• German required · DSH-2
  • Winter semester intake

Brewing and Beverage Technology (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 semester
Tuition
€4,000 per semester; see fee notes
Semester fee
€97

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

German-taught master building on the Brewing and Beverage Technology bachelor's, at the Weihenstephan campus that gives the field its international name. Not to be confused with the seven-semester certified Diplom-Braumeister ("Master Brewer") course. 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
Brewing and Beverage Technology B.Sc. or a comparable degree
Minimum grade
not confirmed
English
not confirmed
German
Sufficient German required. TUM links to its central standard rather than naming one level; the operative minimum is DSH-2 / TestDaF TDN 4 / telc C1 Hochschule. ⚠ Confirm the exact level on TUM's language-certificate list.
Prerequisite credits
  • 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. 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 is set by the programme statute and was not confirmed - check 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). 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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