- English-taught
- Winter semester intake
Information Engineering (M.Sc.)
At a glance
- Language
- English-taught
- Duration
- 4 sem 120 ECTS
- Intake
- Winter semester
- Tuition
- €0 public university
- 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.
English-taught master covering information engineering and cyber-physical business systems, with electives spanning informatics, management/economics and ethics plus a practice-oriented project often run with industry. A chip-design specialization funded by the Dieter Schwarz Foundation starts in WS 2026/27. Based at TUM Campus Heilbronn - roughly 200km from Munich, a completely different (and cheaper) housing market than the Munich campuses.
Admission requirements
- Prior degree
- not confirmed
- Minimum grade
- not confirmed
- English
- Sufficient English per TUM's accepted certificate list.TUM: "The language of instruction in this course of study is English. Proof of English language proficiency must be submitted with the application."
- German
- not required (integrated German language courses are available alongside the degree)
- Also required
- Eignungsverfahren (aptitude assessment) applies. Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission - applicants are ranked. Check TUMonline for current procedure details. Motivation letter and essay plus a curricular-analysis form are required. 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
| Who | Intake | Deadline | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| All applicants | Winter semester | closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window | Application window closes 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
- €0 per semester
- Semester contribution
- €97
- Semester ticket
- not included
Tuition-free even for non-EU/EEA students - the TUM programme page states that this degree programme only charges the basic student union fee, making it one of the small set of exceptions to TUM's non-EU tuition. The €97/semester Studierendenwerk fee applies (TUM Campus Heilbronn is served by the Munich Student Union rate). No semester ticket is bundled - 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.cit.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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