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

● 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.

German-taught master in food chemistry covering food, cosmetics, consumer goods and animal feed: molecular reactions during processing, analytical assessment and food law, with research internships at TUM chairs and the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology. Winter intake only. Based at TUM's Garching research campus, approximately 15km north of Munich city centre, connected by U-Bahn (U6).

Admission requirements

Prior degree

Recognised bachelor's with food chemistry equivalence established by curricular analysis against the TUM degree

Minimum grade

not confirmed

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. A uni-assist VPD is required for all non-German entrance qualifications, including those from EU/EEA countries, from WS 2025/26.

Prerequisite credits

At least 120 ECTS from a six-semester bachelor's, matched by curricular analysis

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 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.

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). This is the lower of TUM's two tiers - the physics and chemistry tracks at the same Garching campus charge €6,000. 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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