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Master’s · Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Energy Science M.Sc.

University of Duisburg-Essen · Duisburg · Official programme page

20 facts from 5 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 Lehrveranstaltungen werden entsprechend den … Hinweisen im Modulhandbuch in deutscher oder engli- scher Sprache durchgeführt”

www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/zentralverwaltung/bereinigte_sammlung/8_51_6_ws16.pdf · 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. § 6 of the master's examination regulations: classes are held in German or English as stated in the module handbook, and examinations may be taken in either language. The quote is split and keeps the line break because the two-column PDF interleaves the sentence with the other column.

Study mode
On campus
Source
“Studienort Campus Duisburg”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=149 · checked 9 November 2026

Length
2 semesters
Source
“Dauer 2 Semester”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=149 · checked 9 November 2026

A one-year master's programme that builds on a four-year (240-credit) first degree.

Credits
60 ECTS
Source
“Im Master-Studiengang Eenergy Science müssen 60 Credits erworben werden”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=149 · checked 9 November 2026

The page's typo "Eenergy" is UDE's. 45 credits for the research phase including the master's thesis (30 credits) and 15 for subject modules.

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

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=149 · checked 9 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
31 Jan 2027 (summer 2027)31 Jul 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.

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
Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

UDE publishes no application fee for applications made in its own portal, and does not state that none is charged.

Places
Unrestricted
Source
“Zulassung zulassungsfrei”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=149 · checked 9 November 2026

"zulassungsfrei": no fixed number of places and no numerus clausus.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Not accepted
Source
“Als gleichwertig angesehen wird in der Regel ein mindestens vierjähriger einschlägiger Studiengang mit einem ersten berufsqualifizierenden Abschluss und einem Gesamtworkload von mindestens 240 Credits im Bereich der Energiewissenschaften”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=149 · checked 9 November 2026

The programme asks as a rule for at least four years and 240 credits, because it is only a one-year (60-credit) master's programme. A three-year 180-ECTS bachelor's degree is 60 credits short; "in der Regel" leaves the examination board room in individual cases.

Subject background
UDE's Energy Science bachelor's degree or an equivalent or comparable energy-science degree; as a rule a relevant course of at least four years with a first professionally qualifying degree and a total workload of at least 240 credits.
Source
“Als gleichwertig angesehen wird in der Regel ein mindestens vierjähriger einschlägiger Studiengang mit einem ersten berufsqualifizierenden Abschluss und einem Gesamtworkload von mindestens 240 Credits im Bereich der Energiewissenschaften”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=149 · checked 9 November 2026

Minimum grade
Not stated by the university
1 page checked, 9 Nov 2026

No minimum grade is published for this programme.

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. No minimum IELTS or TOEFL score is published; the regulations accept "einen englischen Sprachtest" without naming one. Neither the TOEFL Home Edition nor Duolingo is mentioned.. Exemption: English as a school subject for at least four years at a secondary school, or English as an Abitur subject with at least 7 points, is accepted instead of a test.
Source
“durch den Nachweis von Englisch als Abiturfach (7 Punk- te GK oder LK) oder mindestens vier Jahre lang belegtes … Schulfach an einer weiterbildenden Schule oder einen”

www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/zentralverwaltung/bereinigte_sammlung/8_51_6_ws16.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

§ 1 (5) of the master's examination regulations: applicants whose mother tongue is not English must prove English at B2 before starting; the proof may be English as an Abitur subject with 7 points, English as a school subject for at least four years, or an English test. The examination board decides on equivalent proof. The quotes keep the line breaks of the two-column PDF.

German
When applying: None for a programme without admission restrictions, but DSH-2 or TestDaF TDN 4 must be passed before the studies begin.. During studies: Teaching is in German or English per module, so German is needed for the German-taught modules.
Source
“Bürger/-innen eines EU-Mitgliedslandes (und Bürger/-innen Islands, Liechtensteins, Norwegens) oder deutsche Staatsangehörige mit ausländischem Bildungsabschluss sowie Bürger/-innen eines Staates außerhalb der EU mit einer ausländischen Hochschulzugangsberechtigung müssen vor Beginn des Studiums die "Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang" (DSH 2-Niveau) oder den TestDaF (TDN 4) bestehen.”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=149 · checked 9 November 2026

UDE's general rule: German at DSH-2 before the start of studies for the majority of foreign applicants, with exceptions for the English-taught programmes. No German certificate is needed to apply for a programme without admission restrictions - applicants without one receive an admission for a German course first - but one is needed to enrol in the degree programme. This programme is not one of UDE's English-taught programmes, so the DSH-2 rule applies in full.

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
None: admission-free, with a study-advice meeting foreseen at the start of the master's programme.
Source
“Zulassung zulassungsfrei”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=149 · checked 9 November 2026

How to apply
Directly to the university
Source
“Master's Programs via UDE Application Portal For all other master's programs applications are submitted through the UDE's application portal”

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

Applicants from non-EU countries apply in UDE's own application portal, not through uni-assist.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, with a school-leaving certificate from an English-medium school or with enough English at school
Source
“oder mindestens vier Jahre lang belegtes … Schulfach an einer weiterbildenden Schule oder einen”

www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/zentralverwaltung/bereinigte_sammlung/8_51_6_ws16.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

§ 1 (5) of the master's examination regulations accepts English taken as a school subject for at least four years at a secondary school instead of a test, which most school certificates from India, Nigeria and Pakistan show. The German mission may still ask for a test certificate for the visa, and the examination board decides whether a given certificate counts.

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.