Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
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Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg is the second largest Hochschule in Hamburg and is one of seven research-focused German Applied Sciences Hochschulen within the UAS7 network.
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76 active programs · 21 English · 0 NC-frei
Bachelor (38)
Aeronautical Engineering
DEBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
Aeronautical engineering is a major growth industry, within which Hamburg is a leading worldwide player. The program works closely with the aviation industry to ensure students are taught on the basis...
View details →Applied Computer Science
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
The Bachelor's degree course in Applied Computer Science enables students to experience technologies, methods and challenges around planning, realizing, evolving and operating IT systems of all shapes...
View details →Automotive Engineering
DEBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
Automotive engineering is a key driver of economic development and industrial innovation in Germany and worldwide. The program focuses on developing mobility solutions with creative approaches to desi...
View details →Biomedical Engineering
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Biomedical engineering is one of the world's major growth sectors and promises to generate dynamic developments in the future. Many of its key technologies, such as imaging, computer-assisted communic...
View details →Biotechnology
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Biotechnology cuts across disciplines, encompassing aspects not only of biology and biochemistry, but also of physics, chemistry, process engineering, materials science and IT. At its core, it centres...
View details →Business Information Systems
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
This interdisciplinary degree course in Business Information Systems combines the study of computer science with a grounding in business administration. The spread of digitalisation is reaching more a...
View details →Clothing Technology and Management
DEBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
This Bachelor of Engineering degree course in Clothing Technology and Management is designed to provide students with a broad base of knowledge and skills for the diverse range of potential career cha...
View details →Communication Design
DEBachelor of Arts (B.A.)
The Bachelor of Arts degree course in Communication Design at HAW Hamburg is broad-based. It encompasses the subdisciplines of brand, editorial and interaction design, typography, time-dependent media...
View details →Computer Science for Technical Systems
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
This Bachelor's degree course teaches how to use and control technical systems in smart environments which control autonomous devices in settings such as home automation, smart cities and post-industr...
View details →Education and Learning in Childhood
DEBachelor of Arts (B.A.)
This Bachelor's degree course in Education and Learning in Childhood qualifies graduates to provide early enrichment and support to children and young people up to the age of 14. The course brings tog...
View details →eGovernment
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
The eGovernment bachelor's program combines informatics and computer science with public administration. In this field, technological solutions are developed for the digitalization, modernization, and...
View details →Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Electrical engineering and information technology are fundamental to solving the challenges facing today's industrial societies. HAW Hamburg's degree course will give you the academic basis you need i...
View details →Environmental Engineering
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
This Bachelor of Science degree course in Environmental Engineering explores ways to sustainably manage and implement natural resources, renewable energies, energy saving, the purification of sewage/w...
View details →European Computer Science
DE+ENBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
An increasingly global economy needs computing specialists with internationally transferable skills. The Bachelor's degree course in European Computer Science provides preparation for these challenges...
View details →Fashion Design Costume Design
DEBachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Fashion designers create collections, starting with samples and progressing via choice of colours and materials to the final, factory-ready product. They might work for a fashion house or textile busi...
View details →Hazard Control
DEBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
Natural disasters, technical failures, chemical incidents, major fires – all these and other hazards pose a threat to people, property and the environment. Successfully combating and preventing these...
View details →Health Sciences
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Improving health at population level via preventive and health promotion measures is at the heart of health sciences, which seeks to analyse and gain insights into factors that influence sickness and...
View details →Illustration
DEBachelor of Arts (B.A.)
HAW Hamburg's Bachelor of Arts in Illustration is the only degree course of its kind in Germany. It provides a robust artistic, technical and theoretical grounding in a wide range of media and applica...
View details →Industrial Engineering
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Industrial engineering links engineering to business in order to produce graduates competent in finding cross-disciplinary solutions to complex problems. The degree course is offered in partnership wi...
View details →Information Engineering
ENBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Today's complex information processing systems require specialists with comprehensive know-how regarding the software, hardware and information technology aspects of such systems. The international Ba...
View details →Interdisciplinary Healthcare and Management
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
This Bachelor's degree course in Interdisciplinary Healthcare and Management provides qualified healthcare professionals (nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech and lan...
