MA Digital Data Management

The following are required for admission to the program:

• A first university degree with 180 ECTS credits from a university recognized by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany.
• At least 12 months of full-time work experience relevant to the course content, including at least two months in the field of (digital) information and data science. In justified cases, exceptions to this rule may be permitted upon application. Qualifying activities as a research assistant, intern or project employee after completion of the first university degree are also eligible for recognition, provided that these are essentially conducive to the study content. The required practical time of one year in total can be acquired cumulatively. The period in which it was acquired should be within the last five years prior to the date of application. Upon application, an extension of the time frame may be considered.

The application is made online via the MyCampus university portal of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.

In addition to the online application, the following documents must be submitted in paper form:

• University degree certificate(s) including Diploma Supplement
• Proof of previous professional experience
• Letter of motivation

For submission, please use the supplementary sheet "application documents to be submitted" on the last or penultimate page of your personal checklist, which is available at the end of the online application in the MyCampus university portal. This lists all the supporting documents that you must submit in paper form based on the information you provided in the online application. In addition, the checklist contains information on the rest of the procedure. The deadline for submission is the last day of the enrollment period. The date of receipt at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is decisive.

The maximum 3-page motivation letter of the applicants should provide information about the motivation and the identification with the chosen studies and the intended profession. In particular, the motivation to study should be presented in a differentiated manner and placed in the context of the applicant's previous career and professional prospects.

The evaluation is based on the following criteria:

• the length should not exceed three pages
• comprehensible justification of the motivation to study in the context of previous studies, professional activity as well as professional perspectives.
• reflection on the expectations of the study program against the background of the modules and competence goals of the study program.
• Formal aspects such as internal structuring of the text, clarity of language, grammar, etc.

All applicants who fulfill the admission requirements for the study program Digital Data Management will participate in the allocation of study places. In the allocation of study places for the first semester, the following are deducted from the number of study places to be allocated (usually 25) will be deducted in advance:

• all applicantswho could not accept an earlier admission due to service
• 11 % for applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification
• 3 3 % for applicants who are to be considered on the basis of hardship.

The remaining study places are allocated 90 % according to the results of a university selection procedure and 10 % according to waiting time. The selection procedure is based on the following criteria (weighting in brackets):

• grade of the university degree qualifying for the profession (40 %)
• previous professional experience (35 %)
• letter of motivation (25 %)

• officially certified copy of the university entrance qualification or the university degree certificate
• Insurance certificate of the statutory health insurance for students or proof of exemption from the statutory insurance obligation
• Proof of payment or order confirmation of the semester fee
• photograph for the issuance of the Campus.Card
• If applicable, certificate of exmatriculation from the last university attended
• If applicable, further documents according to the enrollment application form

Der Immatrikulationsantrag wird online im MyCampus-Hochschulportal der Fachhochschule Potsdam gestellt und ist anschließend zusammen mit den im Antrag aufgeführten Nachweisen in Papierform einzureichen. Für die Einreichung der Unterlagen gilt der Tag der Immatrikulationsfrist (Posteingang an der FH Potsdam).

There are various application procedures at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. General information on application and enrollment procedures as well as information on part-time studies, guest auditors and second degree studies can be found on the general application pages.