# Cognitive Science (MSc) at TU Darmstadt

An interdisciplinary master combining psychology and computer science, one of TU Darmstadt's own 'highlight' English-taught programmes. It is the closest comparison on this platform to TU Berlin's Computational Neuroscience master, and the quantitative overlap between the two makes a genuine head-to-head.

University: Technische Universität Darmstadt (https://studygermany.dev/universities/tu-darmstadt.md)
City: Darmstadt (https://studygermany.dev/cities/darmstadt.md)
HTML page: https://studygermany.dev/programmes/tu-darmstadt-msc-cognitive-science/

## At a glance

- Degree: MSc
- Language of instruction: English
- English requirement: TOEFL, IELTS, UNIcert or TOEIC accepted (a notably broad list — TOEIC is rarely accepted elsewhere). Aggregator figures cluster around IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL iBT 92; exact official per-programme threshold not confirmed.
- German requirement: not required
- ECTS: not confirmed
- Duration: not confirmed
- 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 — Hesse does not charge non-EU tuition. Semester contribution ≈€288 WS 2026/27 (AStA breakdown confirmed to the cent for the last published update; the €176.40 Deutschlandsemesterticket portion recalculates from 1 July 2026, so the WS 2026/27 total may be higher — re-verify before publishing a hard figure). Ticket is the nationwide Deutschlandsemesterticket, delivered digitally, and includes Frankfurt (regional/S-Bahn, not ICE).

## Admission requirements

- Prior degree: Bachelor in psychology, computer science, or a related quantitative/cognitive field
- Minimum grade: not confirmed
- Also required: Assessment of Suitability (Eignungsfeststellung) — department-specific criteria; capacity limit not confirmed for this programme. APS required for Indian applicants.

## Application deadlines

- All applicants, winter semester: 2026-07-15 (PASSED as of the last site build; the window usually repeats next cycle). 15 July, same for EU and non-EU applicants. Many TU Darmstadt programmes carry an Ausschlussfrist (cut-off deadline) — miss it and you are excluded from the procedure entirely, with no discretion; confirm whether this programme is marked as one.
- All applicants, summer semester: 2027-01-15. 15 January, same for EU and non-EU applicants. Many TU Darmstadt programmes carry an Ausschlussfrist (cut-off deadline) — miss it and you are excluded from the procedure entirely, with no discretion; confirm whether this programme is marked as one.

## How to apply

- uni-assist required: no
- Application portal: https://www.tucan.tu-darmstadt.de
- Official programme page: not confirmed

## External resources

- [Apply via TUCaN](https://www.tucan.tu-darmstadt.de)



## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-07-17

- TU Darmstadt — English-taught master's list (Human Sciences): https://www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/studienangebot_studiengaenge/index.en.jsp