{"id":2242,"date":"2021-06-09T09:43:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T07:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/?page_id=2242"},"modified":"2025-09-30T17:14:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:14:30","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/studium\/master\/sse\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) &#8211; SSE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2242\" class=\"elementor elementor-2242\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-108e1ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"108e1ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddc73bc\" data-id=\"ddc73bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3582e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"3582e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"1933\" class=\"elementor elementor-1933\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-404d2cb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"404d2cb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c26864e\" data-id=\"c26864e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cbc3604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cbc3604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master Software Systems Engineering<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca0ec9 elementor-alert-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"cca0ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Seite nur auf Englisch verf\u00fcgbar (page available in English only)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">Die Information zum Master Software Systems Engineering sind derzeit nur in English verf\u00fcgbar. Englische Sprachkenntnisse sind eine Zugangsvoraussetzung f\u00fcr diesen Master-Studiengang.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1100db25 elementor-nav-menu__align-center elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"1100db25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot; aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Men\u00fc\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-horizontal e--pointer-background e--animation-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul 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class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) \u2013 SSE<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/studium\/master\/sse\/contact\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Help &#038; contact \u2013 SSE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e439469 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e439469\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__d522796\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Inhaltsverzeichnis \u00f6ffnen\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__d522796\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Inhaltsverzeichnis schlie\u00dfen\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__d522796\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b86f1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b86f1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9a0fa4\" data-id=\"f9a0fa4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e85c12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e85c12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For students interested in studying SSE<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-daf8915 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"daf8915\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c82714\" data-id=\"3c82714\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b95bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25b95bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the tuition fees \/ costs for studying SSE?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24cddb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24cddb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">There are currently\u00a0<em>no tuition fees<\/em> for studying the SSE master program, <em>but there is a unversity fee<\/em> for a <em>social contribution<\/em> and the <em>student public transport ticket<\/em> allowing the usage of parts of the public transport in the city of Aachen and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia at no further cost.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">Currently, there are discussions with the relevant ministry to develop a legal framework that could permit the introduction of tuition fees for international students from non-EU countries at RWTH. Updates are provided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwth-aachen.de\/go\/id\/bqmn\/lidx\/1\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b46b8 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-square elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"11b46b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/root\/Studium\/Vor-dem-Studium\/Internationale-Studierende\/Organisation-des-Studienaufenthaltes\/Internationale-Studierende\/~bqmo\/Kosten\/?lidx=1\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Costs for studying (RWTH Aachen University website)\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/root\/Studium\/Vor-dem-Studium\/Internationale-Studierende\/Organisation-des-Studienaufenthaltes\/Internationale-Studierende\/~bqmo\/Kosten\/?lidx=1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCosts for studying (RWTH Aachen University website)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b03a8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b03a8c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a78e575\" data-id=\"a78e575\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c22355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c22355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do non-academic qualifications improve the admission chances?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6e18c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b6e18c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We do not consider qualifications other than those we explicity require. In other words, other documents or certificiates are not considered for the admission decision. For example, we <strong>do not consider<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>certificates, online courses, and exams obtained from institutions other than recognized universities<\/li>\n<li>letters of recommendation<\/li>\n<li>professional experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ca4df1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ca4df1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1575547\" data-id=\"1575547\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c6a6f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c6a6f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can I study SSE online \/ from abroad?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2122c68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2122c68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No, the SSE master program has courses that may require the students&#8217; in-person attendance and the exams usually require attendance. Note that the respective courses often require a regular attendance, e.g. every week, and the exams are usually spread over weeks such that travelling to Aachen for the mandatory courses and exams is likely no feasible solution.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">While for most courses the students&#8217; presence is not mandatory, we highly recommend to attend the lectures and exercises as this allows students to better follow the courses, to directly enter a dialog when questions arise, and to learn together with other students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09888f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09888f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f61b647\" data-id=\"f61b647\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-711ceb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"711ceb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is there no option to apply for (the first semester in) SSE in RWTHonline?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8025170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8025170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"question-no-option-to-appy-in-rwth-online\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d48fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41d48fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You <b>cannot apply at any time<\/b> for a first semester start in the SSE master program but only during certain time periods. To apply for the SSE master program you always have to apply via <a href=\"https:\/\/online.rwth-aachen.de\/\">RWTHonline<\/a> (you first need to register and then you can submit your application(s)). If you <strong>cannot select SSE master program in RWTHonline<\/strong> when entering an application for admission, then the application for admission time window is probably not open. If you can select the SSE master program but you <strong>cannot select the first semester as entrance semester<\/strong> (you can only select a higher semester), then the application for admission time window for a first semester start in SSE is probably not open.