MSc Data Science

Your grade point average (GPA) should be 1.7 or better according

to the German grade system (where a lower number is better) if your

bachelor studies were in one of the six fields explicitly mentioned in

Subsection 2.1 or 1.4 or better in other, related, fields. If your GPA is

worse than 1.7 but better than 2.3 in one of the six fields explicitly mentioned or worse than 1.4 but better than 2.0 in another

field, your application might still be successful. If your GPA is 2.3 /

2.0 or worse (depending on your field as mentioned above), your

application will not be successful. There is no remedy for a worse

GPA than 2.2 or 1.9, respectively. To convert your local GPA to

the German GPA, please use the following formula

In order to successfully apply to this master programme you need to hold a

bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) from a German or foreign university at the time of application. This means that you have earned at least

180 credit points according to the European Credit Transfer and

Accumulation System (ECTS). If you are in doubt regarding the transfer

of credit points from your local system to the ECTS, please consult related

websites. If your degree is in one of the following fields, you do not have

to check the credit points earned during your studies in detail:

• (Applied) mathematics
• Business informatics
• Business mathematics
• Economics
• Computer sciences
• Statistics

If your degree is in another field (e.g. business administration, sociolgy,

engineering, etc.), you have to check the credit points earned during

your studies in detail. You should then only apply if you have earned at

least 50 credit points (ECTS) in computer sciences or mathematics

or statistics (as an example, 20 points in computer sciences, 20 points in

mathematics, and 10 points in statistics would be OK). Some examples of

courses that will count towards these 50 credit points are listed in the

appendix of this document. Please note that although you clearly need

mathematics in a course on microeconomics or in a course on finance (to

give just two examples), these courses will not count towards these 50 credit

points. The same goes for, e.g., a course on pre-calculus. If you do not

hold a bachelor’s degree in one of the six fields mentioned above,

please provide a list of the courses you consider to count in this

category with your application and attach the respective syllabi

if possible. Please refrain from asking whether course XYZ will

count in an e-mail and try to judge for yourself (using the examples

given in the appendix as a guideline). The official check can only

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be done once you formally applied for the programme.

In some cases, it is possible to apply without having finished the bachelor

studies yet, i.e. without holding a degree yet. Applicants then have to submit a transcript of the credits they already earned in their studies. As a rule

of thumb, such applicants should finish their studies within a semester from

their application for the programme. As an example, German applicants

should have earned 150 of the total 180 credit points associated with a bachelor’s degree. If you are in doubt whether you have enough credits to apply

in such a situation, please contact the Studierendensekretariat (Admission

Office) of Trier University (see Subsection 11.2). However, we recommend

applying with a finished degree.

A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a related field is essential. The University of Trier specifically mentions applied mathematics, business informatics, business mathematics, economics, informatics, or closely related subjects.

A minimum grade of 2.00 (German grading system) in the relevant field is typically required. However, the examination board may consider applications with grades between 2.1 and 2.5 on a case-by-case basis.