Software Design International

A seven-semester (210 ECTS) English-taught Bachelor of Science covering software design and implementation, systems analysis, software engineering, databases, networks, IT security, and multimedia technology, with a fifth-semester practical internship and specialisation in Data Science or Digital Transformation from the sixth semester.

Academic requirements

General university entrance qualification

Minimum GPA

No fixed minimum GPA is published on the current official programme page.

English requirements

English B2 level / IELTS 5.5 minimum (per official university programme page). DAAD page states IELTS 6.5; the university's own programme page states IELTS 5.5.

German requirements

Entry qualification – German: A1

Accepted bachelor fields

General university entrance qualification required (undergraduate entry programme). No specific prior bachelor field — this is a bachelor's programme.

APS Certificate

Yes

Thesis required

Yes

Mandatory internship

Yes

Tuition fee

None

Semester contribution

€70 per semester (student services contribution). Non-EU applicants pay a separate €80 application fee.

ECTS credits

210

Funding info

Tuition: None Semester contribution: €70 per semester (student services contribution). Non-EU applicants pay a separate €80 application fee.

Graduates pursue roles as software engineers, developers, testers, product managers, data scientists, web developers, project managers, and business analysts across various organisation sizes and sectors.

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