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Water Science 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
Source
“Gem. Prüfungsordnung §1 Abs. 4: Es handelt sich um einen englischsprachigen Studiengang.”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=107 · checked 9 November 2026

The programme page quotes § 1 (4) of the examination regulations: this is an English-language degree programme. The quote is the German sentence printed on the page.

Study mode
On campus
Source
“Place of study Campus Essen”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=107 · checked 9 November 2026

Attendance
Full-time
Source
“Duration 2 years fulltime”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=107 · checked 9 November 2026

Length
4 semesters
Source
“Duration 2 years fulltime”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=107 · checked 9 November 2026

Credits
120 ECTS
Source
“The master course Water Science comprises 120 credits (ECTS) including a master thesis (30 CP).”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=107 · checked 9 November 2026

Intakes
Winter, Summer
Source
“Start date winter and summer term (Wintersemester und Sommersemester)”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=107 · checked 9 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
15 Jun 2027 (winter 2027)
Source
“The deadline for Application via international office is June 15 for the course starting in October.”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=107 · checked 9 November 2026

The programme's own deadline for non-EU applicants (15 June) is six weeks earlier than the admissions office's general period for programmes without admission restrictions (31 July). The page gives no deadline for the summer-semester start, so none is recorded for it.

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
“Admission admission-free (please note possible access requirements)”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=107 · checked 9 November 2026

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Case by case
Source
“a university bachelor degree in natural sciences or engineering with chemical AND biological or microbiological contents, including a bachelor thesis”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=107 · checked 9 November 2026

No minimum number of credits, semesters or years is published; the requirement is subject-based, so a three-year 180-ECTS bachelor's degree is not ruled out by its length. The examination committee decides.

Subject background
A university bachelor's degree in natural sciences or engineering with chemical and biological or microbiological content, including a bachelor's thesis; non-EU/EEA applicants must add a letter of recommendation from their home institution and a one-page letter of motivation.
Source
“a university bachelor degree in natural sciences or engineering with chemical AND biological or microbiological contents, including a bachelor thesis a letter of recommendation by their home institution (non-EU/EEA) a letter of motivation explaining why you want to study Water Science (1 page)”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=107 · 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. IELTS 6.5 · TOEFL iBT 100. Neither the TOEFL Home Edition nor Duolingo is mentioned on the page.
Source
“English: Good command of English required: At least level B.2 according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). A copy of an internationally recognized English language proficiency certificate is required, e.g. TOEFL internet based 100 or IELTS Band 6.5”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=107 · checked 9 November 2026

B2 is the level asked for, but the example scores (TOEFL iBT 100, IELTS 6.5) are C1-level scores. "e.g." leaves room for other internationally recognised certificates.

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

The programme page names no German requirement and the examination regulations call it an English-language programme, but no page states in so many words that German is not required.

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
No test or interview, but non-EU/EEA applicants must submit a letter of recommendation from their home institution and a one-page letter of motivation.
Source
“a letter of recommendation by their home institution (non-EU/EEA) a letter of motivation explaining why you want to study Water Science (1 page)”

www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=107 · 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
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

A copy of an internationally recognised English certificate is required; the page names no exemption by degree, school certificate or country, and 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; this programme asks only applicants from China for the APS with the application.
    Source
    “APS certificate if you're from China, India or Vietnam”
    “CHINESE students please note: You have to provide an APS certificate along with your application documents.” page

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

    The Water Science page names only Chinese applicants for the APS at application. The general enrolment list of UDE's admissions office covers China, India and Vietnam, so Indian applicants need the APS for enrolment (and for the visa) but not with this programme's 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

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.