View details →International Business
ENBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
The International Business Bachelor's degree course (B.Sc.) qualifies students to take on roles in companies and organisations in Germany and beyond. Students acquire the skills to work either in spec...
View details →Library and Information Management
DEBachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Access to various media, information and data are central to information equality and participation in a democratic society, as well as to an open, networked and lively learning and research culture....
View details →Logistics
DE+ENBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Economic life has changed massively in recent years, and with it the world of logistics: more fragile supply chains, geopolitical uncertainties, green logistics solutions, growing demands in online re...
View details →Marketing Business Studies
DE+ENBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Our Bachelor's degree course in Marketing/Business Studies provides you with a broad spectrum of knowledge and skills for marketing, from the analytical – for example, marketing research and accountin...
View details →Mechanical Engineering
ENBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
A sustainable world needs well-trained, motivated engineers. Our bachelor degree programme offers "Mechanical Engineering made in Germany" entirely in English language. As a B.Sc. graduate, you will b...
View details →Mechanical Engineering and Production
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
The Bachelor's program in Mechanical Engineering and Production, offered at the Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg, provides comprehensive education in the field of engineering. Located...
View details →Mechatronics
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Mechatronics technology is setting trends for the twenty-first century and generating close interconnections among established engineering subdisciplines, including information technology and mechanic...
View details →Media and Communications
DEBachelor of Arts (B.A.)
The Media and Communications degree course provides students with a comprehensive qualification for media and communications professions requiring digital skills. In close cooperation with Germany's t...
View details →Media Systems
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
The practice-oriented Media Systems degree course qualifies students as computer scientists specialised in digital media who, in addition to posessing core computer science knowledge, are skilled in t...
View details →Media Technology
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
The practice-oriented Media Technology degree course qualifies students as engineers who – in addition to possessing core knowledge in the areas of mathematics, computer science, technology and the na...
View details →Midwifery
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Graduates of the cooperative B.Sc. degree programme in Midwifery are qualified to practice as midwives. Through academic and evidence-based study and reflection, you will acquire the skills necessary...
View details →Nursing
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
This cooperative degree programme in Nursing delivers a double qualification: an academic degree and comprehensive vocational training for a professional licence in nursing. The theoretical course tra...
View details →Nutrition and Home Economics
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
This Bachelor of Science degree course is centred around the practical application of scientific expertise and is interdisciplinary in nature, encompassing science, social science and economics-orient...
View details →Process Engineering
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Process engineering revolves around the technical procedures surrounding the transformation of materials into products. It is highly diverse and interdisciplinary in nature; the processes it encompass...
View details →Public Management
DEBachelor of Arts (B.A.)
This Bachelor's degree course in Public Management forms the basis for a career in the upper intermediate grade of general administrative services (gehobener allgemeiner Verwaltungsdienst) in the publ...
View details →Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Management
DEBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Securing our future energy supply on the basis of a high proportion of energy from renewable sources and a decentralised, interconnected system is one of the central societal challenges of our time. T...
View details →Social Work
DEBachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Social work is a vocational profession and an academic discipline with the aim of promoting social justice, security and cohesion and empowering people to identify and use their self-competence and re...
View details →Master (36)
Aeronautical Engineering
DEMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
Over the last sixty years, aviation has evolved into a method of mass transportation of people and goods, a development which seems set to continue into the future and which presents the industry with...
View details →Applied Family Sciences
DEMaster of Arts (M.A.)
HAW is the first and thus far only higher education institution in a German-speaking country to offer an Applied Family Sciences degree course. Designed to be studied alongside part-time professional...
View details →Automation Technology
DEMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
Digitalisation is advancing into ever more areas of our economy and society; what has been termed 'Industry 4.0' is a point of intersection between production and up-to-the-minute information and comm...
View details →Automotive Engineering
DEMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
Automotive engineering is a key driver of economic development and industrial innovation in Germany and worldwide. This Master's degree course is designed for Bachelor's or Diplom (or equivalent) grad...
