Degree: Master of Science (M.Sc.)

Regular program length: 4 semester (full-time program)

Credit points (ECTS): 120 credit points

Language of instruction: German

Limited capacity:
First semester: yes
Higher semester: no
Application possible for:
First semester: winter and summer term
Higher semester: winter and summer term
Application deadline:
German and EU nationals
First semester: July 15 for winter term, January 15 for summer term
Higher semester: September 30 for winter term, March 31 for summer term
Non-EU nationals
First semester: July 15 for winter term, January 15 for summer term
Higher semester: September 30 for winter term, March 31 for summer term

Was dich in unserem Master erwartet

Der Masterstudiengang Sportwissenschaft am KIT vermittelt dir ein erweitertes und vertiefendes Wissen in den naturwissenschaftlichen, medizinischen sowie sozial- und gesundheitswissenschaftlichen Feldern der Sportwissenschaft. Die Regelstudienzeit bis zum Abschluss beträgt 2 Jahre; insgesamt müssen 120 Leistungspunkte (LP) nach dem ECTS erworben werden.

Der Studiengang besteht aus dem Kernfach Sportwissenschaft, einem Profilfach sowie fachunabhängigen Modulen. Im Kernfach werden dir profilübergreifende Inhalte zu Forschungsmethoden, Theorie und Praxis der Sportarten sowie vertiefende Aspekte der Sportwissenschaft vermittelt, die als Voraussetzung für alle drei Studienprofile relevant sind.

Dein Profilfach kannst du aus drei Möglichkeiten wählen:

  • Bewegung und Technik
  • Bewegung und Gesundheit
  • Bewegung und Sport im Kindes- und Jugendalter (in Verbindung mit der Universität Heidelberg und der Pädagogischen Hochschule Karlsruhe)

Entsprechend deiner individuellen Interessen kannst du dich so in den technisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Feldern der Sportwissenschaft, im Bereich des Gesundheitssports oder mit dem Fokus auf die Bewegung und den Sport im Kindes- und Jugendalter profilieren. Weitergehende Informationen findest du im Modulhandbuch. Fachunabhängig werden über Berufspraktika, Schlüsselqualifikationen sowie die Masterarbeit weitere Kompetenzen für eine (forschungsorientierte) Tätigkeit in leitender Funktion vermittelt.

Du wirst frühzeitig in laufende Projekte eingebunden und kannst so Einblicke in die Forschung gewinnen. Du bist nach dem Abschluss in der Lage, eigene empirische Projekte durchführen und auswerten zu können. Besonders viel Wert wird auf die Interdisziplinarität und Kooperationen mit Einrichtungen aus anderen Fachbereichen gelegt. Der Studiengang bietet dir somit den Zugang zu einer wissenschaftlichen Laufbahn und legt die Grundlagen für eine anschließende Promotion.

Profile

The master's degree program in Sports Science provides students with an extended and in-depth knowledge of the natural sciences, medicine and the social and health sciences in the field of sports science. The degree program consists of a core subject, a profile subject and subject-independent modules. In the core subject, you will be taught cross-profile content that is relevant as a prerequisite for all three study profiles. In the profile subject, you have the opportunity to choose between three study profiles:

  • Movement and Technology
  • Exercise and Health
  • Exercise and Sport in Childhood and Adolescence (in conjunction with Heidelberg University and Karlsruhe University of Education).

Depending on your individual interests, you can specialize in the technical and scientific fields of sports science, in the field of health sports or with a focus on movement and sport in childhood and adolescence.

Regardless of the subject, you will acquire further skills for a research-oriented position in a management role through internships, key qualifications and the master's thesis.

You will be involved in ongoing projects at an early stage and can thus gain insights into various research projects. Particular emphasis is placed on interdisciplinarity and cooperation with institutions from other departments.

