Applications

Application documents

We are delighted that you are interested in our Master's program for graduates of the Design, WiWi and Mechanical Engineering courses!

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Application for the winter semester

You can find out about the procedure from spring each year here
You can apply from March 1, the deadline is mid-May 2025 for the start of studies in October of that year.
The oral examination is expected to take place on June 17, 2025.

The portfolio is not subject to any specific layout requirements, and no topic or task will be set.
The following documents are required for the application:

  • Completed application form (online for the winter semester, pdf for the summer semester)
  • Copy of the Bachelor's certificate and the Bachelor's diploma (minimum overall grade 2.0). For graduates from China and Vietnam: APS certificate (min. overall grade 2.0)
  • DSH-2 language certificate, if applicable
  • Letter of motivation (max. one DIN A4 page)
  • Curriculum vitae
  • If available: Proof of a design-, strategy-, development-, ecology- or interaction-oriented internship (you must provide proof of an internship totaling 15 weeks by the time you register for the thesis)
  • a written declaration by the applicant that he or she has produced the submitted work samples independently.
  • If the Bachelor's certificate cannot yet be submitted, a certificate from the Examination Office stating the current grades and performance record including the ECTS credit points (at least 150 in total) or a provisional examination certificate can also be submitted. In justified exceptional cases, the Bachelor's certificate and the Bachelor's diploma can be submitted later up to the time of enrollment. ”

Applications will not be checked for completeness until the application deadline. Please refrain from calling or writing to us. We will inform you promptly by post or e-mail.

Further details can be found in the spring for applications for the winter semester here:
https://fk8.uni-wuppertal.de/de/studium/bewerbung/studienzugang/termine-eignungsfeststellung/strategische-produkt-und-innovationsentwicklung-ma/

Information for applicants with a foreign degree
An application via Uni-Assist is not necessary.

Language requirements for admission to the degree program
Foreign-language applicants who wish to enrol in a German-language degree program and have not obtained their degree qualification at a German-language institution must provide proof of sufficient German language skills before commencing their studies.

In order to enrol on a degree course at BUW, proof of the “German Language Test for Admission to Higher Education for Foreign Language Applicants” with a minimum result of “DSH-2” is required. The DSH is held at the BUW twice a year (March/September).

Please contact our Internationales Studierendensekretariat if you have any questions regarding the language certificate or admission to studies with a foreign degree.


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Admission requirements

We look forward to receiving your application if you meet the following admission requirements:

Successful completion of a bachelor’s degree program with a minimum of 180 ECTS (credit points) in one of the following disciplines: indus-trial design (or industry design); product design (special focus: technical or strategic product development) or a related design study course; mechanical engineering or (business) economics (special focus in each case: product or innovation development).

An overall grade of 2.0 or better in the bachelor’s degree.

For Chinese students, the overall grade on the Academic Evaluation Centre (APS) Certificate must be at least 2.0.

A good working knowledge of English is also desired.

Do not apply for this program if your overall grade is not 2.0 or better.