# IT Security (MSc) at TU Darmstadt

TU Darmstadt's English-taught cybersecurity master, launched in winter 2024 to replace the former German-language IT-Sicherheit programme. It sits within ATHENE, Europe's largest cybersecurity research centre and TU Darmstadt's own successor to the CRISP research initiative, and is the only dedicated security master among the six universities profiled on this platform. Students benefit from TU Darmstadt's proximity to Frankfurt (30 minutes by train) for internships, industry events, and career connections.

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-it-security/

## 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 computer science or a closely related field (ECTS/subject relevance assessed)
- Minimum grade: not confirmed
- Also required: Eignungsfeststellung (Assessment of Suitability) with no capacity limit — the Computer Science department states every applicant meeting the academic, language and formal requirements is admitted (unlike NC/competitive admission at the other five universities profiled). A GRE or GATE score can substitute for parts of the assessment — GATE is India's national engineering entrance exam, a cheaper, more accessible route than GRE for Indian applicants; exact exemption thresholds not confirmed. APS required for Indian applicants. ⚠ For this department the signed paper application and all required documents must ARRIVE by post before the deadline — submitting online alone is not sufficient; allow courier time plus a buffer of about three weeks.

## 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.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/studium_fb20/im_studium/studiengaenge_liste/itsecurity_msc.en.jsp

## External resources

- [Official programme page](https://www.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/studium_fb20/im_studium/studiengaenge_liste/itsecurity_msc.en.jsp)
- [Apply via TUCaN](https://www.tucan.tu-darmstadt.de)



## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-07-17

- TU Darmstadt Computer Science — M.Sc. IT Security: https://www.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/studium_fb20/im_studium/studiengaenge_liste/itsecurity_msc.en.jsp
- TU Darmstadt — master application & deadlines: https://www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/bewerbung_zulassung_tu/bewerbung_master/index.en.jsp