Computer Simulation in Science (MSc) University of Wuppertal

The entire programme is taught exclusively in English.

The MSc programme in Computer Simulation in Science (CSiS) focuses on the development, implementation, and application of computer-oriented simulation techniques and methods to modern research problems in natural sciences and engineering. All courses of this MSc programme are taught in English. Students choose a field of advanced studies from atmospheric physics, computational electromagnetics, computational finance, computational fluid mechanics, detector physics, imaging in medicine, molecular and materials modelling, or theoretical particle physics. Preliminary knowledge at the Bachelor's level in the chosen subject and knowledge of at least one programming language is required. A parallel computer dedicated to the Master's study programme has been installed at the university. Extensive computer lab courses are part of the curriculum. Contacts have been established with Trinity College Dublin and FZ Jülich since January 2009.

I. Formal Application: 15 November to 31 March
Applications including the Bachelor's transcript and the scientific check sheet must be sent to the Application Service for International Students: uni-assist e.V.
For further information on the uni-assist application procedure, visit https://www.uni-assist.de/en/.

Applications are accepted even if the Bachelor's programme is not yet completed. Submit your most recent transcript.

For applicants with a German Bachelor's degree, a different application procedure applies; please check our website.

II. Scientific Check:
After a positive check by uni-assist, applications will be reviewed by the admission committee to check that the educational backgrounds comply with the scientific requirements of the study programme.

Admission letters will be issued by the office for student admission and registration for international students.

Once the field of advanced studies has been selected, the course schedule consists mainly of mandatory courses. It is expected that students develop independent and responsible working skills. Substantial weekly homework is required in all courses. Presentations by the students are part of the preparation towards the Master's thesis.

The MSc starts with a block course on mathematical foundations. It starts one week before the official start of the teaching period and lasts for two weeks. It will be followed by an examination. Students should check the dates on the programme website.

The module reference book contains the detailed course descriptions.
For further details on the programme, please visit: https://www.csis.uni-wuppertal.de/en/.
For academic questions about the programme, please contact: csis@uni-wuppertal.de/.
For general questions (e.g. regarding admission or the recognition of language courses), please contact: intsek@uni-wuppertal.de.

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Due to good external contacts, the students of the CSiS programme benefit from the opportunity to work occasionally at external institutes or universities during their studies or their Master's theses.
Furthermore, there is a number of cooperation agreements with other European universities in the framework of the ERASMUS programme.
As of 2025: CSiS degree is part of MATHS DISC - a new Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's programme co-funded by the European Union. https://mathsdisc.eu/

No tuition fees

The semester fee at the University of Wuppertal is 337 EUR. This includes the so-called "Deutschlandticket". This allows students to travel free of charge on buses, trams, subway trains and regional trains operated by Deutsche Bahn and other regional transport companies throughout Germany.

Housing costs in Wuppertal are typical for a major German city, but they are cheaper than cities such as Munich, Berlin or Cologne. Monthly rent for a room in a hall of residence costs between 200 and 400 EUR, and monthly rent for a room in a shared flat costs between 300 and 500 EUR. An apartment of one's own costs at least 400 EUR.

You should expect to spend around 600 to 1,250 EUR per month on living and studying. In addition to the rental costs, you will also need money for living expenses, from food, clothes, books for university and leisure activities to sports, cell phone contracts and going out. The costs for public transport throughout Germany are included in the semester fee and do not have to be paid separately.

• Bachelor's degree or German Diploma ("Diplom") degree in applied science, chemistry, electrical engineering, computational finance, mathematics, mechanical engineering, physics, safety engineering, or in a related field. The regular length of the Bachelor's study programme should equal at least six semesters, and it should correspond to 180 ECTS credits.
• The Master's course of study requires advanced knowledge in one of the fields of specialisation: atmospheric physics, computational electromagnetics, computational finance, computational fluid mechanics, detector physics, imaging in medicine, molecular and materials modelling, or theoretical particle physics. Knowledge of mathematics corresponding to a Bachelor of Science or Engineering is also required.
• Knowledge of at least one programming language corresponding to eight ECTS
• A self-assessment of programming skills is provided on the website. It is a mandatory step on the scientific check sheet.
• Self-assessment for each specialisation is also provided on the website.
• We may require a digital entrance examination on basic mathematics at the Bachelor's level and programming skills.

