- English-taught
- Winter semester intake
Agricultural Biosciences (M.Sc.)
At a glance
- Language
- English-taught
- Duration
- 4 sem 120 ECTS
- Intake
- Winter semester
- Tuition
- €4,000 per semester; see fee notes
- Semester fee
- €97
● Closed for this intake All applicants · Winter semester The window usually repeats next cycle; the full deadline table below shows every route and date.
English-taught international programme integrating molecular, biochemical, physiological, genetic, genomic and computational approaches to crop and livestock production, treating plants and animals within one generic framework. Graduates specialise in biological research and data science. Based at TUM's Weihenstephan campus in Freising, approximately 45km north of Munich. Students typically live in Freising rather than Munich.
Admission requirements
- Prior degree
- Bachelor's of at least six semesters in Agricultural or Horticultural Sciences, Life Sciences Biology, Molecular Biotechnology or a comparable subject
- Minimum grade
- not confirmed
- English
- TOEFL iBT 88, IELTS 6.5 or a Cambridge Main Suite certificate
- German
- not required
- Prerequisite credits
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- At least 120 ECTS at the time of application
- Also required
- Eignungsverfahren (aptitude assessment) applies. Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission - applicants are ranked. Check TUMonline for current procedure details. An international-degree option with the partner institution Szent István Egyetem (Hungary) is available. uni-assist VPD (Vorprüfungsdokumentation) required for applicants with a non-German bachelor's degree; APS certificate required for applicants from China, India and Vietnam.
Deadlines & timeline
| Who | Intake | Deadline | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| All applicants | Winter semester | closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window | Application window 1 January - 31 May annually via TUMonline; applying before 31 March is strongly recommended. TUM strongly encourages non-EU applicants to apply by 15 March so there is time for visa processing; missing documents such as the uni-assist VPD can follow until the final deadline. |
Fees & funding
- Tuition
- €4,000 per semester
- Semester contribution
- €97
- Semester ticket
- not included
⚠ TUM charges tuition to non-EU/EEA students newly enrolling from WS 2024/25: €4,000/semester for this programme (confirmed verbatim on the TUM programme page), on top of the €97/semester Studierendenwerk fee (WS 2026/27). EU/EEA citizens, holders of a German Abitur and holders of a completed German degree pay no tuition; merit- and need-based fee waivers exist. No semester ticket is bundled - students subscribe separately to the discounted student Deutschlandticket. Verify at https://www.tum.de/en/studies/fees
Scholarships are listed per university: see TUM scholarships.
How to apply
- uni-assist
- required (the deadline table shows who this applies to)
- Application portal
- campus.tum.de
- Official page
- www.ls.tum.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.
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External resources
- Official Programme overview (TUM) (opens in a new tab)
- Official School of Life Sciences programme page (opens in a new tab)
- DAAD DAAD listing (opens in a new tab)
- Official Apply via TUMonline (opens in a new tab)
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