View details →Biomedical Engineering
ENMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
Biomedical engineering is a leading growth sector nationally and globally. The Master's program focuses on key technologies such as physiological and technical control loops, medical imaging, and assi...
View details →Communication Design
DEMaster of Arts (M.A.)
This Master's degree course in Communication Design builds on and deepens the skills acquired in the Bachelor's degree course. The focus is on applying holistic thinking to develop communications prod...
View details →Computational Methods in Mechanical Engineering
DE+ENMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
Numerical computation and simulation are integral parts of today's computer-assisted development and computer-aided engineering (CAE) processes. The extremely rapid pace at which new hardware and soft...
View details →Computer Science
DEMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
This Master's degree course in Computer Science is a four-semester program designed for graduates with a Bachelor's or equivalent degree in computer science or comparable disciplines. The program feat...
View details →Digital Communication
DEMaster of Arts (M.A.)
This Master's degree course in Digital Communication focuses on high-quality journalism in the digital age. Students work in a realistic newsroom environment to produce an online magazine called FINK....
View details →Digital Reality
DEMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
The Master's degree course in Digital Reality focuses on virtual, augmented and mixed reality technologies. Created on the basis of close links between media and IT, this program prepares graduates fo...
View details →Digital Transformation in the Information and Media Sector
DEMaster of Arts (M.A.)
Graduates of the Digital Transformation Master's degree course plan, develop, organise, manage, carry out, supervise and evaluate processes, projects and products as part of the digital transformation...
View details →Engineering Design and Product Development in Mechanical Engineering
DEMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
This Master's degree course in Engineering Design and Product Development in Mechanical Engineering helps students acquire key skills needed to tackle complex challenges in product development with a...
View details →European
ENMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
This Master's degree course focuses on medical technology and healthcare business, a leading national and international growth sector. The program provides comprehensive skills across various roles in...
View details →Fashion Design Costume Design Textile Design
DEMaster of Arts (M.A.)
This Master of Arts degree course is structured to build on existing technical skills in drawing and painting. Numerous workshops and labs enable students to learn practical techniques, contextualised...
View details →Food Science
DE+ENMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
This M.Sc. degree course in Food Science, centring on both research and practical application, spans a number of academic disciplines, fusing knowledge and skills in technology, physics, sensory syste...
View details →Games
DEMaster of Arts (M.A.)
Plenty of space for gaming professionals! This Master's program focuses on games development and design. The program is offered at the Art and Media Campus in Hamburg.
View details →Health Sciences
DE+ENMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
The M.Sc. in Health Sciences is a four-semester, research-oriented Master's degree course. Students are prepared for research as well as managerial positions in the growing field of public health and...
View details →Illustration
DEMaster of Arts (M.A.)
This Master of Arts degree course in Illustration is structured to build on existing technical skills in drawing and painting. Numerous workshops and labs enable students to learn practical techniques...
View details →Industrial Engineering
DEMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
Industrial engineering is an interdisciplinary field whose significance to various businesses is increasing. Specialists in this area are as up to speed with the day-to-day tasks of designers and prod...
View details →Information and Communications Engineering
ENMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
This Master's degree course in Information and Communication Technology links up key subdisciplines from electrical engineering, electronics, information engineering and IT, and pinpoints and illumina...
View details →Interdisciplinary Healthcare and Management
DEMaster of Education (M.Ed.)
The Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Healthcare and Management prepares healthcare professionals to address changing demographics, disease spectrums, and medical advances in a resource-limited hea...
View details →International Business
ENMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
The Master of Science degree course in International Business provides a solid basis for a career in the global business world, enabling students to manage complex processes and structures in a consta...
View details →International Logistics and Management
DE+ENMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
In a globalised world determined by separate, interlinking, specialised functions, logistics is a key area of a business, alongside purchasing, production and marketing, and crucial to gaining a compe...
View details →Marketing and Innovation Management
DEMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
The Master's degree course in Marketing and Innovation Management focuses on three key developments: digital transformation, technological change, and artificial intelligence, which are bringing rapid...
