PRE-MASTER AT HDBW

Why do a Pre-Master at HDBW?

The PRE-MASTER semester at HDBW Munich helps international students to specifically prepare for the requirements of a Master's programme at our German Unitversity of Applied Sciences.

Through content such as academic research and project management, academic standards are conveyed to enable successful and smooth collaboration in mixed Master's groups.

Additionally, the linguistic and cultural preparation not only strengthens integration into everyday student life but also improves prospects in the German job market.

Depending on the chosen Master's programme, the PRE-MASTER also imparts subject-specific fundamentals:

• For the Master's in Digital Business Modelling and Entrepreneurship: Management, Marketing, Finance and Accounting
• For the Master's in Digital Factory and Operational Excellence: Management, Finance and Accounting, Logistics and Production Management
• For the Master's in Cyber Security: Linux, Digital Technologies & Programming, Advanced Mathematics

Details about the Pre-Master at HDBW Munich

• Start Dates
  2-3 weeks after the official semester start (April and November)
• Course Format
  Predominantly in-person - with mandatory attendance
• Target Group
  Mandatory for all with a Bachelor's degree obtained outside the EU
  Complete recognition possible for those with a matching Bachelor's degree and more than 3 years of work experience
• Module Recognition
  Depending on prior knowledge, recognition of individual modules is possible
• ECTS
  No ECTS are awarded per module, but a certificate with 'Passed' is issued
• Course Requirements
  3 of the modules must be passed before starting the chosen Master's programme, the rest can be completed during the Master's programme