At a glance

Language: English-taught
Duration: 4 sem 120 ECTS
Intake: not confirmed
Tuition: €4,000 per semester; see fee notes
Semester fee: €97

● No fixed date All applicants · Winter semester see table below

English-taught master at the School of Social Sciences and Technology examining artificial intelligence as a social and political phenomenon as well as a technical one, anchored by a substantial practical project bridging a STEM field and the social sciences. Based at TUM's city-centre campus.

Admission requirements

Prior degree

Bachelor's of at least six semesters

Minimum grade

not confirmed

English

TOEFL 88, IELTS 6.5 or a Cambridge certificate; alternatively 15 ECTS of English-taught modules in the bachelor's.

German

not required

Prerequisite credits

At least 5 ECTS in mathematics and/or at least 5 ECTS in statistics

Also required

Eignungsverfahren (aptitude assessment) applies. Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission - applicants are ranked. Check TUMonline for current procedure details. The degree includes a practical project of roughly 18 ECTS linking a STEM field with political or social science. 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

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 applicants	Winter semester	no fixed date	⚠ The exact application window was not confirmed for this programme - the intake is winter-inclusive but check the TUM detail page and TUMonline. TUM's general winter master's deadline is 31 May.

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). The €4,000 figure is charged for full-time study. 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.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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