Data Science

With the current Big Data challeng­es in business, industry, science and soci­ety there is an in­creasing demand for well-trained data sci­entists. Lud­wig-Maximil­ians-Universi­tät Mu­nich (LMU) takes account of these new de­velop­ments and is the first German university to offer a master’s program in Data Science in Eng­lish. In the Data Science Elite Graduate Program outstand­ing stu­dents are individu­ally trained in view of the great societal challeng­es.

The Elite Graduate Program at a glance

DegreeMaster of Science
Duration of studyFour semesters
Place of studyMunich
Admission requirementsBachelor of Science (or equivalent) in statistics or informatics or related disciplines
Language of instructionEnglish
HeadProf. Dr. Göran Kauermann
Prof. Dr. Thomas Seidl
CoordinatorDr. Constanze H. Schmaling
Dr. Michael Windmann
Contact the coordinator
Further informationWebsite Data Science

Obtaining knowledge from data

Data Science is the sci­ence of extract­ing knowledge and infor­mation from data and re­quires skills in both sta­tistical and com­put­er-based data analysis and data manage­ment. The Elite Graduate Program “Data Science” is an in­terdisci­plinary program and is offered jointly by the De­partment of Statis­tics and the Insti­tute of Informat­ics at LMU Mu­nich.

The curricu­lum of the Elite Graduate Program “Data Science” is a mod­ularised study program. Students learn sta­tistical and com­putation­al meth­ods for collect­ing, man­aging, and ana­lysing large and complex data sets. The pro­gram also comprises courses on data security, data con­fidentiali­ty, and data eth­ics.

Weitere Highlights sind die Praxismodule, in denen die Stu­die­ren­den in Kooperation mit Industrie­partnern „hands on“ mit realen He­raus­for­de­rungen vertraut gemacht wer­den, die Summer Schools, das DataFest und die Focused Tutorials. Zu diesen wer­den in­ter­na­ti­o­nal renom­mierte Wis­sen­schaft­ler­in­nen und Wissen­schaftler eingeladen.


Diese Veranstal­tungen bieten den Stu­die­ren­den die Möglichkeit, per­sön­liche Kontakte zu knüpfen. Mit diesem Aus­bil­dungs­kanon sind die Ab­sol­ven­tin­nen und Absolventen des Elite­studien­gangs „Data Science“ innovative und verantwortungsvolle Aka­de­mi­ker­innen und Aka­demiker mit heraus­ragenden Berufs­aussichten sowohl in In­dustrie und Wirt­schaft als auch in Wissen­schaft und For­schung.

Porträtfoto: Prof. Dr. Göran Kauermann

Die LMU München ist ein „hot spot“ für Data Science. Die Studierenden in unserem Studiengang profitieren von den vielen extracurriculären Angeboten, der engen Kooperation mit Wirtschaft und Industrie und der individuellen Betreuung.

Prof. Dr. Göran Kauermann

Snippets of the program

Data Science Conference 2020

The GDSD 2020 at LMU Munich offered interesting presentations. 

Read the report

Eröffnung der GDSD in der Großen Aula der LMU München.

Data Science Conference 2023

The GDSD 2023 at LMU Munich offered interesting presentations.

Zum Bericht

Eine Gruppe Menschen sitzt auf einem Podium und diskutiert.

Snippets of the research

Causal Relationships in Calcium Imaging

Gunnar König is an alumnus of the Elite Network Bayern graduate program Data Science at LMU. 

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