# Industrial Engineering and Management (English track) (MSc) at KIT

100%-English master at the KIT Department of Economics and Management, sitting at the interface of business, engineering and IT, within KIT’s dual mandate as a research university and a national research centre. Restricted admission with 100 places per year and a GMAT or GRE requirement. 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-industrial-engineering-management-en/

## At a glance

- Degree: MSc
- Language of instruction: English
- English requirement: At least CEFR B2 — TOEFL iBT 90 / IELTS 6.5 with no band below 5.5 / CAE / CPE, per KIT regulations.
- German requirement: not required (100% English-taught)
- 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 of at least 180 ECTS in economics, engineering, computer science, mathematics or physics
- Minimum grade: Selection by the admissions committee; an aptitude test is required. 100 places per year.
- Prerequisite credits: GMAT Focus at least 550 (programme code 22J-PL-77) OR GRE at least 315 (institute code 6299)
- Also required: Do not confuse this with KIT’s German-taught Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen M.Sc. (305 places, no GMAT). This is the distinct 100%-English programme with 100 places and a GMAT or GRE requirement. 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/IndustrialEngineeringManagement_Master.php

## External resources

- [Official programme page](https://www.wiwi.kit.edu/english/IndustrialEngineeringManagement_Master.php)
- [Application portal](https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu/prod/campus/Portal/Start)


## Focus areas

- Quantitative Core
- Engineering and Informatics
- Business and Economics
- Elective modules plus a seminar or profile module

## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-08-09

- KIT wiwi — Industrial Engineering and Management M.Sc. ("Language: English"; "Restricted admission: Yes"; "Places per year: 100"; GMAT Focus 550 / GRE 315): https://www.wiwi.kit.edu/english/IndustrialEngineeringManagement_Master.php
- 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