FAQ for prospective students

• High practical relevance through an internship semester and project work during studies
• Possibility of dual cooperative studies
• High share of lab practice and seminars
• Final theses deal with real problems from the working world
• Professors with profound professional experience
• Sessional lecturers from the professional world
• Contents are mostly taught in smaller courses like seminars

• UAS: Application-oriented studies
  University: Science-oriented studies
• UAS: Cooperative doctorate/Ph.D. or doctorate at the doctoral center
  University: Doctorate/Ph.D.
• UAS: Smaller study groups
  University: Focus on theory and science
• UAS: Intensive support for the students
  University: Provides extensive basic knowledge
• UAS: Internship semester during studies
  University: Wider range of disciplines and subjects
• UAS: Professors with profound professional experience    

Having obtained a master's degree, you can do a doctorate in our doctoral center or a cooperative doctorate.

Our Campus for Professional Development offers prep courses for studying at FHWS.

The English-taught Bachelor’s programmes at FHWS are designed as twin programmes alongside the existing German-taught Bachelor’s programmes (thus we call them TWIN Programme). Those programmes let you complete your studies in both German and English. You will also do cultural and linguistic training during those TWIN Programmes.

The standard length of a programme is seven semesters including one internship semester. An exception is our Bachelor's degree in Architecture (eight semesters) as well as the Bachelor's in Specialised Translation (six semesters).

You can obtain bachelor's and master's degrees from THWS. Through our new doctoral center NYSis, you can also complete a doctorate of engineering with us. Visit the overview of all degree programmes at THWS. Further information and many videos are available from the page programme info for prospective students [German only].

If you transferred from another higher education institution or from another FHWS faculty, you may be able to transfer some of the credits previously earned. Please contact the Department of Student Affairs (HSST) first. There, you will receive a form with which the respective module managers have to confirm the credit transfer. You will also find information on the page about applying for higher semesters.

You will find information on the page about applying for higher semesters.

Yes, all students must have health insurance? For more information about fees or waivers, please contact a statutory health insurance company like AOK. Further information is also available from the information about allocation procedures in programmes with restricted admission. (page 13, German only)

Please note sections 2.1 and 2.3.2 of the information about allocation procedures in programmes with restricted admission [German only].

In admission-restricted bachelor's programmes, the decision on admission or rejection of an applicant is made by Hochschulstart, which is the provider of the central application portal.

Please see the pages providing general information regarding your application.

You will find the application period for the winter semester in our online application portal APPLY.

You will find the application period for the summer semester in our online application portal APPLY.

An overview of the start of our degree programmes is available from the information sheet for applicants on page 1 [German only].