# Health Science – Prevention and Health Promotion (MSc) at TUM

English-taught master deepening the bio-psycho-social concept of health in the WHO sense, focused on prevention and health promotion - individual resources, healthy nutrition, age-appropriate activity - with gender and diversity perspectives, followed by a 30-ECTS thesis. ⚠ The non-EU tuition figure for this programme is unconfirmed; check the official page before budgeting. Based at TUM's city-centre campus. Teaching is at the School of Medicine and Health.

University: Technische Universität München (Technical University of Munich) (https://studygermany.dev/universities/tum.md)
City: Munich (https://studygermany.dev/cities/munich.md)
HTML page: https://studygermany.dev/programmes/tum-msc-health-science-prevention-and-health-promotion/

## At a glance

- Degree: MSc
- Language of instruction: English
- English requirement: TOEFL iBT 88, IELTS 6.5 or a Cambridge Main Suite certificate; 20 ECTS of English modules or an English-language thesis is also accepted. No other evidence is accepted.
- German requirement: not required
- ECTS: 120
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Intake: Winter semester
- Tuition: not confirmed (see fee notes)
- Semester contribution: €97
- Semester ticket included: no

Fee notes: ⚠ Non-EU/EEA tuition NOT confirmed for this programme. NOT CONFIRMED at source - the verbatim tuition string was not captured from this programme's TUM detail page. The other School of Medicine and Health masters sit on the €6,000 tier, but that must not be assumed here. TUM's master's tiers are €4,000 or €6,000 per semester and are set per programme - do not assume either figure. Check the "Fees for the program" section of the official programme page before budgeting. The €97/semester Studierendenwerk fee applies (WS 2026/27); EU/EEA citizens, German-Abitur holders and holders of a completed German degree pay no tuition. No semester ticket is bundled. Verify at https://www.tum.de/en/studies/fees

## Admission requirements

- Prior degree: Bachelor's of at least six semesters in health science or a related subject (health, medicine, nutrition, physiotherapy, psychology and similar)
- Minimum grade: not confirmed
- 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.

## Application deadlines

- All applicants, winter semester: 2026-05-31 (PASSED as of the last site build; the window usually repeats next cycle). 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.

## How to apply

- uni-assist required: yes (the deadline notes show who this applies to)
- Application portal: https://campus.tum.de/tumonline/
- Official programme page: https://www.mh.tum.de/en/mh/academic-programs/sport-and-health-sciences-programs/students/study-programs/master-courses-m-sc/msc-health-science/

## External resources

- [School of Medicine and Health programme page](https://www.mh.tum.de/en/mh/academic-programs/sport-and-health-sciences-programs/students/study-programs/master-courses-m-sc/msc-health-science/)
- [DAAD listing](https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/4717/)
- [Apply via TUMonline](https://campus.tum.de)



## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-08-09

- TUM School of Medicine and Health - M.Sc. Health Science, Prevention and Health Promotion (English instruction confirmed; tuition figure NOT confirmed): https://www.mh.tum.de/en/mh/academic-programs/sport-and-health-sciences-programs/students/study-programs/master-courses-m-sc/msc-health-science/