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Biochemistry (M.Sc.)

at TUM in Munich

⚠ This programme is taught in German. DSH-2 is required before enrolment. That is university-entrance German (approximately C1). For a beginner this typically means one to two years of intensive study before enrolment.

At a glance

Language
German-taught
Duration
4 sem 120 ECTS
Intake
Winter & summer
Tuition
€6,000 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.

Focus areas: Biological Focus · Chemical Focus · Natural Science Elective Area

Four-semester research-oriented programme at the interface of chemistry, biology and medicine: students choose one chemical and one biological focus and complete four research internships. Based at TUM's Garching research campus, approximately 15km north of Munich city centre, connected by U-Bahn (U6). Teaching additionally spans the Weihenstephan campus and the city-centre Klinikum rechts der Isar, so expect to travel between sites.

Admission requirements

Prior degree
Recognised bachelor's in biochemistry or a comparable subject
Minimum grade
No numeric cut-off - a two-stage aptitude assessment decides admission.
English
not confirmed
German
Sufficient German must be proven by the application deadline via TUM's accepted institutional certificates (operative standard: DSH-2 / TestDaF TDN 4 / telc C1 Hochschule). ⚠ The exact numeric CEFR level is not printed on the programme page - confirm on TUM's language-certificate list.
Prerequisite credits
  • Biochemistry curricular equivalence against the TUM bachelor
Also required
Two-stage Eignungsverfahren (aptitude assessment) applies. Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission - applicants are ranked. Check TUMonline for current procedure details. Stage 1 is a scored review of documents (motivation statement, curriculum analysis, module descriptions); stage 2 is a mandatory on-site selection interview, held in June or July for the winter intake. GRE or GATE is requested for applicants from Bangladesh, China, India, Iran or Pakistan. 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 closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window Application window 1 April - 31 May annually via TUMonline. 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.
All applicants Summer semester Application window 1 October - 15 January annually via TUMonline.

Fees & funding

Tuition
€6,000 per semester
Semester contribution
€97
Semester ticket
not included

⚠ TUM charges tuition to non-EU/EEA students newly enrolling from WS 2024/25: €6,000/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.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.

What students say

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

3.5 /5

12 StudyCheck reviewers rate the programme 3.5/5. This master sits slightly below the TUM average but keeps a high recommendation rate. Students value the two-focus structure and the four compulsory internships for hands-on experience, while noting that the chemistry side is comparatively analogue with few recordings and that professors can be hard to reach.

Liked

  • Two-focus structure enables interest-driven specialisation
  • Four mandatory internships build broad laboratory experience
  • Solid grounding in biochemistry fundamentals
  • Good grades are generally achievable

Criticised

  • Chemistry teaching remains analogue with few recorded lectures
  • Professors are sometimes difficult to reach
  • Organisation varies noticeably between schools

Where graduates go

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