Program structure

The program comprises 120 credit points (CP). These are distributed as follows:

To the profile subject:

  • 36 CP

To the core subject:

  • 12 CP Specialization in Sports Science
  • 22 CP Research Methods
  • 4 CP Theory and Practice of Sports

On modules independent of the subject:

  • 6 CP interdisciplinary qualifications
  • 10 CP internship
  • 30 CP master's thesis

Berufspraktikum 

Im Studiengang ist ein verpflichtendes Berufspraktikum von ca. acht Wochen Dauer (300 Stunden) vorgesehen. Das Berufspraktikum kannst du in unterschiedlichen Unternehmen und damit unterschiedlichen Themenbereichen absolvieren. Dabei sollte sich der Tätigkeitsbereich inhaltlich an der Schnittstelle zu deinem gewählten Studienprofil ansiedeln. Du kannst zudem während deines Studiums ein freiwilliges Praktikum absolvieren. Wenn es den Studienzielen dient und mindestens die Hälfte der Vorlesungszeit umfasst, kannst du dafür ein Urlaubssemester beantragen. Ein solches Praktikum bietet dir wertvolle Erfahrungen außerhalb der Universität und kann dir den späteren Berufseinstieg erleichtern.

Stays abroad

KIT offers a wide range of options for stays abroad, from individual courses to a year abroad. Especially if you are interested in a longer stay abroad, it is advisable to contact the International Students Office or the KIT Department of Civil Engineering, Geo and Environmental Sciences directly to find out about outgoing options at an early stage.

Die Hochschulallianz EPICUR bietet zudem niederschwellige Auslandserfahrungen über einen virtuellen Campus, teilweise auch vor Ort oder im blended learning. 

Masterarbeit 

Am Ende deines Studiums fertigst du deine Masterarbeit im Umfang von 30 LP an, eine wissenschaftliche Arbeit, die es dir ermöglicht, dein erlangtes Wissen und deine Fähigkeiten anzuwenden und zu vertiefen. Sie behandelt ein spezifisches Thema aus deinem Studienfach und erfordert eigenständige Forschung, Analyse und das Verfassen einer schriftlichen Ausarbeitung. Die Bearbeitungsdauer der Masterarbeit beträgt 6 Monate. Du kannst sie sobald du 60 LP erreicht hast beginnen. Die Masterarbeit kann auf Antrag auch in einem Unternehmen oder an einer anderen KIT-Fakultät angefertigt werden. 

The graduates of the Master's program in Sports Science have an extended and in-depth knowledge in the natural science, medical and social science fields of sports science. According to individual interests, profiling takes place in the technical areas of sports science, in the area of health sports or target-group-specific with a focus on sports and physical activity of children and young people.

Graduates are able to define and interpret the particularities, limitations, terminologies and doctrines in the chosen thematic and theoretical fields of sports science. They can reflect the current state of research and understand, analyse, assess and further develop internationally published specialist literature. They can formulate their own research ideas, select suitable methods, apply appropriate test procedures and analyse, evaluate, interpret and classify results.

Graduates can plan, carry out and evaluate target-group-specific movement-related interventions. In doing so, they are in a position to take social developments and scientific findings into account, to assess complexity and risks and to develop improvement and solution approaches.

Graduates can independently familiarise themselves with new subject areas related to the study subject and transfer learned methods to other questions as well as apply them in a situation-specific manner. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the subject and the numerous cooperations with institutions from other disciplines, the graduates have points of contact with other disciplines and can exchange ideas with their representatives as well as with representatives of their own subject. They can use suitable presentation methods to discuss on a scientific level and to debate and internationally present information, ideas and problems.

Graduates can work both independently and as part of a team and, through contact with specific target groups such as children and young people, the elderly, sportsmen and women or patients, have a pronounced degree of social behaviour that enables them to deal appropriately with a wide variety of groups of people. They are therefore particularly qualified for fields of activity in industry, the service sector and the health sector as well as for a subsequent academic career (doctorate).

