As an admission requirement for Master's study programs at Faculty IV, English language skills at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) must be proven.

You can find an overview of all required minimum values for level B2 here.

On the MINT^gruen pre-study orientation program, you’ll spend two semesters taking courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM; in German: MINT) and you can take exams to test your new knowledge. You’ll attend special MINT^gruen tutorials to deepen your knowledge, and practice applying it in the MINT^gruen project labs, giving you an introduction to the issues, work techniques and methods in the STEM subjects.

More information can be found at https://www.tu.berlin/en/studienberatung/mintgruen. Some of the modules completed here may be credited to later studies.

You can find all information about applying and enrolling for a Master's degree on the website of the Office of Student Affairs.

The application is made via uniassist. The fees are paid by TU Berlin.

Whether the application is successful is decided on two levels: access and admission.

First it is checked, if you are qualified for the Master's program (access requirements).

1. General requirements: Bachelor's degree certificate or ECTS certificate if applicable
2. Language skills: German, English or both, depending on the degree program:
If the language of instruction is German (see degree program profile), proof of German language skills must be provided. In addition, almost all of our Master's degree programs require proof of language proficiency in English. This is stated in the subject-specific admission requirements of the degree program.
3. Subject-specific admission requirements
This is about prior knowledge of the subject. As a rule, a certain number of credit points are required in various areas, for example 20 CP in mathematics. The specific admission requirements are listed on the study progam website.

If the those access requirements are met, admission is considered.

In the case of admission-free degree programs, all those who meet the access requirements are admitted.

For degree programs with restricted admission, a ranking list of applicants with fulfilled access requirements is created and as many are admitted as there are places available. If there is no enrolment within the deadline, the next in line are admitted and so on. The selection limits in previous semesters, i.e. the worst Bachelor's grade with which admission was granted, can be found on the central university website under the keyword numerus clausus.

Refugees have the opportunity to continue or begin their studies at TU Berlin as part of the In(2)TU program. This is initially a guest student status, which should enable them to take modules while admission and language requirements for regular enrolment still have to be met.

The Academic Advising Service of TU Berlin is the first point of contact for advice: https://www.tu.berlin/en/studienberatung/before-studying/refugees-at-tu-berlin.

Future students whose last mathematical education was some time ago have the opportunity to attend an introductory mathematics course before the start of the semester. This is offered both in the form of classroom sessions and online. More information here: https://www.tu.berlin/en/studienberatung/starting-your-studies/math-before-you-start.

Those who graduated from high school (e.g. Abitur) not too long ago might be interested in our Early Bird courses (http://www.moses.tu-berlin.de/module/early-bird or https://www.tu.berlin/math/mathe-service/kurse-und-module (informatoin in German). Here, the first basic mathematics modules can be completed before the start of the semester.

Fachmentorien (pl.; Fachmentorium, sing.) are a courses that are specifically designed to provide foreign and German students with assistance in overcoming recognized study difficulties in addition to the regular exercises. The focus here is on reducing learning barriers with regard to technical language skills. Find out more here: https://mentoring.eecs.tu-berlin.de/fachmentoring.

Current modules can be found at https://isis.tu-berlin.de/course/view.php?id=660.

You don't know how to create a timetable, register for tutorials or enrol in an ISIS course? 

And what exactly are Moses and ISIS? 

So many questions - but you're not alone! Every semester, a lot of students have questions about the variety of portals at TU Berlin: what you can use them for and how to use them. In order to provide some clarity, we have made some tutorial videos that will hopefully help you.

You can find our tutorial videos at https://youtu.be/4drsxYQ9Ku0?feature=shared. 

Currently, most examinations are registered with Moses via MTS. Please note, this function is only visible after logging in.

In general, the examiners usually announce during the first lecture or in the ISIS course where and how you have to register and by when.

Normally, you do not register for a module at all. If it is necessary to register, this is stated in the description of the relevant module in the MTS on Moses.

What you usually have to register for are tutorials and exams. More information can be found in this FAQ and specifically in the ISIS course or in the first lecture.

If you have missed a registration deadline for a module, regardless of whether it is the registration for a tutorial, a lab or an examination, talk to the chair / research group that offers the module.

For example, speak to the professor after the lecture or write an email to the according teaching and research assistant. It may still be possible to find a solution.

The Faculty's Master's study programs are divided into study areas in which students can specialize. However, these study areas are not officially selected at any point. Rather, the modules must be chosen in such a way that the requirements laid down in the respective Study and Examination Regulations are fulfilled. These "force" you to specialize in the areas, as the study areas are mapped to module catalogs in the compulsory elective area. It is therefore very important to make a rough plan before starting your studies with the help of the Study and Examination Regulations so that you do not inadvertently have to catch up on the requirements for the Master's degree.

There is no mandatory number of courses per semester.

According to the recommendations of the course plans, the maximum number of courses per semester is 30.

There may be several reasons for this:
1. Some courses are not activated until just before the start of the semester, as the chairs are still working on them.  If the semester has not yet started, it is advisable to simply wait a little. The same applies to password-protected courses.
2. It is also possible that the title of the ISIS course does not exactly match that of the module. You can try to use individual terms from the title to find your module.
3. The course may not use ISIS (very rare)

Please note: ISIS courses and any existing passwords will be announced in the first lecture. 