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd930ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd930ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0072727\" data-id=\"0072727\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c113ab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c113ab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the meaning of \"entrance semester\" or \"first semester start\"?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0011f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0011f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students that have completed an undergraduate (bachelor) degree and want to study the SSE master program have to apply for admission for the first semester as entrance semester, i.e., if they are accepted they can start their studies in the first semester. Students that have already studied one or more semesters in a master degree that is similar to SSE and want to switch to the SSE master program at RWTH Aachen University can apply for admission with a higher semester as entrance semester. Most of our applicants do not have studied a similar master program before, but apply with an undergraduate (bachelor) degree. Thus, for most students only the application for admission for a first semester start is relevant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b605a2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b605a2e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-378862b\" data-id=\"378862b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa00643 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa00643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the time windows for submitting applications for admissions?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bef88c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bef88c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since the SSE master program only starts in winter terms, applications for admissions for a first semester as entrance semester, can only be submitted during the application for admission time window for winter terms. For a start in summer terms only applications for admissions for higher semesters can be submitted. For the application for admission time periods refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/master-sse\/application-for-admission\/\">Application for Admission<\/a> page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-323c944 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"323c944\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b05a8e\" data-id=\"9b05a8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-859e8de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"859e8de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For students enrolled to the SSE master program<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7aed26b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7aed26b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a368543\" data-id=\"a368543\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9014518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9014518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is there an introduction to the SSE master program?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc3003f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc3003f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, there is a <b>introduction to the SSE master program<\/b> given by the academic advisory for SSE. It usually takes place at the first day of the semester or shortly before this. Newly enrolled SSE students should receive an email with more information on this event approximately a few weeks before the event. If you do not get this email, contact the academic advisory for SSE.<\/p><p>Information on the introduction event will also be published to the Computer Science Faculty&#8217;s website (see link below).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f737371 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-square elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f737371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/informatik\/Studium\/Im-Studium\/~cpjfn\/Einfuehrungsveranstaltungen\/?lidx=1\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Introduction events for the Computer Science Faculty&#039;s study programs\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/informatik\/Studium\/Im-Studium\/~cpjfn\/Einfuehrungsveranstaltungen\/?lidx=1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntroduction events for the Computer Science Faculty's study programs\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1e5dc5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1e5dc5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e907a8c\" data-id=\"e907a8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c27f9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c27f9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to receive important announcements?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05c7b65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05c7b65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once you enrolled as student of the Software Systems Engineering master program, we highly recommend to <b>register for the mailing list<\/b> managed by the academic advisory for Software Systems Engineering. Only enrolled SSE students using their RWTH Aachen University email address will be accepted for joining the mailing list. Note that the acceptance is a manual process that may take some time as usually collect and process a batch of requests.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">The academic advisory will announce important information via this mailing list. Only the academic advisory can post to this mailing list, i.e. this mailing list is not meant to the SSE students to communicate with each other. We recommend the SSE students to connect with each other using social media or messengers (e.g. directly after after the introduction event for SSE students).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8c51b elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-square elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"bd8c51b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.rwth-aachen.de\/postorius\/lists\/sse-students.lists.rwth-aachen.de\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Academic advisory mailing list for Software Systems Engineering students\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lists.rwth-aachen.de\/postorius\/lists\/sse-students.lists.rwth-aachen.de\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcademic advisory mailing list for Software Systems Engineering students\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOnly students enrolled to the SSE master program can subscribe to this mailing list\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b462a80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b462a80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee92d73\" data-id=\"ee92d73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d0a640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d0a640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to find lecture halls?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6ffef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6ffef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">RWTH Aachen University is not a university with only one central campus, but it has multiple campuses and buildings spread across the city of Aachen. Below you find links to websites that can help you find the way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d71c434 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-square elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"d71c434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/Informatik\/Fachgruppe\/Informatik-Zentrum\/~most\/Lageplaene\/?lidx=1\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Map of the main buildings of the Computer Science faculty (Computer Science faculty website)\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/Informatik\/Fachgruppe\/Informatik-Zentrum\/~most\/Lageplaene\/?lidx=1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMap of the main buildings of the Computer Science faculty (Computer Science faculty website)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8da109a elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-square elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"8da109a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/root\/Die-RWTH\/Kontakt-Anreise\/~epe\/RWTH-Navigator\/?lidx=1\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"RWTH room navigator (RWTH Aachen University website)\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/root\/Die-RWTH\/Kontakt-Anreise\/~epe\/RWTH-Navigator\/?lidx=1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRWTH room navigator (RWTH Aachen University website)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbebaa9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbebaa9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d0e78b\" data-id=\"6d0e78b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e944d1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e944d1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where to find the bridge course \"Foundations of Informatics\"?