# Scientific Computing (MSc) at TU Berlin

TU Berlin's computational/HPC master and its answer to RWTH's Simulation Sciences and KIT's Computational and Data Science — here at €0 tuition in the capital. English-taught and quantitative, aimed at numerical-simulation and high-performance-computing careers. Based at TU Berlin's Charlottenburg campus, with the Zuse Institute Berlin and the city's scientific-computing research groups nearby.

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-scientific-computing/

## At a glance

- Degree: MSc
- Language of instruction: English
- English requirement: B2 CEFR — IELTS 6.5 overall / TOEFL iBT 90 (TU Berlin standard) — confirm on the programme page
- German requirement: not required
- ECTS: not confirmed
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Intake: not confirmed
- 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: not confirmed
- Minimum grade: not confirmed
- Also required: Admission process unconfirmed (NC status, deadline and prior-degree requirements not yet verified — check the programme page). Apply via uni-assist + VPD (required from summer semester 2026); €75/€30 uni-assist fees; one master's application per semester; APS required for Indian applicants.

## Application deadlines

Not confirmed. Verify with the faculty.

## 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/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/scientific-computing-m-sc

## External resources

- [Official programme page](https://www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/scientific-computing-m-sc)
- [Apply via uni-assist](https://www.uni-assist.de/en/)



## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-07-17

- TU Berlin — Scientific Computing M.Sc. (study course page): https://www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/scientific-computing-m-sc
- TU Berlin — master's application deadlines (Office of Student Affairs): https://www.tu.berlin/go167/