In addition, most courses are assigned to a course area. You can see this if you click on "All courses" in the menu on the left in ISIS and then scroll down to the announcements. The categories essentially correspond to organizational units, which means you will essentially find a list of faculties and central departments.

Most of your courses should be assigned to Faculty IV. You can find the specific modules by clicking on the individual institutes. The module description is given by the institute in the header.

Courses that do not belong to our faculty are, for example:

• economics courses, which can be found in Faculty VII, or
• math courses, which can be found in Faculty II at the Institute of Mathematics.
• Physics courses are also assigned to Faculty II, but to the course area "Service Physics for Engineering and Natural Sciences".
• Language courses are offered by ZEMS (Central Facility for Modern Languages): website, at ISIS. BUT please make sure that your language courses are not an admission requirement for your study program, if you want to use them as elective modules.

Another advice: You can go to the chair's website, because some chairs have ISIS courses linked directly. If that doesn't help, you can search in the course catalog and see if your ISIS course is linked there.

If none of this helps and the course is actually taking place in the current semester (some modules are spread over two semesters, check the module description), get in touch with the contact person listed in the module description or the professor responsible.

If there is no tutorial for a module on Moses, there may be several reasons for this:
1. the chair has not yet gotten around to entering it, check back later
2. the module does not include a tutorial, in the first lecture this is usually addressed, if this is not the case or you still have doubts ask the chair
3. registration for the tutorial in this module is not via Moses, have a look at the ISIS course or wait for the first lecture where this is usually addressed.

The examination board of the degree program is responsible for the crediting of modules. The application form can be found on the Website of the examination boards. 

Please note that modules to be recognized must be equivalent to a module at the TU Berlin. It is therefore necessary to have the equivalence of each individual module confirmed by the professor responsible for the module at TU Berlin (the form here is quite self-explanatory). 

This confirmation is not necessary for credits in the free elective area. 

The application must then be submitted to the examination board together with the professors' statements.

Students who do not wish to or are unable to complete a module in the current study program have the opportunity to complete up to 60 credit points in additional modules. 

Additional modules do not have any effect on the study program and have no influence on the overall grade.
Modules that are registered as additional modules cannot subsequently be converted into "normal" modules in the same study program. Not even on application. However, they can be taken into account for admission requirements or recognized in a new study program.
Upon application, the grades earned here can also be noted on the degree certificate. 

Additional modules should be registered for before the last achievement in the study program and completed before the last achievement in the study program.

The regulations for additional modules can be found in §49 AllgStuPO.

The TU Berlin issues study prognoses for various official offices of the Studierendenwerk for student accommodation via the BAföG office or the Foreigners' Registration Office.

International students should contact Leonie Dornbusch from the International Student Support Team.

For all others, please contact the Department of Studies and Teaching of Faculty IV at studium-lehre(at)eecs.tu-berlin.de.

Mrs Dornbusch also provides support for problems with residence permits. In addition, the AStA offers advice for international students, which is also supported by lawyers.

The BAföG and social counseling service of the AStA can help with questions about student financing and also has the support of lawyers if required.

We can help you plan your further studies. The best way to do this is to visit us during our consultation hours. You can find our consultation times in our ISIS course.

Failed module examinations must be repeated. This does not apply to a) modules in the first semester on the first examination attempt and to b) elective and compulsory elective modules. The first examination attempt is a free attempt and is considered not to have been taken. Elective and compulsory elective modules must be replaced before the final fail.

Each failed examination can be repeated twice. The first repetition is registered and carried out as usual.The second repetition is usually oral and is registered directly with the Examination Office.

Passed examinations cannot be repeated.

Please note: only the AllgStuPO of TU Berlin is legally binding, so please see here the English version: §70 AllgStuPO. 

If a module from the elective or compulsory elective area is not passed, it is possible to exchange this module before the final failure. However, the exchange must take place within the repetition period and is only permitted in exchange for a module that has not yet been completed.

You can find the corresponding application form here.

In the compulsory elective area of the Master's study program Information Systems Management (Wirtschaftsinformatik), projects worth a total of 12 CP must be completed. This means that one project worth 12 CP can be completed or two projects with a total value of 12 CP or more.

Yes, but before this happens there is potentially the possibility of replacing the module.

For more information see "Replacing modules" on this page.

A "Programmierpraktikum" (--> practical programming course) is not an internship, it is a compulsory elective module. There is a metasite on which the practical programming courses are organized. This can be found on ISIS. Working student activities or company internships are not equivalent.

It is generally possible to complete Bachelor's and Master's theses at companies outside the TU Berlin. However, both first and second evaluator must be professors at TU Berlin (and one of them from Faculty IV). Sometimes it can be difficult to find a related professor who is willing to be an evaluator for an external thesis. But, as is normally the case, the student is responsible for finding an evaluator.

Students wishing to transfer to a study program in Faculty IV must first consider whether they can be placed in a higher semester. This placement is carried out by our Examination Board on the basis of creditable modules. This placement must take place before applying for the new study program. This can sometimes take some time, as relevant professors may have to give their approval. 

If only a few or no modules can be transferred, you must apply for the first semester.