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d549e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0d549e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some students are admitted to the SSE master program with the condition to complete the bridge course &#8220;<i>Foundations of Informatics<\/i>&#8221; (see the admission letter). More information is provided on the bridge course&#8217;s website.<\/p><p>Note: Do not confuse the bridge course &#8220;<i>Foundations of Informatics<\/i>&#8221; with the bridge course &#8220;<i>Computer Science&#8221;<\/i> (German: &#8220;<i>Vorkurs Informatik&#8221;<\/i>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de85faf elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-square elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"de85faf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.bit.uni-bonn.de\/teaching\/22ws\/brico\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Bridge Course &quot;Foundations of Informatics&quot; 2022\/2023 website\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.bit.uni-bonn.de\/teaching\/22ws\/brico\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBridge Course \"Foundations of Informatics\" 2022\/2023 website\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e397842 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e397842\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-407be0a\" data-id=\"407be0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bac30a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bac30a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to add the German course to my student record?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235563f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"235563f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First, make sure that you register for a German course with at least 4 lecture hours per week (German: Semesterwochenstunden, SWS).<\/p><p>Once you completed the German course, the language center will provide you with a certificate. To add the course to your record, send the certificate to the central examination office&#8217;s (German: Zentrales Pr\u00fcfungsamt, ZPA) contact responsible for Software Systems Engineering.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e4ba2 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-square elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"45e4ba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/root\/studium\/Im-Studium\/Pruefungsangelegenheiten\/~cbcn\/Kontakte-im-ZPA-nach-Sachgebieten\/lidx\/1\/?search=Software+Systems+Engineering\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Central examination office contact persons\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/root\/studium\/Im-Studium\/Pruefungsangelegenheiten\/~cbcn\/Kontakte-im-ZPA-nach-Sachgebieten\/lidx\/1\/?search=Software+Systems+Engineering\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCentral examination office contact persons\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb1d6b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb1d6b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1674487\" data-id=\"1674487\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02237e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02237e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to register my master thesis topic?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a797955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a797955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First, make sure you are allowed to register your master thesis. You need to fulfill at least the following two conditions:<\/p><ul><li>You have completed courses for 60 credit points (\u00a712 (2) SSE <a href=\"http:\/\/PO\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">examination regulations<\/a>).<\/li><li>You have completed all conditions you were assigned in your admission letter &#8211; if any (\u00a73 (6) common <a href=\"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/pos-und-modulhandbuecher\/\">examination regulations<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul><p>When you are allowed to register your master thesis and you have found a topic, talk to your supervisor about the registration. Often, the thesis topic registration is not done directly, but after you had some time to get familiar with the topic and the research objective. As academic advisory, we recommend that this should not take more than 4-8 weeks as you should not have to spend too much time on the master thesis before the official start.<\/p><p>Once your supervisor and examiner say the thesis is ready for registration, send the following pieces of information to the central examination office&#8217;s (German: Zentrales Pr\u00fcfungsamt, ZPA) contact responsible for Software Systems Engineering:<\/p><ul><li>Name<\/li><li>Student id<\/li><li>Thesis title (in English and, optionally, in German)<\/li><li>First examiner (not the supervisor)<\/li><\/ul><div>The examination office will then provide the registration form, where the first part will already be filled out and signed by the examination office. You and the examiner then need to sign the form as well and forward it to the Computer Science faculty&#8217;s examination board.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c3b44 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-square elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"48c3b44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/root\/studium\/Im-Studium\/Pruefungsangelegenheiten\/~cbcn\/Kontakte-im-ZPA-nach-Sachgebieten\/lidx\/1\/?search=Software+Systems+Engineering\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Central examination office contact persons\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/root\/studium\/Im-Studium\/Pruefungsangelegenheiten\/~cbcn\/Kontakte-im-ZPA-nach-Sachgebieten\/lidx\/1\/?search=Software+Systems+Engineering\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCentral examination office contact persons\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7603a63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7603a63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0252578\" data-id=\"0252578\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbf41f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbf41f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I would like to start my master thesis: What to do?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0085519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0085519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For finding a topic and writing a successful thesis, the individual steps are listed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sc.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/en\/abschlussarbeiten\/\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5e7d6 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-square elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7b5e7d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/root\/studium\/Im-Studium\/Pruefungsangelegenheiten\/~cbcn\/Kontakte-im-ZPA-nach-Sachgebieten\/lidx\/1\/?search=Software+Systems+Engineering\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Central examination office contact persons\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/root\/studium\/Im-Studium\/Pruefungsangelegenheiten\/~cbcn\/Kontakte-im-ZPA-nach-Sachgebieten\/lidx\/1\/?search=Software+Systems+Engineering\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCentral examination office contact persons\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8415b42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8415b42\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf4bbe9\" data-id=\"bf4bbe9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c0fd23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c0fd23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to enter applications or inquiries with the examination board?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d4cc92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d4cc92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In some situations, it may be necessary for you to contact the Computer Science faculty&#8217;s examination board. For example, when<\/p><ul><li>you want to apply for a transfer of credits (transfers are only possible from prior bachelor studies with more than 3 years or master studies),<\/li><li>you need to change the title of an already registered master thesis project, or<\/li><li>you want to apply for an extension for your master thesis (requires a reasoning and must be discussed with your thesis supervisor first).<\/li><\/ul><p>In this case, enter the application or inquiries via the Computer Science faculty&#8217;s examination board&#8217;s website.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8be2e3a elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-square elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"8be2e3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pa.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Computer Science faculty&#039;s examination board&#039;s website\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pa.informatik.rwth-aachen.de\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComputer Science faculty's examination board's website\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frequently Asked Questions Table of Contents For students interested in studying SSE What are the tuition fees \/ costs for studying SSE? 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