Auditing, Tax, Law and Finance

full time

Master of Science

Master
Degree

4 semesters

Standard period of study (amount)

Köln

Location

July 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

June 2025 (EU), June 2025 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • Tax Law
  • Commercial Law

Target group

The degree course offers students of the specialisations 'Operational Tax Theory/Auditing', 'Management and Controlling', 'External Accounting' and 'Law' a possibility for more in-depth study. With the intended recognition of learning achievements in accordance with Article 13b of the German Law Regulating the Profession of Public Auditors (WPO), the degree course also enables graduates to shorten the public auditor examination.

Admission modus

Local admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

Completion of a degree course in General Business Administration, Banking and Finance, Law or Economic Law with the minimum final degree grade of Bachelor or another relevant degree course with a final grade of 2.3. The Examination Board makes the decisions with regard to the relevance of the course.

Lecture period

  • 20.03.2023 - 14.07.2023
  • 23.09.2024 - 07.02.2025

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2024/2025)
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.04.2025 - 30.06.2025

    Please apply via our service partner Uni-Assist. For more information, please see www.uni-assist.de. Please note the differing application deadlines of the individual Master's degree programmes.

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.04.2025 - 30.06.2025

    Please apply via our service partner Uni-Assist. For more information, please see www.uni-assist.de. Please note the differing application deadlines of the individual Master's degree programmes.

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    02.05.2025 - 15.07.2025

    Please note the differing application deadlines of the individual Master's degree. For more information, please see

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    15.09.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

    Further information on how to apply for admission in a higher semester can be found at

Tuition fee

Languages of instruction

Main language

German