Please refer to our website to see the documents required for application.

If you are not a German citizen, you must include a completed copy of this application form.

Applicants from the PRC, Mongolia, Vietnam, and India should enclose their APS certificate with their application. For more detailed information, please go to our website.

If you have any questions regarding admission and recognition of prior achievements, please contact Wuppertal University's Office for Student Admission and Registration for International Students.

If you are an international student, you are required to have sufficiently good proficiency in English at level B2 (CEFR), documented by providing the results of a recently passed language certificate.

We accept the following language certificates:

• TOEFL2 iBT (internet-based) with at least 79 points
• TOEFL Essentials (internet-based) with at least 8.0 score
• IELTS test, academic module with at least 6.0 band score
• Cambridge English Qualification with at least 173 points or certificate in B2 First, C1 Advanced, C2 Proficiency, B2 Business Vantage or C1 Business Higher
• PTE (Pearson Test of English) Academic with at least 67 points or
• telc English B2/C1 university
• NULTE certificate B2

All certificates must not be older than two years at the time of enrolment.

Only graduated BSc students from Australia, UK, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, USA do not need to provide a B2 language certificate.

All other BSc graduates must provide the B2 English language certificate according to the requirements on our website even if the BSc programme was taught in English.

For details on the language requirements, visit our website: https://www.csis.uni-wuppertal.de/en/application/formal-requirements/.

If you are a student with a German Bachelor's degree, you are required to prove English language skills at a B2 level. This can also be proven by the certificate of the Abitur.

I. Formal Application: 15 November to 31 March
Applications including the Bachelor's transcript and the scientific check sheet must be sent to the Application Service for International Students: uni-assist e.V.
For further information on the uni-assist application procedure, visit https://www.uni-assist.de/en/.

Applications are accepted even if the Bachelor's programme is not yet completed. Submit your most recent transcript.

For applicants with a German Bachelor's degree, a different application procedure applies; please check our website.

II. Scientific Check:
After a positive check by uni-assist, applications will be reviewed by the admission committee to check that the educational backgrounds comply with the scientific requirements of the study programme.

Admission letters will be issued by the office for student admission and registration for international students.

Life is not always straightforward and without stumbling blocks. Not giving up, facing these challenges and hurdles on your own path in life requires courage, perseverance, creativity and determination. The "Studienstiftung der Bergischen Universität Wuppertal" would like to promote these qualities and the corresponding positive attitude to life and reward them with its scholarship programme. The scholarship programme is aimed at students whose academic success is at risk for economic reasons.

Scholarships are awarded with special consideration given to personal circumstances and/or social commitment in the case of expected successful progress in studies as well as other requirements. The scholarship amount is up to 300 EUR per month. The scholarship is granted for up to one academic year. Payment is made monthly.

The University of Wuppertal also takes part in the "Deutschlandstipendium" programme, which offers funding as well.

The Career Service of the University of Wuppertal maintains a job portal on which job opportunities for students are advertised, which can be completed parallel to their studies and thus prepare them for entry into the job market.

Career Service of the University of Wuppertal

If you study in Germany, you don't automatically get a place in a student hall of residence. Living in Wuppertal is still quite cheap compared to the neighbouring cities of Düsseldorf or Cologne, but students have to find a room, an apartment or a place in a shared flat themselves. The "Studierendenwerk" in Wuppertal offers two options. For students, it offers 1,217 places in seven halls of residence, for which you should ideally apply four to six months before the start of the semester. The "Studierendenwerk" also provides information on housing offers from private tenants or online platforms.

Overview of dorms

The Career Service of the University of Wuppertal advises on questions of career orientation and career planning and supports students entering the world of work with advice and events such as job talks, excursions, recruiting days or skills workshops.

