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Application Deadlines for Master Programs

Application period for the 2026 summer semester

In the table below you will find the regular deadlines for Master's applications. These differ in the start of the deadline depending on the country of origin of your university degree. Please also note the information on possible exceptions at the end of the table.

Exceptions:

• Aufbaustudiengang Grundzüge des deutschen Rechts (LL.M.) / Postgraduate Course Foundations of the German Legal System (Master of Laws): Procedure exclusively via uni-assist – deadline for all applicant groups begins on October 1st, 2025, deadline ends on January 15th, 2026 
  
• Bildende Kunst / Fine Arts (M.A.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: October 1st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: December 01st, 2025, end of the deadline: January 15th, 2026
  
• Biochemie / Biochemistry (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: November 01st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: December 01st, 2025, end of the deadline: January 15th, 2026
  
• Biodiversität und Naturschutz / Biodiversity and Conservation (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: November 01st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: December 01st, 2025, end of the deadline: December 15th, 2025
  
• Business Informatics (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: November 15th, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: December 01st, 2025, end of the deadline: January 15th, 2026
  
• Computer Science (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: November15th, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: December 01st, 2025, end of the deadline: January 15th, 2026
  
• Data Science (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: November15th, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: December 01st, 2025, end of the deadline: January 15th, 2026
  
• Deutsch als Fremdsprache – online (Weiterbildungsmaster)/ German as a foreign language: Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: December 1st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: December 01st, 2025, end of the deadline: January 15th, 2026
• Economics, Institutions, and Behavior (M.Sc.): Procedure exclusively via uni-assist – deadline for all applicant groups begins on October 1st, 2025, deadline ends on January 15th, 2026 
  
• Economics of the Middle East (M.Sc.): Procedure exclusively via uni-assist – deadline for all applicant groups begins on October 1st, 2025, deadline ends on January 15th, 2026
  
• Molekularbiologie zellulärer Systeme / Molecular Biology of Cellular Systems (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: November 01st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: December 01st, 2025, end of the deadline: December 15th, 2025
  
• Psychologie / Psychology (2 Sem.) (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: November1st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: December 01st, 2025, end of the deadline: January 15th, 2026