Application and Admission Master's study programmes

All applicants with a frist professionally qualifying university degree in Germany (Bachelor´s degree or Diploma) can apply directly for their desired Master´s degree programme via the myBTU portal. This also applies to students who are already or were enroled at one of the locations of the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg and would like to apply for a Master's study programme or a change of study programme.

Please note: A Master´s degree obtained in Germany does not entitle applicants to apply via the myBTU portal. Please check which application procedures apply to you. 

Applicants who obtained their first university degree outside Germany (Bachelors´s degree or Diploma) must generally apply for a Master's degree programme via My assist application portal operated by uni- assist.This also applies to applicants who have already obtained a master´s degree from a German higher education institution.

Please apply via uni-assist if you have

• obtained your school leaving certificate and/or academic qualifications outside Germany
• or completed the Studienkolleg (preparatory course) with the Feststellungsprüfung (FSP)
• or obtained the AbiBac
• or previously been enrolled as an exchange student at the BTU and want to start a full time study.

Exceptions: Please apply directly via myBTU if you

• have obtained your Abitur at a Deutsche Schule abroad
• have obtained the European Baccalaureate
• wish to enrol at the BTU as an exchange student
• want to apply for our double degrees in architecture or power engineering
• want to apply for our dual degree programmes
• want apply for our degree programme in vocational education in healthcare professions