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  • German required · DSH-2
  • Winter semester intake

Food 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

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

German-taught engineering master for industrial food production - rheology, hygienic processing, product-specific manufacturing and the full value chain - building on the Food Technology bachelor's. Renamed from "Food Technology and Biotechnology" for WS 2022/23. 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
Bachelor's of at least six semesters in food technology, pharmaceutical bioprocess engineering, brewing and beverage technology or a comparable subject
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
  • Subject matching by curricular analysis (chemistry, calculus/statistics and related)
Also required
Eignungsverfahren (aptitude assessment) applies. Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission - applicants are ranked. Check TUMonline for current procedure details. The Eignungskommission runs a documented subject-by-subject curricular analysis entered through an online form. 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.

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.ls.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.

3.7 /5

9 StudyCheck reviewers rate the programme 3.8/5. A demanding, broad master with a small-cohort community feel and good lecture recording. The recurring reservation is that the degree is heavier on fundamentals and more technical than expected, with some students feeling the bachelor delivered more hands-on food work.

Liked

  • Lectures are recorded and streamed
  • Broad scope that opens a range of careers
  • Strong TUM resources and industry contacts
  • Small cohort creates a real community feel

Criticised

  • Heavy on fundamentals with limited hands-on food work
  • More technical than some students expected
  • Rated below the university average

Where graduates go

No alumni outcome data found yet.

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