MSc. Web and Data Science

Application

The application procedure depends on various factors. Follow this chart in order to find out how you should apply.

Application procedures

A) Uni-assist's Application Portal

Application Procedure

Students with a degree from outside of Germany that are not currently studying at a German university apply via uni-assist. Uni-assist is an external service provider and not affiliated with the University of Koblenz. Uni-assist checking your higher education entrance qualification ("Hochschulzugangsberechtigung") and Master's entrance qualification ("Masterzugangsberechtigung"). More information about the application via uni-assist can be found at our university's guidelines regarding uni-assist. Uni-assist also provides a detailed description of the process.

How to register at uni-assist

Application is only possible for the winter term. Application opens on 1st February (for winter term in the same year). To find our programme quickly, log in into the uni-assist portal, click on application, choose your desired semester, select "Koblenz-Landau, Universität Koblenz Landau" from the university drop down list and enter "Web Science" into the course name field. (cf. the vide below). Make sure to select the winter semester.

To apply for our program log in into the uni-assist portal and follow the pplication process.If you have any questions on this step, please refer to uni-assist – we do not have insight on your application during this phase.

Please pay the uni-assist fee as early as possible, because uni-assist will start processing your application only after you payed the fee. Uni-assist offers a detailed description of payment options. After payment is complete, it takes uni-assist about 6 weeks to process your application. Until uni-assist notifies you that your application has been sent to our University, we do not have access to your data, so please direct any inquiries about the application status to uni-assist and not to us.

If uni-assist confirms that you are legally allowed to take up a Master's programme in Germany, your application gets forwarded to us at Institute WeST. Uni-assist informs you that your application gets forwarded to us, but it will take approx. 1 week until we get access to the data. We will then check if you fulfil requirements and decide if you will be admitted. Since we are only able to admit a limited number of students to our program, we have to wait all application deadlines till we can make any decisions. This is why it may take a while till you get a notification from us.

Required Documents

Our university provides a list of required documents. Please make sure your documents are officially certified - details can be found at http://www.uni-assist.de/standards_en.html.

Keep in mind that these documents must be delivered both electronically and per postal mail. If not issued in English or German, you must also provide an officially certified translation. Do not forget to include an English language certificate as listed on our requirements section.

Deadlines

Application is possible once a year: Non-EU applicants have to send the complete application to uni-assist and pay the uni-assist fee at the very latest by 15 June (for winter term). EU students should apply no later than 15 July for the winter semester.

Also, you must have arrived in Koblenz at the start of the semester (1st April for summer term, 1st October for winter term) and enroll within the first three weeks of April or October.

B) University's Application Portal

Application Procedure

Students with a German Bachelor's or Master's degree from Germany and students who have been enrolled at a German university after applying via uni-assist do not need to apply through uni-assist again. Please apply directly at the University of Koblenz-Landau's application portal. General information on application can be obtained at our university's help site for applicants (in German). The university opens application for winter term approximately in June.

You will receive a binding list of required documents after online application. For starters, follow this list, it is the same list as for the application via uni-assist.

Please address questions regarding your application to the leader of the Student's Office, Ms. Scholten.

Deadlines

Non-EU applicants have to send the complete application to uni-assist and pay the uni-assist fee at the very latest by 15 June (for winter term). EU students should apply no later than 15 July for the winter semester.

Also, you must have arrived in Koblenz at the start of the semester (1st April for summer term, 1st October for winter term) and enrole within the first three weeks of April or October.

C) Transfer within Koblenz University

Students who are already enrolled at the University of Koblenz please contact <studko@uni-koblenz.de> for changing the course.