Excerpt from the diploma supplement of the study program

The skills you acquire will qualify you for management positions in the following professional fields, depending on the focus of your master's degree: e.g. (sports) therapeutic facilities, companies (workplace health promotion), fitness and performance centers, health insurance companies, clubs, associations, municipalities (sports administration), sports tourism (fitness, wellness, rehabilitation) sports management, sports marketing.

You will also be able to carry out and evaluate your own empirical projects. The program therefore offers you access to an academic career and lays the foundations for a subsequent doctorate.

Characteristic features of Sports Science M.Sc. at KIT

  • insights into various fields of work
  • modern, innovative and research-oriented knowledge transfer
  • many different, self-selectable study specializations
  • insights into various professional fields during your studies
  • research-oriented teaching through active involvement in international research projects at one of the best university sports locations in Germany
  • partner university of elite sport
  • cooperation abroad all over the world
  • study in small, well-supervised groups
  • integration into the EUCOR university network enables participation in courses at the universities of Freiburg, Basel, Strasbourg, Colmar and Mulhouse

What KIT has to offer

  • central campus close to the city forest and right next to the city center
  • 24-hour library offering single and group working places
  • wide range of inexpensive catering options (dining hall, cafeteria, Koeri and Pizzawerk)
  • numerous interdisciplinary offers for personal and professional development, e.g. Lernlabor, Schreiblabor and Perspektivenlabor
  • study abroad, e.g. via Erasmus
  • excellent university sports facilities with a large selection of sports
  • comprehensive cultural offerings with university orchestras, choirs and theater groups
  • extensive support for career entry and self-employment
  • internationally oriented degree programs and diverse exchange programs
  • modern laboratories and practical teaching methods
  • Lernraum app
  • diverse student initiatives, clubs and opportunities to actively participate in campus life
  • stay in touch after graduation via the alumni network

Admission requirements

The requirements for admission to the master's degree program in Sports Science are based on the current admission regulations:

  • bachelor's degree
    a successful bachelor's degree (or at least an equivalent degree) in Sports Science or a sports science-related degree program at a university, university of applied sciences, university of cooperative education or at a foreign university. The degree must have been completed within a standard period of study of at least three years and with a minimum number of 180 ECTS credits.
  • letter of motivation
    in the letter of motivation, you should comment on the following topics or provide information:
    • brief introduction of yourself
    • intended study profile and the reasons for choosing the profile
    • your career goals
    • relevant academic achievements to date (e.g. internship, seminar paper, etc.)
    • topic and summary of your bachelor's thesis
    • details of your English language skills, with proof if necessary (e.g. TOEFL test)
    The letter of motivation should not exceed 4000 characters. All additional achievements and qualifications listed in the letter of motivation should be listed in a table and supported by appropriate documents.

Language requirements and certificates

For the Master's degree program in Sports Science, you need sufficient knowledge of the German language. Your German language skills must correspond to at least level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Important: you must provide proof of the required language skills regardless of your citizenship and by the end of the enrollment period at the latest, but preferably at the time of application.

In what form do I have to provide the language certificates? Please read the following chapters on this website carefully. If you have any further questions, please contact

Proof of sufficient German language skills

Your school-leaving certificate is sufficient proof of your German language skills if

  • you obtainted it at a German-speaking school in Germany or abroad
  • you are a graduate of a bilingual secondary school in Germany or abroad and have passed a bilingual German examination, such as the AbiBac or the Gemischtsprachiges International Baccalaureat (GIB)
  • you obtained your degree at a foreign school, but there is another official agreement with the respective country on the recoginition of your school-leaving certificate or language certificate as proof of language proficiency for university studies in Germany

A complete list of foreign school-leaving and language certificates that are recognizes as proof of sufficient German language skills can be found on the webste of the Kultusministerkonferenz (Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany).

