Admission requirements & deadlines

If there are more applications than university places, the places are allocated via NC-procedures. The final grade is then calculated as follows:

60% grade of bachelor degree (or provisional grade from provisional certificate)
40% result of the student aptitude test

The following admission requirements apply to the master program:

1.) Previous degree:

To apply to the program you need a bachelor’s degree in economics or a thematically related degree or an equivalent international degree with a standard study period of six semesters, more specifically:

with at least 180 ECTS-Credit Points. Under the condition that (up to) 30 ECTS-Credit Points are acquired in the module “Practice Transfer Project” at Frankfurt UAS before registering for master’s thesis OR
with at least 210 ECTS-Credit Points – without further requirements.

Either way, at least 30 ECTS-Credit Points must have been acquired in modules in the fields of logistics and/or foreign trade and/or production and/or supply chain management and/or mobility.

2.) Proof of English language skill level “C1”:

English Level C1 is part of the admission requirement. This must be proven by a language certificate from the language tests listed by the CEFR, e.g. Toefl, IELTS, etc. (Self-tests are not recognized.

(Self-tests, placement tests, language tests from private educational institutions, Toefl Essentials, Toefl ITP, DAAD test and school English are not recognized. Individual language modules - even those with a level indication - are not sufficient).

Applicants are exempt from submitting a language certificate if they have

Proof that at least 45 ECTS points have been earned in English-language modules in a successfully completed degree program (through module descriptions from the module handbook and markings in the transcript of records).
Proof of at least five years of learning English at German general education schools up to the completion of the education entitling the applicant to university admission, whereby the final grade or the average grade of the last two years of learning English in the advanced course must correspond to at least a German grade of 2 (good) or at least 11 points or at least a German grade of 1 (very good) or at least 13 points in the basic course.

3.) Proof of professional qualification via “scholastic aptitude test (online)”:

In order to determine if you are a suitable candidate you need to take an online aptitude test. The test provides insight into your academic disposition and determines your professional qualification based on subject-specific questions from the areas corporate logistics, logistics’ information systems, application of project management methods (based on complex supply chain problems). The online test is conducted in English only and takes 60 minutes.

4.) We receive your formal application before – and not later than on – July 15 for German degrees and June 15 for international degrees

Besides the online aptitude test you need to submit your application for the university program until July 15 for German degrees and June 15 for international degrees

Application portal study office with checklist

Important notice for students with a Non-German Bachelor-Degree

If you have graduated from a non-German university, you need to submit your application timely via uni-assist in Berlin. As uni-assist sometimes takes up to eight weeks to check all documents, we strongly recommend uploading the documents as soon as possible. Further information and contact persons are available on the website of the International Office.