Application for master study course

The qualification requirements of all the master courses are named in the respective study and examination regulation (usually in § 3, § 4 or § 5).

All the study and examination regulations can be found on the pages of our legal department.

Some of the study and examination regualtions unfortunately only are available in German.

Decisions regarding equivalence are made from the respective examination board after an application was submitted with all the demanded documents and checked from the employees of the university.

A short overview can be found in the picture above.

In detail you need to take the following steps:

1. Register in PRIMUSS application portal (link can be found above)
2. fill questions
3. add study course(s)
4. upload demanded documents
5. send application online

It is not necessary to send documents by post.

However, Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences reserves the right to request the documents additionally as officially certified copies.

For your application you do not have to submit certified copies of your documents.

It is absolutely sufficient to scan your documents and upload them in the PRIMUSS-application portal.

However, Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences reserves the right to request the documents additionally as officially certified copies.

Please apply online within the application period, upload the demanded documents online (you will only be asked for a current transcript in case you answered all questions truthfully), and send application online.

The final degree can be submitted later.

Yes. Changes in the upload-area as well as in the application-progress area in the PRIMUSS-application portal will be displayed instantly after an employee of the university checked on your application.

Information on admission and when it can be expected can be found on our page admission and enrollment.

Only applicants with a Bachelor’s course equivalent to a German study course with 210 ECTS can access the Master courses of the Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt.

With a Bachelor’s Degree with 180 ECTS admission to the Master courses of the Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt is not possible.

However the regulations of the Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt provide the possibility of compensating the missing competences through working experience after graduating. The duration of the working experience must be at least 20 weeks full-time  (and as already mentioned after graduating from the Bachelor). Please upload proof of your working experience in the upload area of the Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt. As soon as the status of the document turns to „OK“ we checked on it and your working experience is sufficient.

The following courses require an aptitude test:

1. Applied Research in Engineering Sciences, German-taught (see § 6 SPO AR)
2. Artificial Intelligence (see Satzung Eignungsverfahren) template for curriculum analysis (excel)
3. Automated Driving and Vehicle Safety, German-taught (see § 4 SPO AUF)
4. Biomedical Sciences & Management
5. Entrepreneurship and Corporate  Venturing (see § 4 SPO ECV) template for Questionnaire
6. Electrical Engineering and Electric Mobility (see Satzung Eignungsfeststellung) template Questionnaire
7. Global Business (see Attachment 2 GBU)
8. Marketing, Sales and Media, German-taught (see § 5 SPO MV)
9. Patent Engineering, German-taught (see Satzung Eignungsfeststellung) template Questionnaire
10. Retail and Consumer Management (see § 4 SPO RCM)
11. User Experience Design (see §4 SPO UXM) template for curriculum analysis (excel)

Some of the study and examination regulations unfortunately only are available in German.

Except from the German-taught Master course Applied Research in Engineering Science all the aptitude tests are tests where applicants don't have to appear in person. They have to upload documents proving their experience in the core area of the Master course in the PRIMUSS-application portal.

1. AI Engineering of Automous Systems (see Important Information for Applicants from Third Countries) template Questionnaire
2. Automotive Production Engineering (see Important Information for Applicants from Third Countries)
3. Design Leadership (see Important Information for Applicants from Third Countries)
4. Hydrogen Technologies & Applications (see Importat Information for Applicants from Third Countries)
5. Intelligent Aerial Systems template Questionnaire
6. International Automotive Engineering (see Important Information for Applicants from Third Countries) template Questionnaire
7. Renewable Energy Systems (see Important Information for Applicants from Third Countries)
8. Sociotechnical Cybersecurity (see Important Information for Applicants from Third Countries)
9. Sustainability Management and Technologies (see Important Information for Applicants from Third Countries) template for Questionnaire

The following Master courses demand proof of English language knowledge:

• AI Engineering of Autonomous Systems
• Artificial Intelligence
• Automotive Production Engineering
• Design Leadership
• Engineering and Management
• Entrepreneurship and Corporate Venturing
• Financial Management and Controlling
• Global Business
• Global Foresight and Technology Management
• Hydrogen Technologies and Economics
• Intelligent Aerial Systems
• International Automotive Engineering
• Renewable Energy Systems
• Retail and Consumer Management
• Sociotechnical Cybersecurtiy
• Sustainability Management and Technologies
• User Experience Design

For english-taught courses proof of English language knowledge level B2 is necessary. In the area General statutes of our legal department you can find the document "Anerkannte Englischtests B2" where all the recognized English tests are listed. This document unfortunately only exists on the German page, so you have switch the language to German in order to see it.

For the following master's courses proof of German language proficiency level A1 is required by the end of the first semester:

1. International Automotive Engineering
2. Intelligent Aerinal Systems
3. Sociotechnical Cybersecurity
4. Sustainability Management and Technologies

For some english-taught programs at the Technical University of Ingolstadt, proof of German language proficiency level A1 is required by the end of the first semester. In the General Statutes section of the Legal Department, you will find the document “Recognized German Tests A1,” which lists all tests recognized as equivalent.

As this is the page that contains information for Master applicants from Germany, applicants from abroad who are interested in the necessary proof of German language knowledge please visit our page for Master applicants from abroad.