Master’s · Information Systems & Business Informatics

Wirtschaftsinformatik M.Sc.

University of Duisburg-Essen · Essen · Official programme page

20 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
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“Die Lehr-/Lernformen werden entsprechend den Hin- … weisen im Modulhandbuch in deutscher oder englischer … Sprache durchgeführt”
www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/zentralverwaltung/bereinigte_sammlung/8-40-16.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. The programme page advertises it as a "Bilingualer Studiengang!" and § 6 of the master's examination regulations (November 2025) lets each module be taught and examined in German or English. The quote is split and keeps the line breaks because the two-column PDF interleaves the sentence with the other column.
Study mode: On campus
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“Studienort Campus Essen”
www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=111 · checked 9 November 2026
Length: 4 semesters
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“Dauer 4 Semester”
www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=111 · checked 9 November 2026
Credits: 120 ECTS
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“der Abschluss des Master-Studiums setzt eine Mindestanzahl von 120 Leistungspunkten voraus”
www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=111 · checked 9 November 2026
78 credits of coursework, a 12-credit master's project and a 30-credit master's thesis; a semester abroad is foreseen.
Intakes: Winter, Summer
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“Beginn Sommersemester und Wintersemester”
www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=111 · checked 9 November 2026
Non-EU deadline: 15 Jan 2027 (summer 2027)15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
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“Bewerbung bis 15. Juli für das Wintersemester bzw. bis 15. Januar (Beginn zum Sommersemester).”
www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=111 · checked 9 November 2026
The programme page's deadlines (15 July and 15 January) are earlier than the admissions office's general periods for programmes without admission restrictions (31 July and 31 January) and are not split by nationality. Applicants from non-EU countries must also meet uni-assist's own deadline, because this programme goes through uni-assist. Applicants whose bachelor's degree is not finished may apply with 150 ECTS credits already earned.
Non-EU tuition: None
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“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
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“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: Unrestricted
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“Zulassung zulassungsfrei”
www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=111 · checked 9 November 2026

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s: Case by case
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“Liegt dem Antrag ein fachlich abweichender Bachelorabschluss zugrunde, werden zusätzliche Auflagen in Form von nachzuholenden Modulen erteilt, um die studiengangsbezogene Eignung zu gewährleisten.”
www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=111 · checked 9 November 2026
No minimum number of credits, semesters or years is published for the first degree, so a three-year 180-ECTS bachelor's degree is not ruled out by its length; a degree in a different field leads to additional modules. Applicants may even apply before finishing, with 150 ECTS credits earned.
Subject background: UDE's Wirtschaftsinformatik bachelor's degree or an equivalent or comparable degree in economics/business with a relevant specialisation in computer science or information systems, or a computer-science degree with a relevant specialisation in business administration; a different subject leads to additional modules being imposed.
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“Bachelor-Studiengang Wirtschaftsinformatik (B.Sc.) oder ein gleichwertiger oder vergleichbarer Studiengang im Bereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften mit einschlägiger Vertiefung in der Informatik bzw. Wirtschaftsinformatik oder eines Studienganges im Bereich Informatik mit einschlägiger Vertiefung in der Betriebswirtschaftslehre.”
www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=111 · checked 9 November 2026
Minimum grade: Not stated by the university
1 page checked, 9 Nov 2026
www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=111
No minimum grade is published for this programme.
How your grade is converted: Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026
www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=111
www.uni-due.de/international/international-admissions-en.php
UDE publishes no conversion formula for foreign grades for this programme.
English: Level B2. IELTS 5.5. Cambridge: Cambridge ESOL certificates with an overall score of at least 160. IELTS 5.5 overall with at least 5.5 in Reading and Writing. No TOEFL score is given. Neither the TOEFL Home Edition nor Duolingo is mentioned.. Exemption: A bachelor's degree completed entirely in English, a university English certificate stating B2 explicitly (checked individually), native-speaker status, or English in the German Abitur with at least 8 points on average (the Fachhochschulreife is not accepted).
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“Nachweis über hinreichende Kenntnisse der englischen Sprache auf mindestens der Niveaustufe B2 des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens für Sprachen (GER). … IELTS: Mindestens eine Gesamtbewertung von 5,5 (dabei muss in den Bereichen Reading und Writing mindestens eine Bewertung von 5,5 vorliegen)”
www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=111 · checked 9 November 2026
IELTS 5.5 is the lowest English requirement of any programme in this UDE record. The page warns that not all university English certificates are recognised.
German: When applying: DSH-2 must already be proven when the application documents are handed in, for applicants without a German-language university entrance qualification.. During studies: Teaching is in German or English per module, so German is needed for the German-taught modules.
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“Für Studierende ohne deutschsprachige Hochschulzugangsberechtigung: Nachweis über erfolgreich abgelegte DSH-2-Sprachprüfung. Dieser Nachweis muss bei der Einreichung der Bewerbungsunterlagen vorliegen.”
www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=111 · checked 9 November 2026
Stricter than UDE's general rule: for this programme the DSH-2 certificate must already exist when the application is submitted, not only before the studies start. That rules out applicants from India, Nigeria or Pakistan who have no German yet.
GRE / GMAT / GATE: Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026
www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=111
www.uni-due.de/international/international-admissions-en.php
No UDE page publishes a GRE, GMAT or GATE requirement for this programme.
Selection: None beyond the access requirements; a different first subject leads to additional modules being imposed.
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“Zulassung zulassungsfrei”
www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=111 · checked 9 November 2026
How to apply: Through uni-assist
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“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 : … Wirtschaftsinformatik”
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: Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, with a previous degree taught in English
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“Bachelorstudium, falls dieses komplett in Englisch absolviert wurde”
www.uni-due.de/studienangebote/studiengang.php?id=111 · checked 9 November 2026
A bachelor's degree completed entirely in English replaces the test, which covers most applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan. The school route on the page (English in the German Abitur with at least 8 points) is open only to German school certificates and does not count. A university English certificate explicitly stating B2 may also be accepted, but is checked individually.
Rules that name these countries: India: Applicants from India must hand in the APS certificate with the documents for enrolment.
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“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.