# Information and Communication Engineering (iCE) (MSc) at TU Darmstadt

A research-oriented master explicitly built for international students, covering communications and coding theory, signal and image processing, and microelectronic implementation. Students benefit from TU Darmstadt's proximity to Frankfurt (30 minutes by train) for internships, industry events, and career connections. Rated 4.4/5 with 100% recommendation on StudyCheck (small sample, n=3).

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-information-and-communication-engineering/

## 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 electrical engineering, communications or a closely related 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: https://www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/studienangebot_studiengaenge/studiengang_184064.en.jsp

## External resources

- [Official programme page](https://www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/studienangebot_studiengaenge/studiengang_184064.en.jsp)
- [StudyCheck reviews](https://www.studycheck.de/studium/information-and-communication-engineering/tu-darmstadt-11156)
- [Apply via TUCaN](https://www.tucan.tu-darmstadt.de)



## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-07-17

- TU Darmstadt — M.Sc. Information and Communication Engineering: https://www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/studienangebot_studiengaenge/studiengang_184064.en.jsp