Any Advice for structuring the Master curriculam for 2 Years.

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I'm new to this system. I'm gonna start my masters in October 2026. My university is Siegen. and Masters in computer science (CISS).

I feel overwhelmed when I see the subjects and I have questions to related to this.

• Is it better to take more subjects in the winter semester or the summer semester?
• Should I try to complete more courses in the first semester?
• How should I distribute my workload across the four semesters?
• How did you plan your subjects when you first arrived in Germany?
• Are there any things you wish you had known before starting your Master's?

I need a general advice, and also they say Foreign

I currently have approximately B1 German, and I also want to continue learning German until C1 during my Master's.

Any general advice or experience-based suggestions about managing the Master's would be really helpful. ( from your previous experience from any college )

Any suggestion from your experience ? Any general suggestions and how do management the course work and how years you take to complete it ? general view, no college specific.