Course
Sports Science
QS Sports-Related Subjects
Europe’s leading specialist sport university; ranked among the world’s top for sport-related subjects
The German Sport University Cologne is Europe’s only comprehensive sports university, covering sport science, sport management and exercise science with outstanding research and training facilities.
Key advantages
- Europe’s leading specialist sport university
- No tuition fee
- Strong research and lab facilities
- Sport management and exercise science options
- Links with sports federations and media
- International student body
- Programme & duration
- M.Sc. Sport Sciences (English-taught options, e.g. sport management and exercise science): 2 years (full-time)
- Tuition (international)
- No tuition fee for international students; semester contribution of roughly €300 per semester including a transport ticket (indicative; verify on official website)
- Intakes
- Winter semester (October); selected programmes also admit for the summer semester (April).
- English requirement
- IELTS: 6.5 overallTOEFL iBT: 88+PTE: 60+ (English-taught programmes)
- Entry requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in sport science or a related field with strong grades. Check which master’s programmes are taught in English; CV, motivation letter and references; APS certificate for applicants from India.
Employability & placement
Graduates work in sport performance, sports management, rehabilitation, sports media and research, or continue to a PhD.
Student experience
The German Sport University Cologne is Europe’s leading specialist sport university, in a large, affordable city with a sports-media and sport-governance sector. No tuition fee is charged for non-EU students.
Research strengths
Research in exercise physiology, biomechanics, sport psychology, sports medicine and sport management.