View details →Microelectronic Systems
ENMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
The Master's degree in Microelectronic Systems focuses on the field of microelectronics, which is at the heart of information engineering. The program encompasses the design, production, testing and a...
View details →Multichannel Trade Management
DE+ENMaster of Arts (M.A.)
Today's world of international trade is a key pillar of global business and economic activity which both requires and makes possible the bundling and channelling of highly complex structures into effi...
View details →Nursing
DEMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
Nursing is evolving into an ever more challenging profession. This degree course, designed to be completed alongside active part-time nursing practice, endows professionals with academic and practical...
View details →Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
DE+ENMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
The Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Master's degree course is designed to build consecutively on a Bachelor's degree course in Biotechnology. It seeks to enhance students' knowledge of pharmaceutical pro...
View details →Process Engineering
ENMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
This Master's degree course focuses on digitalisation and Industry 4.0 in the various phases of the processing-plant life cycle. Automation, digital plant design, data handling, computational simulati...
View details →Production Technology and Management
DE+ENMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
This Master's degree course in Production Technology and Management provides its graduates with the tools they need to find a firm place in the internationally interconnected world of production and d...
View details →Public Management
DEMaster of Arts (M.A.)
This is a cooperative continuing education Master's degree course in Public Management, run in collaboration with the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. The program builds on skills attained in stude...
View details →Renewable Energy Systems – Environmental and Process Engineering
ENMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
The international Master's degree course in Renewable Energy Systems looks at the technology and engineering of wind, solar and bio-energy systems as well as downstream systems for energy transformati...
View details →Social Work
DEMaster of Arts (M.A.)
The key mission at the heart of this Master's degree course in Social Work is to enable people in difficult life situations which fall under the target areas of social support to access social opportu...
View details →Sound – Vision
DEMaster of Arts (M.A.)
This is a unique degree course in Germany with two separate branches (Sound/Vision and Games) that unite design, development and research skills relating to time-based and interactive media formats. T...
View details →Sound Vision Games
OTHERMaster of Arts (M.A.)
This is the only degree course of its kind in Germany, consisting of two separate branches that unite design, development and research skills relating to time-based and interactive media formats. The...
View details →Sustainable Energy Systems
DEMaster of Science (M.Sc.)
The Master's degree course in Sustainable Energy Systems in Mechanical Engineering at HAW Hamburg teaches broad-based expertise in sustainable energy provision and efficient energy use. The first two...
View details →Other (2)
Public Health
ENOther
The Master of Public Health course aims to equip students with the awareness, knowledge and skills required to address deep-rooted and emerging health issues. It focuses on challenges such as ageing p...
View details →Social and Health Management
DEOther
The Social and Health Management part-time continuing education MBA enables students to develop leadership and management skills. Over five semesters, students expand their management expertise with a...
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Non-EU applicants apply via uni-assist (document verification + APS certificate for some countries). EU applicants apply directly. You need a recognised degree, language certificate, motivation letter and CV. After admission, open a Sperrkonto and book a visa appointment at your local German embassy.
- Pick a programme — Browse the programme list above — filter by language, degree, field.
- Verify your eligibility — Check Anabin/APS for your country and degree-equivalence rules.
- Get language certificate — TestDaF/DSH for German, IELTS/TOEFL for English-taught programmes.
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Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences) is a public higher-education institution located in Hamburg, Germany. It is recognised by the German Hochschulkompass and BMBF.
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Most public German universities — including Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences) — charge no tuition fees for international Bachelor/Master students. You only pay a semester contribution (~150–350 EUR) which usually includes a public-transport ticket.
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Non-EU applicants typically apply via uni-assist (document verification + APS certificate for some countries). EU applicants apply directly. Documents needed: secondary school diploma, transcripts, language certificate, CV, motivation letter.
What language requirements does Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences) have? ▼
German-taught programmes require TestDaF 4×4, DSH-2, or telc C1 Hochschule. English-taught programmes usually accept IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL 90. Some Master programmes accept both languages.
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Living in Hamburg typically costs 800–1200 EUR/month (rent, food, transport, insurance). Most cities have an active Studentenwerk that offers affordable dormitories, canteens (Mensa), and counselling.