FAQ

You can find information about semester contribution here.

The student ID (TU Card) can be collected from the Service-Centre (at Haus der Wissenschaft) before the start of the first semester (You will normally receive a letter with further information).

Information and functions for the card can be found here.

Information on accommodation such as dormitories and guest apartments can be found here.

Alternatively, there are also adverts for shared flats on the notice board on Stud.IP.

Sports activities can be found on the website of the University Sports Centre here.

Would you like to spend a semester or do an internship abroad? You can find information on the following websites:

• International House
• Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Fakultät International

If you have any further questions, you can also contact Marvin Plagge (International Coordinator) directly.

Students may suffer disadvantages during their studies if they are ill or disabled. For such cases there are the regulations of the disadvantage compensation.

You can find more information about compensation for disadvantages due to illness or disability here.

Both students on maternity leave (during pregnancy, after childbirth and while breastfeeding) and students with child/children or care responsibilities may experience disadvantages during their studies due to their special situation. For such cases there are regulations for the compensation of disadvantages.

Further information about compensation for disadvantages due to maternity leave or care tasks can be found here.

The academic year officially begins on 01 October. It is divided into a winter and a summer semester. Each semester consists of a lecture period and a lecture-free period. The lecture period of the winter semester runs from mid-October to mid-February. The summer semester begins on 01 April and the lecture period lasts from mid-April to mid-July.

The modules of the study programme are divided into core courses in mathematics, computer science and application area.

Modules in Mathematics Core:

• Optimization: Discrete Optimization, Dynamic Optimization, Polynomial Optimization, Optimization in Machine Learning, Algorithms and Complexity for Quantum Computing, …
• Statistics: Statistical Learning, Risk and Extreme Value Theory, Non-parametric Statistics, Time Series Analysis, Statistical Methods, …
• Numerics: Model Reduction, Numerical Analysis and Learning from Data, …
• Applied Analysis and Algebra: Inverse Problems, Computer Algebra, Machine Learning with Neural Networks, Introduction to Quantum Information Theory, Mathematical Foundations of Data Science, Mathematical Foundations of Information Theory and Coding Theory, …

Modules in Computer Science Core:

• Algorithmics: Online Algorithms, Approximation Algorithms, Computational Geometry, Graphs Geometry and Algorithms, …
• Machine Learning: Foundations of Machine Learning, Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning for IT-Security, Deep Learning Lab, …
• Databases and Information Systems: Data Warehousing and Data Mining, Information Retrieval und Web Search Engines, Knowledge-based Systems, …
• Software Engineering: Software Product Lines, tba ...
• Distributed Systems: tba ...
• Artificial Intelligence: tba ...

In addition, modules from other fields such as medicine, pharmacy, technology, etc. can be taken in the application area.

Further information can be found in the examination regulations.

The credit point system (CP)

1 CP (credit point) = workload of 25-30 hours/week

30 CPs should be achieved per semester.

In order to successfully complete the degree programme, 120 CPs should be earned. These are calculated as follows:

• 25 CP from compulsory elective modules in Mathematics
• 25 CP from compulsory elective modules in Computer Science
• 10 CP Ramp-Up from Mathematics or Computer Science
• 15-20 CP from application modules (biology, chemistry, pharmacy, medicine, technology, engineering)
• 10-15 CP from the compulsory elective area of key qualifications and ethics (compulsory!)
• 30 CP Master's thesis

A maximum of 25 ungraded credit points (excluding Master's thesis) may be earned.

At least 75 CP are required to register for the Master's thesis (of which 25 CP can be ungraded).

Further information can be found in the module handbook.

As soon as you have received your y-number and the registration period for the courses begins, you can register at Stud.IP . There you will also find all the information and files for your course.

Courses can be found in the search field using the course number or name.

You will usually receive a reminder from your degree programme coordinator for the course registration period.

The module "Ethics and Epistemology" (5CP) is mandatory in this area.

As key qualifications, courses from the overall program of interdisciplinary courses of the TU Braunschweig can be taken, which according to the module handbook require an active proof of achievement for successful participation (e.g. exam, term paper, presentation, etc.). You can find an overview in the Pool-Directory. The courses from the program „Handlungsbezogener Kompetenzen“ can also be included here.

In the summer semester 2025, the compulsory module "Scientific and Method-oriented Working" (5 CP) will be offered from the area of key qualifications (information will follow)

Language Course can be taken, if the following applies:

• First foreign language learned in school: At least level B2
• Second and third foreign language learned in school: from level B1 and upwards
• German: from Level B1 (only under arrangement)
• all other languages: from A1 and upwards

For the recognition of other modules that are not listed in the overall program of interdisciplinary qualifications, a written application must be submitted to the examination office.

How many credit points you can or must earn through key qualifications can be found in the examination regulations that apply to you.

In order to have your completed key qualifications credited, please submit your certificate of achievement during office hours at the Examination Office. Please note that it is not the date of submission that counts, but the date of the examination.

