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  • Winter & summer intake

Physics (Nuclear, Particle and Astrophysics) (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 & summer
Tuition
€6,000 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.

Focus areas: Particle and astrophysics · Experimental nuclear physics · Experimental particle physics · Theoretical particle physics

Two-year German-taught programme on nuclear, particle and astrophysics, covering astroparticle physics, ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions, tests of the Standard Model, modern detector technology and theoretical particle physics, with the FRM II research reactor nearby. International applicants are accepted through the uni-assist VPD route, but the degree is taught in German. 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 in physics or a comparable subject
Minimum grade
No numeric cut-off - admission is decided by the aptitude assessment.
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.
Prerequisite credits
  • Physics core modules equivalent to TUM's physics bachelor
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 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.
All applicants Summer semester Application window 1 September - 30 November annually via TUMonline.

Fees & funding

Tuition
€6,000 per semester
Semester contribution
€97
Semester ticket
not included

⚠ TUM charges tuition to non-EU/EEA students newly enrolling from WS 2024/25: €6,000/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.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

8 StudyCheck reviewers rate the programme 4.4/5. This track scores well above the university average. Students highlight a wide lecture range spanning every physics direction and lecturers who are active researchers, and rate digital access to recordings and materials strongly.

Liked

  • Wide lecture selection covering all physics directions
  • Teaching staff are active researchers
  • Fair examinations with sufficient subject breadth
  • Lecture recordings and scripts are frequently available

Criticised

  • High workload, as is typical for physics
  • Weekly problem sets are demanding
  • Some administrative and contact friction

Where graduates go

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