IUBH university Msc can give a chance to have a phD in germany? I came accross a Masters of Data Science from the online IUBH university in Germany.
Would this degree grant me the chance to pursue a PhD in Germany? or will it be looked over as a weaker university or a degree with little research experience ?
and if not, does anyone know a better program that would help me through this ?
some background information about me:
I have started working in Germany in the Hardware sector for about 3 years. Almost a year ago i switched to Data Science because i felt i much more motivated working in that discipline. I have a Bachelor of engineering degree which had me study 5 years, granted me the ability to work in Germany (since it has more credits than a Bachelor of science engineering degree) but not a masters degree. It has always been a goal of mine pursuing a PhD, but unfortunately i cannot pursue a Master's degree in Germany without leaving my full time job, which i need to support my family.
The IUBH is not a university, but a &quot;Fachhochschule&quot; (somewhat misleadingly translated as &quot;University of the Applied Sciences&quot; into English). The expected qualification for enrolling into PhD studies at a German university is have a Master from a university. While exceptions to this are possible, degree programmes at Fachhochschulen are meant to prepare for work in industry, not in academia.
The leading distance-learning university in Germany is the FernUniversitaet Hagen (https://www.fernuni-hagen.de/). Their MSc degrees should fully qualify your for subsequent PhD studies. (I am a Hagen-alumnus, and went on to do a PhD in Cambridge after getting my MSc Computer Science from Hagen).