BSc Artificial Intelligence

About the course

An English-taught degree in the maths and computer science foundations of artificial intelligence: intelligent models, systems and algorithms, followed by specialisation in an application area. It is taught on campus in Erlangen.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• Germany: the Leaving Cert gives direct university entry only if you have the right subjects at the right levels. You need six subjects: at least two at Higher Level with H5 or better, and the other four at O6/H6 or better. The six must include two languages and Maths at O5/H6 or better. For STEM courses like this one you also need Higher Level Maths at H5 and a Higher Level science at H5. LCA and LCVP are not accepted. FAU publishes nothing specific on the Leaving Cert, so confirm with FAU Admissions.
• Qualification assessment: FAU converts your school grade into points and adds them to your score in a one-hour online test in upper-secondary maths and general problem solving (scored 0-100). The two parts count equally, and you need at least 140 points in total. You can sit the test only once per round. You cannot enrol if you have already finally failed a Computer Science, Data Science or Medical Engineering bachelor’s degree.
• English: at least B1+ CEFR (B2 for reading). Native speakers from countries where English is the first and main official language do not need to show proof, and FAU lists Ireland among them. Medium-of-instruction letters are not accepted. No German is needed to apply for winter 2026/27.

How to apply

1. Check your Leaving Cert subjectsMake sure you will have Higher Level Maths at H5 or better and a Higher Level science at H5 or better, plus the general German rules (six subjects, two languages).
2. Plan around the results dateIn 2026 the deadline was 31 May and certificates not issued by then could not be added later. Leaving Cert results come out in late August, so in practice you may need to apply the year after your Leaving Cert. Ask FAU Admissions before planning.
3. Apply on campoCreate an FAU IdM account and apply on campo from mid-April with officially certified copies of your documents. For 2026 nothing had to be posted.
4. Sit the online test and enrolTake the one-hour online test when invited (at least a week’s notice). With 140 points or more you can accept your place, pay the semester contribution, enrol and start in mid-October.

Costs

• No tuition fees for EU students. You pay only the FAU semester contribution, about €82 per semester (about €164 a year). One FAU programme site still shows an older figure of about €67, so check the current amount on FAU’s fees page. A discounted Germany-wide student transport ticket is optional and costs extra. No application fee was found for EU applicants.

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