winter and 15 March for the summer semester); the admissions office page is newer and runs the procedure, so its dates are recorded. Applicants who need a visa should apply as early as the period allows. This programme has restricted admission (NC), so the earlier NC deadlines apply.

Non-EU tuition
None
Source
“The University of Duisburg-Essen does not charge tuition fees. However, all students must pay the student services and student body fees each semester.”

www.uni-due.de/international/international-admissions-en.php · checked 9 November 2026

Only the semester contribution is due; North Rhine-Westphalia charges no tuition fees at state universities and none that depend on nationality.

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 9 November 2026

UDE charges no application fee of its own; the fee is uni-assist's, and this programme must be applied for through uni-assist.

Places
Restricted (limited places)
Source
“Zulassung zulassungsbeschränkt”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=18 · checked 9 November 2026

"zulassungsbeschränkt": a fixed number of places, so applicants are ranked. UDE publishes no number of places and no NC value for this master's programme on the programme page.

Places for non-EU applicants
Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

No UDE page states a separate quota or ranking for non-EU applicants in this restricted master's programme.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Case by case
Source
“Mindestens 30 ECTS in wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fächern Insgesamt 18 ECTS in Mathematik/Statistik/Ökonometrie”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=18 · checked 9 November 2026

The access requirements are expressed as credits in subjects, not as a total number of credits, semesters or years, so a three-year 180-ECTS bachelor's degree is not ruled out by its length; the faculty decides.

Subject background
A first degree with at least 30 ECTS in economics/business subjects and 18 ECTS in mathematics, statistics or econometrics; knowledge of finance and quantitative methods is assumed and basic energy-industry knowledge is an advantage.
Source
“Mindestens 30 ECTS in wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fächern Insgesamt 18 ECTS in Mathematik/Statistik/Ökonometrie”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=18 · checked 9 November 2026

Minimum grade
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

No minimum grade is published for this programme; places are allocated by ranking because admission is restricted.

How your grade is converted
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

UDE publishes no conversion formula for foreign grades for this programme.

English
Level B2. IELTS 6.5 · TOEFL iBT 100. Neither the TOEFL Home Edition nor Duolingo is mentioned on the page.
Source
“Englischkenntnisse (Niveaustufe B2 nach GER, z.B. mittels TOEFL-Internet-based Test 100, IELTS Band 6.5)”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=18 · checked 9 November 2026

B2 is the level named, but the example scores (TOEFL iBT 100, IELTS 6.5) are C1-level scores; "z.B." leaves room for other certificates.

German
When applying: German may be required: the page asks for TestDaF TDN 4 (better 5), DSH-2 (better DSH-3), DSD II, ZOP, KDS or GDS "if applicable".. During studies: Teaching is in German and English, so German is needed for the German-taught part.
Source
“Ggf. Deutschkenntnisse (mittels TestDaF: TDN 4 (besser 5), DSH-2 (besser DSH-3), DSD II, ZOP, KDS, GDS)”
“Most applicants from foreign countries must provide proof of German language proficiency at DSH 2 level before beginning a course of study (apart from a few course-specific exceptions).” page

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=18 · checked 9 November 2026

"Ggf." (if applicable) is not explained on the page. UDE's general rule asks the majority of foreign applicants for DSH-2 before they start, and the programme is not one of the English-taught ones, so applicants from India, Nigeria or Pakistan should expect to need German. Because admission is restricted, a conditional admission for a German course first is not possible: "you CANNOT apply for German language courses in preparation of a degree programme with admission restrictions (NC/Orts-NC)!"

GRE / GMAT / GATE
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

No UDE page publishes a GRE, GMAT or GATE requirement for this programme.

Selection
Places are allocated by ranking because admission is restricted; no test or interview is published.
Source
“Zulassung zulassungsbeschränkt”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=18 · checked 9 November 2026

How to apply
Through uni-assist
Source
“Master's Programs via uni-assist The first step in applying for the following master's programs is to submit your application through the uni-assist application portal : … Betriebswirtschaftslehre - Energy and Finance (NC)”

www.uni-due.de/international/international-admissions-en.php · checked 9 November 2026

Named by UDE's admissions office among the master's programmes that must be applied for through uni-assist first.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

The page names a B2 level with example test scores and no exemption by degree, school certificate or country; it also does not say such proof is refused.

Rules that name these countries
  • India: Applicants from India must hand in the APS certificate with the documents for enrolment.
    Source
    “APS certificate if you're from China, India or Vietnam”

    www.uni-due.de/international/international-admissions-en.php · checked 9 November 2026

    The certificate is listed among the attachments to the enrolment e-mail, i.e. after admission, not with the application. The German embassy requires the APS for the student visa in any case.

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.