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Information Systems (Wirtschaftsinformatik) (M.Sc.)

at KIT in Karlsruhe

⚠ This programme is taught in German. CEFR C1 is required before enrolment. German at CEFR C1 must be proven before enrolment; check which certificates the university accepts.

At a glance

Language
German-taught
Duration
4 sem 120 ECTS
Intake
Winter & summer
Tuition
€1,500 per semester; see fee notes
Semester fee
€201.50

● Closed for this intake Non-EU applicants · Winter semester The window usually repeats next cycle; the full deadline table below shows every route and date.

Focus areas: Information Systems · Economics and Business · Computer Science · Law

German-taught master bridging computer science, business and law, structured around four pillars, within KIT’s Informatics and Economics cluster and its dual mandate as a research university and a national research centre. Based at KIT Campus South in central Karlsruhe.

Admission requirements

Prior degree
Bachelor in Information Systems (Wirtschaftsinformatik) or an essentially equivalent degree
Minimum grade
Ranking-based selection
English
none required
German
German at C1 for applicants without a German-language entrance qualification.
Prerequisite credits
  • Mathematics at least 15 CP
  • If the qualifying degree is in economics, a further 20 CP in informatics or information systems
  • If the qualifying degree is in computer science, a further 20 CP in economics
Also required
No GRE. Straddles computer science and business; verify deadlines per admission cycle. EU and non-EU applicants alike apply directly through the KIT Online-Portal of the International Students Office; KIT performs its own foreign-degree equivalence check. No uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. APS certificate required for applicants from China, Vietnam and India.

Deadlines & timeline

Deadlines differ by where your degree is from. Dates change every cycle, so always confirm on the official page before planning. Where no fixed calendar date exists or none is confirmed yet, the Details column explains each case.
Who Intake Deadline Details
Non-EU applicants Winter semester closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants apply earlier than German and EU applicants.
EU / German-degree applicants Winter semester German and EU/EEA applicants. A 30 September deadline for an October start is only practical if you are already in Germany or the EU.
Non-EU applicants Summer semester Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants.
EU / German-degree applicants Summer semester German and EU/EEA applicants.

Fees & funding

Tuition
€1,500 per semester
Semester contribution
€201.50
Semester ticket
not included

KIT is a Baden-Württemberg state university. Non-EU/EEA students pay tuition of €1,500/semester IN ADDITION to the semester contribution of €201.50/semester (total €1,701.50/semester for non-EU students). EU/EEA students pay only the semester contribution. The contribution breaks down as €80.00 administrative charge + €109.50 Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe (including student liability insurance) + €12.00 Students Union. The semester ticket is NOT included — only about €17.50 of the Studierendenwerk charge funds a limited off-peak KVV base ticket (weekdays 18:00–06:00, all day at weekends and on public holidays); budget separately for a KVV Studikarte or Deutschlandticket. A second degree costs €650/semester. Source: https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstudium/703.php Confirmed exemptions from the Baden-Württemberg €1,500 non-EU tuition: EU/EEA citizens, holders of a German Abitur, Erasmus Mundus / double-degree / EUCOR / cooperation-programme students, doctoral students, Baden-Württemberg-Stiftung scholarship holders, and students grandfathered from before WS 2017/18.

Scholarships are listed per university: see KIT scholarships.

How to apply

uni-assist
not required
Application portal
bewerbung.studium.kit.edu
Official page
www.sle.kit.edu

EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.

What students say

Via StudyCheck · 2024-2026: an aggregated rating, not our own assessment, paraphrased in our own words and never quoted.

4.2 /5

Fifteen master-level reviews average 4.3 out of 5 with a full recommendation rate. Reviewers appreciate a broad lecture offer structured clearly across four pillars — information systems, economics, computer science and law — and say they would choose KIT again. The one substantive complaint is proportion: several feel the 18 CP law share is overweighted relative to the core information-systems content.

Liked

  • Broad, high-quality lecture range
  • Clear four-pillar structure
  • Strong reputation and career prospects
  • Every reviewer recommends the programme

Criticised

  • Law component seen by some as over-represented
  • Courses are demanding

Where graduates go

No alumni outcome data found yet.

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