Career Service of the University of Wuppertal

Wuppertal University offers lots of support programmes especially for international students: During the first week of each semester, a welcome ceremony is held accompanied by events such as city tours, pub evenings, or trips to nearby cities. The International Students Team (IST) offers events as well as buddy programmes and language tandems. The university's own language learning institute (SLI) offers classes in German as a foreign language ranging from A1 to C1 within the common European language framework (CEFR).

The In Touch programme offers courses on German as a scientific and technical language. It includes orientation counselling, mentoring during studies and career as well as counselling services. The primary goal is to integrate and further qualify students with a refugee background professionally and interculturally, to lead them promptly to a degree that enables them to position themselves successfully on the regional and global labour market.

The University of Wuppertal is a modern university in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). With its diverse range of English- and German-language courses, its personal study atmosphere and its lively campus, the University of Wuppertal is popular with students from all over the world.

More than 150 university partnerships worldwide form its international network. Cooperation focuses on Asia (especially China), Latin America and the USA. The international partnerships not only promote the exchange of students and lecturers, but also joint research projects. The University of Wuppertal itself is a popular place to study: 110 countries are represented here.

With its nine faculties, 31 departments and 44 research institutes, the university offers a wide range of courses in the natural sciences, engineering, economics and humanities as well as in the fields of education, design and architecture. Around 23,000 students benefit from the top-class academic approach to teaching. The university's language institute offers German courses for all levels.

The University of Wuppertal has three campuses in the city of Wuppertal. The main Grifflenberg campus is located above the city of Wuppertal, as is the Freudenberg campus, which is just a few minutes' walk away. The Haspel campus, on the other hand, is located directly in the valley in Wuppertal-Unterbarmen. A dense network of public transportation makes it easy to travel between the campuses.

The university offers a lot of services especially for international students, including Welcome Days to start the semester, city tours, pub crawls, excursions and cultural events.

Discover the University of Wuppertal (Video)

Website of the University of Wuppertal for international students

Website of the language learning centre (SLI)

Website of the international students' registration and admission office

Instagram page of the university's international students team (IST)

Wuppertal is one of Germany’s largest university towns with some 350,000 inhabitants. It is situated in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), which is economically the most significant German state with an outstanding educational and cultural landscape. Wuppertal is located in the heart of Europe's largest metropolitan region (close to cities such as Dusseldorf or Cologne), which offers a high recreational value as well as job opportunities. 

The city of Wuppertal is an interesting mixture of outgoing metropolis and cosy village with a lot of leisure facilities. Due to the excellent train and transport network, you can travel within one hour from Wuppertal to Cologne, Bonn, Dortmund, Düsseldorf and many other cities.

One of the biggest attractions in Wuppertal is the suspension railway line ("Schwebebahn"), which carries passengers 12 metres over and above the Wupper River from the city centre to the surrounding city districts. The cars are suspended from a rail with wheels integrated into the roof, which makes you feel as if you are floating in the air.

This former industrial city looks back on an eventful history. The water power of the Wupper River was in every respect the formative element for the town. It is the basis of Wuppertal’s unique industrial history. The German philosopher Friedrich Engels is one of Wuppertal’s most famous sons, and you can learn more about his life and achievements at the Engels House. The Von der Heydt Art Museum is worth visiting for its impressive architecture alone, as is the Historische Stadthalle Wuppertal, which is acoustically among the best concert halls in Europe. Enjoy the easy-going atmosphere of the city on a long stroll through the city centre (especially the Luisenviertel) and the many gardens, parks and woods. Wuppertal is one of the greenest major cities in Germany. Five Wuppertal parks are part of the European Garden Network EGHN – more than in any other European city.

All in all, Wuppertal is a great place for recreation and relaxation. If you like hiking and enjoying nature but also want the experience of city life, you’ll find ideal conditions for studying here.

City Portrait Wuppertal

Wuppertal – the city of stairs

Tourism in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)