- German required · CEFR C1
- Winter & summer intake
Economathematics (Wirtschaftsmathematik) (M.Sc.)
⚠ This programme is taught in German. CEFR C1 is required before enrolment. German at CEFR C1 must be proven before enrolment; check which certificates the university accepts.
At a glance
- Language
- German-taught
- Duration
- 4 sem 120 ECTS
- Intake
- Winter & summer
- Tuition
- €1,500 per semester; see fee notes
- Semester fee
- €201.50
● Closed for this intake Non-EU applicants · Winter semester The window usually repeats next cycle; the full deadline table below shows every route and date.
Focus areas: Stochastics and actuarial mathematics · Optimization · Financial mathematics · Economics electives
Interdisciplinary German-taught master offered jointly by KIT’s Departments of Mathematics and of Economics and Management, combining stochastics and optimization with economics and their practical interpretation, drawing on the MathSEE centre. Aimed at insurance, finance and operations-research careers or a doctorate. Based at KIT Campus South in central Karlsruhe.
Admission requirements
- Prior degree
- Bachelor in a mathematical or economics degree, or an essentially equivalent qualification
- Minimum grade
- No limited capacity — the master is open to all applicants and there is no selection process
- English
- none required
- German
- German at C1 for applicants without a German-language entrance qualification.
- Prerequisite credits
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- Mathematics at least 20 CP
- Stochastics at least 8 CP
- Business administration or economics at least 15 CP
- Also required
- No GRE. Deadline note: the wiwi.kit.edu page lists only 30 September and 31 March and omits the non-EU dates; the central sle.kit.edu page is authoritative for the earlier 15 July / 15 January non-EU deadlines. 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.
Deadlines & timeline
| Who | Intake | Deadline | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-EU applicants | Winter semester | closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window | Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants apply earlier than German and EU applicants. |
| EU / German-degree applicants | Winter semester | German and EU/EEA applicants. A 30 September deadline for an October start is only practical if you are already in Germany or the EU. | |
| Non-EU applicants | Summer semester | Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants. | |
| EU / German-degree applicants | Summer semester | German and EU/EEA applicants. |
Fees & funding
- Tuition
- €1,500 per semester
- Semester contribution
- €201.50
- Semester ticket
- not included
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.
Scholarships are listed per university: see KIT scholarships.
How to apply
- uni-assist
- not required
- Application portal
- bewerbung.studium.kit.edu
- Official page
- www.sle.kit.edu
EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.
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External resources
- Official Official programme page (opens in a new tab)
- Official KIT wiwi — Wirtschaftsmathematik Master (opens in a new tab)
- Official Application portal (opens in a new tab)
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