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Master of Science (S.M.) degree is coursework (non-research) based degree. It includes no thesis,  foreign language or general examination. Admission into terminal S.M. is offered in 2 areas: Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) and Data Science. S.M. in Data Science is a one and a half year (3 terms) degree. 

Students are allowed to apply to a SEAS master's programme in Data Science if they already have a master's degree from another institution in a different subject area. But before applying for the course, students must check all the eligibility criteria required to enter the program. 

All the international students are required to submit transcripts in English language or have certified English translation. International transcript include- courses, seminars, exams, grades, etc., which should be totally in English language. 

No,  PhD is not available for Data Science course. The Data Science course is only offered as Master of Science (S.M.) under School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. PhD degree under SEAS is available for Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, etc. 

As per the Graduate Employability rankings and Survey by Emerging, HU Berlin ranks at #68 worldwide. It also ranks at #4 in Germany. The Global Employability University Ranking and Survey mentions the Top 250 universities worldwide in terms of employabbility skills and the competencies of the graduates. As per Emerging, this ranking is based on the perspective of international employers only. 

Celebrities like Karl Marx, Max Weber, Angela Davis, Erwin Schrodinger, Ivan Turgenev, etc have studied at HU Berlin. A few others are listed below 

• Philosophers Walter Benjamin and G.W.F. Hegel 
• Psychoanalyst Karen Horney
• Theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer
• Civil rights leader W.E.B Du Bois

A few of the alumni benefits that the Humboldt University of Berlin get are: 

• Individual counselling by HU Berlin's career counselling service 
• Access to networking events and job exchanges
• An alumni portal, where students can exchange, job offers, and events
• Local alumni meetings 

Humboldt University is a public university in Germany. Founded in 1810, Humboldt University was founded by Wilhelm Von Humboldt. It is one of the oldest universities in Berlin. The total number of students at this university is 37,000+. A number of international students are also studying at this university. Over 5,000 students are international at HU Berlin.

The acceptance rate of Humboldt University of Berlin is around 18%. The acceptance rate suggests that HU Berlin is very competitive. So, for admission to UG courses of this university, Indian students should have passed secondary school. Those who want to take admission to Master's courses of this university should have a Bachelor's degree. English / German language proficiency must also be met by the students.

The tuition fee for LLM at Humboldt Uni of Berlin is EUR 15,000 (EURO 7,500 per semester). Also, for this coursey, partial or full tuition waivers are granted. In addition to the tuition fee, the students are required to pay a Student Union fee which is of around EUR 355 per semester.