# Digital Economics (MSc) at KIT

Bilingual (English and German) consecutive master at the KIT Department of Economics and Management, combining economics, informatics and data analytics to analyse digital transformation. Designed to be accessible to economics graduates without a heavy computer-science background; 40 places per year. Replaces the discontinued Technische Volkswirtschaftslehre M.Sc. Based at KIT Campus South in central Karlsruhe.

University: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie) (https://studygermany.dev/universities/kit.md)
City: Karlsruhe (https://studygermany.dev/cities/karlsruhe.md)
HTML page: https://studygermany.dev/programmes/kit-msc-digital-economics/

## At a glance

- Degree: MSc
- Language of instruction: English and German
- English requirement: TOEFL iBT 90 / IELTS 6.5 with no band below 5.5 / CAE / CPE, per KIT regulations.
- German requirement: German is relevant given the bilingual delivery; the DSH-2 route applies where required. The SPO 2023 states the programme is bilingual with English and German as teaching languages, though most courses are taught in English.
- ECTS: 120
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Intake: Winter & summer
- Tuition: €1,500 per semester (rate depends on student category; see fee notes)
- Semester contribution: €201.50
- Semester ticket included: no

Fee notes: KIT is a Baden-Württemberg state university. Non-EU/EEA students pay tuition of €1,500/semester IN ADDITION to the semester contribution of €201.50/semester (total €1,701.50/semester for non-EU students). EU/EEA students pay only the semester contribution. The contribution breaks down as €80.00 administrative charge + €109.50 Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe (including student liability insurance) + €12.00 Students Union. The semester ticket is NOT included — only about €17.50 of the Studierendenwerk charge funds a limited off-peak KVV base ticket (weekdays 18:00–06:00, all day at weekends and on public holidays); budget separately for a KVV Studikarte or Deutschlandticket. A second degree costs €650/semester. Source: https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstudium/703.php Confirmed exemptions from the Baden-Württemberg €1,500 non-EU tuition: EU/EEA citizens, holders of a German Abitur, Erasmus Mundus / double-degree / EUCOR / cooperation-programme students, doctoral students, Baden-Württemberg-Stiftung scholarship holders, and students grandfathered from before WS 2017/18.

## Admission requirements

- Prior degree: Bachelor in a relevant economics or quantitative field
- Minimum grade: Own access and selection procedure per the Digital Economics statute. 40 places per year.
- Also required: EU and non-EU applicants alike apply directly through the KIT Online-Portal of the International Students Office; KIT performs its own foreign-degree equivalence check. No uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. APS certificate required for applicants from China, Vietnam and India.

## Application deadlines

- All applicants, winter semester: 2026-07-15 (PASSED as of the last site build; the window usually repeats next cycle). Same date for EU and non-EU applicants: 15 July for winter, 15 January for summer.
- All applicants, summer semester: 2027-01-15. Same date for EU and non-EU applicants: 15 July for winter, 15 January for summer.

## How to apply

- uni-assist required: no
- Application portal: https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu/prod/campus/Portal/Start
- Official programme page: https://www.wiwi.kit.edu/english/DigitalEconomics_Master.php

## External resources

- [Official programme page](https://www.wiwi.kit.edu/english/DigitalEconomics_Master.php)
- [DAAD — Digital Economics](https://www.daad.de/en/studying-in-germany/universities/all-degree-programmes/detail/karlsruhe-institute-of-technology-kit-digital-economics-w68072/)
- [StudyCheck reviews](https://www.studycheck.de/studium/economics/kit-karlsruhe-32877)
- [Application portal](https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu/prod/campus/Portal/Start)


## Focus areas

- Economics
- Methods
- Society (sociology, philosophy and law electives)

## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-08-09

- KIT wiwi — Digital Economics M.Sc. ("Language of Instruction: English and German"; SPO 2023: the programme is bilingual): https://www.wiwi.kit.edu/english/DigitalEconomics_Master.php
- DAAD — KIT Digital Economics: https://www.daad.de/en/studying-in-germany/universities/all-degree-programmes/detail/karlsruhe-institute-of-technology-kit-digital-economics-w68072/
- KIT — Charges and Fees (semester contribution €201.50 WS 2026/27: €80.00 administrative + €109.50 Studierendenwerk + €12.00 Students Union): https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstudium/703.php
- KIT International Students Office — tuition fees for third-country students (€1,500/semester since WS 2017/18, Art. 3 LHGebG): https://www.intl.kit.edu/istudies/12606.php
- KIT International Students Office — application route: direct via the KIT Online-Portal, no uni-assist and no VPD: https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu/en