If you have not obtained your higher education entrance qualification (HZB) at one of the above-mentioned institutions, you must provide a separate language certificate - regardless of your nationality. Only the following are accepted

  • the passed „Prüfungsteil Deutsch“ of the Feststellungsprüfung,
  • the passed DSH with an overall result DSH-2,
  • the passed TestDaF level 4 in all four parts of the examination (reading comprehension, listening comprehension, written expression, oral expression)
  • a comparable, recognized certificate of sufficient German language skills

To find our which other recognized certificates can be accepted by KIT as comparable, please contact

Was, wenn ich zum Zeitpunkt der Bewerbung noch keinen passenden C1-Nachweis für Deutsch vorlegen kann?

Wenn du für deine Deutschkenntnisse zum Ende der Bewerbungsfrist noch keinen der oben genannten C1-Nachweise vorlegen kannst, kannst du dennoch zugelassen werden, sofern du vorläufig mindestens das Sprachniveau B2 nachweist. Als Nachweise auf B2-Niveau gelten ausschließlich:

  • bestandene Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (DSH) mit Gesamtergebnis DSH-1
  • bestandener Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache (TestDaF) mit Niveaustufe 3 in allen vier Prüfungsteilen
  • bestandene Prüfung telc Deutsch B2

Aber bitte nicht vergessen: Den C1-Nachweis musst du dann immer noch bis spätestens zum Ablauf deiner Immatrikulationsfrist einreichen, die in deinem Zulassungsangebot genannt ist.

Prüfe daher frühzeitig, ob du die nötigen Sprachnachweise fristgerecht erbringen kannst und plane gegebenenfalls die Teilnahme an einem anerkannten Sprachtest ein.

In begründeten Fällen kannst du für den Nachweis deiner Sprachkenntnisse eine Verlängerung der Immatrikulationsfrist beantragen, die jedoch maximal bis zum Tag vor Beginn der Vorlesungszeit gewährt werden kann. Wende dich dafür an den Studierendenservice oder das International Students Office – je nachdem, wer in deinem Zulassungsbescheid als deine Anlaufstelle genannt ist.

There are 65 study places available each year. These are allocated on the basis of a ranking list of applicants who meet the admission requirements. The ranking list is based on a maximum of 90 achievable assessment points.

You can achieve in detail

  • max. 30 points for the overall grade of the final academic examination
  • max. 30 points for previous experience related to the desired master's degree program:
    1. completed vocational training in a relevant training occupation and previous professional experience relevant to the degree program, even without completed vocational training
    2. practical activities and special previous training, in particular
      • advanced training, e.g. in the fields of sport, health, medicine
      • licenses, coaching activities, referee activities
      • in top-class sport
      • voluntary work
    3. academic achievements and qualifications, e.g. publications, prizes
    4. research activities and research stays at scientific institutions
  • max. 30 points for the letter of motivation

Application for the 1st semester

 
Application portal for summer term
opens December 01, 2025.

Application for a higher semester

 
Application portal for summer term
opens December 01, 2025.
Sabrina Joos
Student advisor
Student advisory services (ZSB)

+49 721 608 - 44930Sabrina Joos does-not-exist.kit edu

Studierendenservice

 

+49 721 608 - 82222

 

Contacts for students

Contacts for applicants

 

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Studierendenservice
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe

 

Business hours

International Students Office
First point of contact for international applicants

+49 721 608 - 44911

Contact form

 

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
International Students Office (IStO)
Adenauerring 2
76131 Karlsruhe

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Teaching calendar

ST 2025

04-22-2025 to 08-02-2025

WT 2025/26

10-27-2025 to 02-21-2026

ST 2026

04-20-2026 to 08-01-2026

WT 2026/27

10-26-2026 to 02-20-2027

ST 2027

04-19-2027 to 07-31-2027

WT 2027/28

10-25-2027 to 02-19-2028

ST 2028

04-18-2028 to 07-29-2028

Lectures will not take place:
  • from 12-24 to 01-06
  • the week after Pentecost
  • on all public holidays in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg