# Computer Science (Informatik) (MSc) at TU Berlin

TU Berlin's English-taught, practice-oriented computer science master with a flexible module system and named specialization 'tracks' that earn an additional certificate — and a highly international cohort. Based at TU Berlin's Charlottenburg campus, with Berlin's tech and startup scene (Europe's largest) directly on the doorstep for working-student roles and thesis partners. Unlike RWTH and KIT, there is no German-language twin master to confuse it with: the English Computer Science M.Sc. is TU Berlin's CS master.

University: Technische Universität Berlin (https://studygermany.dev/universities/tu-berlin.md)
City: Berlin (https://studygermany.dev/cities/berlin.md)
HTML page: https://studygermany.dev/programmes/tu-berlin-msc-computer-science/

## At a glance

- Degree: MSc
- Language of instruction: English
- English requirement: B2 CEFR — but with a raised bar: IELTS 6.5 overall required (TU Berlin's own rule, even though 5.5 nominally certifies B2) / TOEFL iBT 90; onSET, TU Berlin ZEMS certificates and the DAAD form also accepted
- German requirement: not required
- ECTS: not confirmed
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Intake: Winter & summer
- Tuition: €0 per semester (public university)
- Semester contribution: not confirmed
- Semester ticket included: yes (Deutschland-Semesterticket)

Fee notes: €0 tuition for all students, including non-EU/EEA — Berlin is a city-state that charges no tuition. Semester contribution ≈€280/semester, but no hard total is published here: the Deutschlandsemesterticket portion (€208.80, WS 2025/26 onward) is confirmed system-wide, while the Studierendenwerk and student-body components are pending TU Berlin-specific confirmation. The contribution includes the nationwide Deutschlandsemesterticket (all Berlin ABC zones plus regional transport across Germany, delivered digitally in the S-Bahn Berlin app and re-fetched every month) — confirm the current arrangement at tu.berlin. The ticket price is recalculated from 1 July 2026 and may rise for WS 2026/27.

## Admission requirements

- Prior degree: Bachelor in Computer Science or closely related (subject fit assessed via the mandatory Suitability Assessment Form if your bachelor's was not CS at TU Berlin)
- Minimum grade: not confirmed
- Also required: Restricted admission (NC) — competitive selection. Apply via uni-assist (foreign first degree); from summer semester 2026 a VPD (Vorprüfungsdokumentation) requested from uni-assist specifically for TU Berlin is required. uni-assist fee €75 first application / €30 each additional. Only ONE master's application per semester is considered at TU Berlin. APS certificate required for Indian applicants. An aggregator cites ~12% acceptance — indicative of genuine selectivity, not an official figure.

## Application deadlines

- All applicants, winter semester: 2026-05-15 (PASSED as of the last site build; the window usually repeats next cycle). 15 May — TU Berlin's deadline for restricted (NC) English-taught master's, two full months before Germany's 'standard' 15 July. Same date for EU and non-EU applicants (unlike RWTH/TUM); the uni-assist VPD adds effective lead time, so start earlier.
- All applicants, summer semester: 2027-01-15. Same date for EU and non-EU applicants.

## How to apply

- uni-assist required: yes (the deadline notes show who this applies to)
- Application portal: https://www.uni-assist.de/en/
- Official programme page: https://www.tu.berlin/en/eecs/academics-teaching/study-offer/masters-programs/msc-computer-science-informatik

## External resources

- [Official programme page](https://www.tu.berlin/en/eecs/academics-teaching/study-offer/masters-programs/msc-computer-science-informatik)
- [StudyCheck reviews (review count being verified)](https://www.studycheck.de/studium/computer-science/tu-berlin-21587)
- [Apply via uni-assist](https://www.uni-assist.de/en/)



## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-07-17

- TU Berlin EECS — M.Sc. Computer Science (Informatik): https://www.tu.berlin/en/eecs/academics-teaching/study-offer/masters-programs/msc-computer-science-informatik
- TU Berlin — master's application deadlines (Office of Student Affairs): https://www.tu.berlin/go167/
- TU Berlin — semester fees (Studierendensekretariat): https://www.tu.berlin/en/studierendensekretariat/topics-a-z/semester-fees