Communication and Information Technology

The precise legal rules for the full application process are defined in the admissions statutes (Zulassungssatzung). For your convenience, we explain the most important points here; if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Be sure to include the following documents with your full application to demonstrate that you are qualified to enroll in the MSc Communication and Information Technology. All documents must be in English or German.

1. A bachelor’s degree or at least an equivalent degree from a university, a university of applied sciences, a cooperative university or a recognized foreign higher education institution in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering or Physics or a related or subject-specific course of study at the level of at least three years of study.
2. A “transcript of records” document, which lists all the courses you have taken for your first degree. The list must specify the grade and number of credit points for each course and must include the final grade or average grade.
3. A "diploma supplement" (if available)
4. In case of foreign certificates: a grading scale stating maximum and minimum passing grade of BSc degree.
5. Form requesting subject-specific additional information (provided at "my campus portal")
6. Curriculum vitae
7. Personally written motivation letter (not more than two pages), explaining in detail why you chose CIT for your Master’s study, articulating your professional goals, and explaining your reasons to pursue Germany and, in particular, Ulm University.
8. Proof of English language skills
   The master's programme in Communication and Information Technology requires language skills at level C 1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Applicants must fulfil this requirement by submitting one of the following language certificates.
   • Higher education degree in a study programme with English as the sole language of instruction
   • 7.0 points or more in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS, “IELTS Academic” (IELTS online) or “IELTS Indicator”); if both score and CEFR level are indicated, the higher indicated language proficiency level will be recognised.
   • Certificate in C 1 Advanced English or Certificate  C 2 Proficiency in English in the Cambridge exam
   • 490 (listening), 455 (reading), 180 (speaking) and 180 (writing) points or more in the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC)
   • 95 points or more in the Test of English as a Foreign Language  internet-based (TOEFL iBT or TOEFL iBT home edition)
   • Level III or level IV of UNIcert®
   • PTE Academic, with a score of 76 or higher
   • CEFR C 1 level or higher shown on the higher education entrance qualification. A level of language proficiency which is partly at CEFR C 1 or lower is not recognised.
     
     For more details please check the university’s language statutes.
9. Copies of English or German translations of all official certificates and transcripts (including proof of grading system(s), including maximum and minimum passing grade applied in your bachelor's degree), in case the language of the certificates is neither English nor German.
10. A declaration that you have never been expelled from an MSc degree programme in Germany.
11. For applicants from China, Vietnam, and India: APS certificate or APS confirmation (due by the end of the application deadline at the latest).
    Please note that in order to receive your visa, you will need the APS certificate (Akademische Prüfstelle) from the German Embassy. Be sure to apply for the certificate early.

The guidelines here govern the assessment of admissions criteria for the Master’s degree programme in “Communication and Information Technology” (CIT) at Ulm University.

After evaluation of your documents, and upon positive decision on your application, Ulm University will send you a letter of admission (Zulassung). We will hopefully start sending admission letters in November. Please note that for organizational reasons it is impossible to answer any requests concerning the status of admission.

I do not have my English language score now. Can I send the result later?

In case your proof of language proficiency is not yet available by the time you post your application it can be handed in separately. It must, however, be presented at the time of enrolment at the latest. Otherwise you will not be permitted to enroll! Please include proof of registration for a test date with your application.

Country specific application requirements

Recommendations added by the Communication and Information Technology office exist for:

• India:
  Applicants from India are highly encouraged to include their GATE result with their application (if available).
• Pakistan:
  The Certificate of Registration from the Pakistan Engineering Council should be included with the application.
• Ghana:
  Applicants from Ghana need at least a Bachelor's degree. The Higher National Diploma (HND) does not entitle for enrollment in the Master's programme.