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Chemical Biotechnology (M.Sc.)

at TUM in Munich

At a glance

Language
English-taught
Duration
4 sem 120 ECTS
Intake
Winter & summer
Tuition
€4,000 per semester; see fee notes
Semester fee
€82

● 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: Electro-biotechnology · Materials science

English-taught master on making biogenic raw materials and waste streams usable for innovative materials and value-creation systems, combining micro- and molecular biology, chemistry and process engineering. Individual profiles are possible in areas such as electro-biotechnology and materials science. Distinct from the Weihenstephan Molecular Biotechnology master. Based at TUM Campus Straubing für Biotechnologie und Nachhaltigkeit, approximately 120km from Munich.

Admission requirements

Prior degree
Recognised bachelor's in chemistry, biotechnology or a related subject
Minimum grade
not confirmed
English
TOEFL iBT 88 or IELTS 6.5 (CAE/CPE or an English-medium bachelor's also accepted)
German
not required
Prerequisite credits
  • Subject prerequisites 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 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.
All applicants Summer semester Application window 1 October - 30 November annually via TUMonline.

Fees & funding

Tuition
€4,000 per semester
Semester contribution
€82
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 €82/semester Studierendenwerk fee (WS 2026/27). Note that Straubing's student-union contribution is €82, lower than the €97 charged at the Munich-area campuses. 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.cs.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.

4.3 /5

3 StudyCheck reviewers rate the programme 4.3/5. The small Straubing cohort rates this master highly, praising a largely self-structured curriculum and a friendly, international campus with close contact to staff. The main drawback is that the young, small campus still has curricular gaps, sometimes forcing students into German-language substitute courses at Freising or Garching.

Liked

  • Curriculum is largely self-structured beyond a few core lectures
  • International student body and welcoming atmosphere
  • Close links to both peers and professors
  • Good literature access, facilities and digital study tools

Criticised

  • The small campus leaves gaps in the curriculum
  • Substitute courses elsewhere are often German-only and far away
  • Frequent changes to examination rules caused confusion

Where graduates go

No alumni outcome data found yet.

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