At a glance

Language: English-taught
Duration: 4 sem 120 ECTS
Intake: Winter semester
Tuition: €6,000 per semester; see fee notes
Semester fee: €97

● Closed for this intake All applicants · Winter semester 31 May 2026 The window usually repeats next cycle; the full deadline table below shows every route and date.

Elite Master's programme funded by the Elite Network of Bavaria, with a small selected cohort of around 15 students, close mentorship and hands-on research from the first weeks across molecular biology, genetics, imaging and data science, ending with an experimental master's project and thesis. Note the €6,000 tier. Based at TUM's city-centre campus. Teaching is at the School of Medicine and Health.

Admission requirements

Prior degree

Bachelor's of at least six semesters in the natural sciences (biology, chemistry, psychology) or a medical background

Minimum grade

not confirmed

English

TOEFL iBT 88, IELTS 6.5 or Cambridge CAE/CPE (grade A, B or C); 10 ECTS of English modules in the bachelor's is also accepted.

German

not required

Prerequisite credits

Relevant subject background per the programme statute

Also required

Eignungsverfahren (aptitude assessment) applies. Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission - applicants are ranked. Check TUMonline for current procedure details. 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	31 May 2026 closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window	Application window 1 January - 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.

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.mh.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.

3.8 /5

4 StudyCheck reviewers rate the programme 3.9/5. Reviewers describe a small, entirely English and highly international interdisciplinary programme with well-rated content, faculty and facilities. A recurring observation is that few graduates stay at TUM for a doctorate, most applying elsewhere.

Liked

Interdisciplinary, research-led content
Entirely English with an international cohort
Well-rated teaching staff and facilities
Small and individually supervised

Criticised

Few graduates continue to a doctorate at TUM
The small cohort limits breadth

Where graduates go

No alumni outcome data found yet.

External resources

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