At a glance

Language: English-taught
Duration: 4 sem 120 ECTS
Intake: Winter & summer
Tuition: €0 public university
Semester fee: €339.70

● No fixed date all (external) · Winter semester see table below

Focus areas: Process control · Industrial automation · Simulation & optimization (Aspen, gPROMS)

The fully English-taught specialization within TU Dortmund's M.Sc. Chemical Engineering, run by the Faculty of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering. Rather than repeating core chemical-engineering subjects, it focuses on process control, industrial automation, and simulation/optimization using tools such as Aspen and gPROMS, in a strongly international cohort. Winter (October) start with a preparatory (bridging) semester is the norm for 6-semester/180-ECTS bachelors; holders of a 7-semester ECTS bachelor can skip the preparatory semester ('at least three semesters') and may also start in summer. EU/German-degree applicants apply directly via the TU Dortmund Campusportal; non-EU/EEA foreign-degree applicants apply via uni-assist.

Admission requirements

Prior degree

B.Sc./B.Eng./B.Tech. or Dipl.-Ing. in Chemical Engineering or an equivalent field

Minimum grade

3.0 (German scale) or better (Chemical Engineering equivalence rule)

English

CEFR B2 (confirmed via the central enrollment-requirements page), proven by a language test and the GRE.Faculty note: no fixed TOEFL/IELTS score is demanded by the faculty, but embassies typically request TOEFL/IELTS for the visa.

German

not required (appreciated for daily life)

Prerequisite credits

12-week industrial internship required before starting (equivalence decided by the BCI internship office)
Bachelor coursework in process control / logic / simulation / mathematical models is weighted more heavily
Preparatory (bridging) semester required for <7-semester or non-European/non-ECTS bachelors

Also required

Statement of purpose / motivation letter; Recommendation letters

Deadlines & timeline

Deadlines differ by where your degree is from. Dates change every cycle, so always confirm on the official page before planning. Where no fixed calendar date exists or none is confirmed yet, the Details column explains each case.
Who	Intake	Deadline	Details
all (external)	Winter semester	no fixed date	External online application from mid-June to the Friday before the start of the lecture period (per M.Sc. Chemical Engineering page). Non-EU via uni-assist earlier.
all (external, 7-semester ECTS bachelors only)	Summer semester	no fixed date	External online application from mid-January to the Friday before the lecture period. Summer (April) start is possible ONLY for holders of a 7-semester ECTS bachelor.

Fees & funding

Tuition: €0 per semester
Semester contribution: €339.70
Semester ticket: included (Deutschland-Semesterticket)

€0 tuition. Semester contribution €339.70 WS 2026/27, builder-confirmed (Campusportal); not yet confirmed from a public official TU page. Includes the Deutschland-Semesterticket. Verify at https://www.stwdo.de and https://www.tu-dortmund.de/studium/organisation-des-studiums/semesterbeitrag/

Scholarships are listed per university: see TU Dortmund scholarships.

How to apply

uni-assist: required (the deadline table shows who this applies to)
Application portal: www.uni-assist.de
Official page: bci.tu-dortmund.de

EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.

What students say

Via StudyCheck · 2024-2026: an aggregated rating, not our own assessment, paraphrased in our own words and never quoted.

4.1 /5

⚠ Scope note: these ratings (3.9/5 from 11 German-language reviews) cover TU Dortmund's broader M.Sc. Chemieingenieurwesen, the parent Chemical Engineering master, and may not reflect the English-taught Process Systems Engineering track specifically. The moderately positive average indicates general satisfaction with the faculty's chemical-engineering teaching, but the reviews do not isolate the PSE specialization's courses, cohort or English-language experience. Treat them as faculty-level context rather than a verdict on PSE itself.

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