# Sustainable Urban Development (MSc) at TU Darmstadt

TU Darmstadt's flagship urban-development master, run as a joint degree with the Vietnamese German University in Ho Chi Minh City and offering study-abroad options. It complements TU Berlin's urban-planning cluster with a sustainability and Global-South focus. Rated 4.3/5 with 100% recommendation on StudyCheck (n=6) — well above the university average — with reviewers valuing practical modules such as waste management, life-cycle assessment and GIS.

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-sustainable-urban-development/

## 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 urban planning, civil/environmental engineering, or a 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: not confirmed

## External resources

- [StudyCheck reviews](https://www.studycheck.de/studium/sustainable-development/tu-darmstadt-30279)
- [Apply via TUCaN](https://www.tucan.tu-darmstadt.de)



## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-07-17

- StudyCheck — Sustainable Development, TU Darmstadt: https://www.studycheck.de/studium/sustainable-development/tu-darmstadt-30279