Generally, students study according to the examination regulations that are currently in effect at the time of admission to the programme. However, a query of the version can also be made via the QIS portal at https://vorlesungen.tu-bs.de . Under the section Notenspiegel you can see in which version you are currently studying.

You can find the respective examination regulations on the documents page.

An overview of the registration period, the registration procedures and the examination dates can be found on the website of the Examination Office.

You can find all the options for cancelling an exam registration in due time on the website of the Examination Office.

If you have been ill during an examination, you must present the original doctor's note to the Examination Office. This must be presented at the Examinations Office no later than on the third working day (the day of the examination counts as the first working day) from the date of the examination, otherwise the examination attempt must be graded as "not appeared" (5.0). You can also send your doctor's note to the Examinations Office by post, in which case the postmark will be taken as proof that the deadline has been observed. If you are on long-term sick leave, please inform the Examination Office briefly by e-mail.

In the Bachelor and Master course of studies the following applies: For the third and every subsequent sick note for the same examination a medical certificate from an "Amtsarzt" is required! Any other certificate will not be accepted, so that the examination will be assessed as "not passed".

For the issuing of a certificate by a public health officer (Amtsarzt), the public health department of the city of Braunschweig, Hamburger Str. 226, is available. The registration is made there in room 36, at the latest by 11:30 a.m. on the day of the examination; costs: 60,00 Euro

Additional achievements are all achievements (exams and course achievements) that will not be considered part of your current study programme. These achievements will not count towards your 180 credit points of the bachelor's degree or your 120 credit points of the master's degree. Additional achievements are all achievements that you might want to "pre-study" for a different study programme. For example, if you are finishing your bachelor's degree you might already want to take a few courses that will count towards your subsequent master's degree. Or you might want to take language courses out of interest, that shouldn't count towards your current study programme.

Additional achievements have to be registered with the Examination Office before the exam is taken. Additional achievements can only be registered by using the form paper (available on the documents page). Please note that additional course achievements must also be registered with the Examination Office. They cannot be listed on your transcript of records if they were not registered.

Should you have taken any additional course achievements before 01.10.2019 that were not registered beforehand, please contact the Examination Office.

In case of any questions or uncertainties please contact the Examination Office directly.

If you failed an exam and want to or need to repeat it, you have to register for it.

The registration needs to be made during the examination registration period, either on the QIS-portal or via registration form submitted to the examination office.

Regulations if you do not wish to repeat an examination can be found in the examination regulations:

Article 13, para. 4 (APO):

• General part of the examination regulations for the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes at TU Braunschweig (PDF) (Status: 01.04.2023)

Article 4, para. 11 (MPO)

• Special section of the Master's examination regulations Data Science for (all) students from the winter semester 2023/2024 onwards (PDF) (valid from 01.10.2023)

If you have to fulfill admission requirements, you must register at the Examination Office for the respective examinations. The Examination Office will inform the examiners that you will take the respective exam.

If you have fulfilled all your admission requirements and all examination results have been received by the examination office, we will gladly issue a certificate as proof for presentation at the matriculation office. Please contact the Examination Office in good time and inform us that a certificate is to be issued. Please allow about three working days for processing.

Students who request services from the university (teaching, supervision or taking exams) must be enrolled according to §19 NHG and may not be on leave of absence.

The preparation and submission of the final thesis is an examination performance. Accordingly, diploma, master or bachelor theses can only be registered, prepared and submitted if the student is not exmatriculated and not on leave of absence. De-registration is possible immediately after submission of the final thesis (or after taking the last examination) (however, the examination has not yet been graded and if you fail, you must re-register for the next semester if you have already de-registered).

The final thesis is considered passed if a so-called "4.0 certificate" is available. This is a confirmation from the first and second examiners after submission of the thesis that the scientific work has been graded at least "sufficient". The final date is the day on which the last exam was completed (submission date of the final paper/ or the day of the last exam).

In order not to have to pay the full tuition fee when taking the last exam (examination or submission of the final paper) shortly after the start of a new semester, the NHG provides for the following regulation: According to §19 paragraph 6 sentence 4 NHG, students can be exmatriculated within one month after the start of lectures at the latest and will then have their tuition fees refunded.

(All information about registration and submission of a thesis can be found on the website of the Examination Office.)

As a rule, i.e. for a four-semester degree programme, the Master's thesis is scheduled for the last semester. If your degree programme is delayed, you can of course start at any other time as soon as you have completed the required 75 CP.
Please discuss the completion period with your supervisors so that supervision can be guaranteed during the relevant period.

Professors and private lecturers who teach in the degree programme are eligible as first and second supervisor.

The thesis can only be accepted by the Examinations Office and uploaded to TUConnect if the title of the thesis matches the title provided on the registration form. In the event of a title change, the first examiner must report the new title to the Examinations Office by email before submitting the thesis.

The processing time from the issue of the topic to the submission of the Master's thesis is six months. The topic can only be returned once and only within two months of being issued. Upon justified request to the Examination Board and if there are valid reasons, the processing time may be extended by up to two months.