Master's degree in research: Applied Science in Technology, Business and Society

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University South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences
Degree Master

Degree Master of Science, M.Sc.
Study Type Second cycle
Mode of admission selection procedure / qualifying examination
Application Deadline for Aptitude Test 01.12.2025 — 28.02.2026
Für die Einreichung der schriftlichen Bewerbung (Lebenslauf, Bachelorzeugnis oder aktueller Notenspiegel, Motivationsschreiben und Forschungskonzept) gilt eine frühere Frist.
Standard period of study (amount) 4 semesters
Study Mode (elucidation) full time
Location (main / branches campus) Hagen, Iserlohn, Meschede, Soest
Admission semester winter semester
Subject

Das Agricultural Economics gehört zum Studienbereiche Agricultural Sciences der Fächergruppe Agricultural and Forest Sciences.
Weitere Informationen zum Studienbereich Agricultural Sciences.
Weitere Informationen zur Fächergruppe Agricultural and Forest Sciences.
Agricultural Economics

Das Electrical Engineering gehört zum Studienbereiche Electrical Engineering der Fächergruppe Engineering Sciences.
Weitere Informationen zum Studienbereich Electrical Engineering.
Weitere Informationen zur Fächergruppe Engineering Sciences.
Electrical Engineering

Das Mechanical Engineering gehört zum Studienbereiche Mechanical Engineering der Fächergruppe Engineering Sciences.
Weitere Informationen zum Studienbereich Mechanical Engineering.
Weitere Informationen zur Fächergruppe Engineering Sciences.
Mechanical Engineering

Field of study
- Target group The Master's degree course Applied Sciences in Technology and Economics with its fields of study Agricultural Economics, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering aims at graduates who have completed their Bachelor's degree courses with above-average academic success and who would like to focus more on issues from the field of application-oriented research in their Master's degree course. Closely linked to a specific research topic, the course includes a high proportion of research activity. The degree course prepares students specifically for a later professional career characterised by innovation and application-oriented science or for a subsequent doctorate. Possible fields of activity are research departments of universities, non-university research institutions or research and development departments of companies.
- kind of Master course according to the KMK consecutive
- Main instruction language German
- Annotation of the Higher Education Institution Depending on the prerequisites, there is also a 3-semester study variant.
- Course Website
- Link to the programme in the Accreditation Council database
- Link to the Higher Education Institution ranking at CHE
Access and Admission Requirements
- Mode of admission selection procedure / qualifying examination
- Admission semester winter semester
- Bachelor’s degree or Diploma with an overall grade of at least 2.0 OR allocation to the 10% of the year's best according to the ECTS grading table OR overall grade of at least 2.5 AND grade of thesis of at least 1.3
  In addition: Passing the aptitude test
  more information regarding admission requirements
- Completion of first university degree Bachelor/Bakkalaureus, Diplom, Diplom (FH)
- Further admission requirements Passed admission test, Application letter / personal statement
Programme Dates and Deadlines
- Wintersemester 2025/2026
- - Lecture period
  - 22.09.2025 — 06.02.2026
    Die Vorlesungszeit kann bei einzelnen Studiengängen abweichen.
  - - Application Deadline for Aptitude Test 20.05.2026 — 31.08.2026
      Frist für die schriftliche Bewerbung (Lebenslauf, Bachelorzeugnis oder aktueller Notenspiegel, Motivationsschreiben und Forschungskonzept): 24.08.
Contact / contact person
- International Students and applicants are kindly requested to contact the International Office:
- International Office
- Street address Frauenstuhlweg 31, 58644 Iserlohn
- Phone 02371 566-1513
- Fax 02371 566-235
- aaa(at)fh-swf.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact / contact person for this program
- Bezeichnung Kontaktstelle studienberatung@fh-swf.de
- Phone 02371 / 566538
- Allgemeine Studienberatung
- Street address Lübecker Ring 2, 59494 Soest
- Phone 02921 378-3262
- hinrichs.arp(at)fh-swf.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact Herr Arp Hinrichs
- Function Studienberater
- Responsibility Studienberatung
- Phone 02921 378-3262
- hinrichs.arp(at)fh-swf.de
- Internet page
- Allgemeine Studienberatung
- Street address Lindenstr. 53, 59872 Meschede
- Phone 0291 9910-4572
- sobkowiak.kerstin(at)fh-swf.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact Frau Kerstin Sobkowiak
- Function Studienberaterin
- Phone 0291 9910-4572
- sobkowiak.kerstin(at)fh-swf.de
- Internet page
- Allgemeine Studienberatung
- Street address Haldener Str. 182, 58095 Hagen
- Phone 02331 9330-6256
- vitte.matthias(at)fh-swf.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact Herr Matthias Vitte
- Function Studienberater
- Responsibility Studienberatung
- Phone 02331 9330-6256
- vitte.matthias(at)fh-swf.de
- Internet page

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