- English-taught
- Winter semester intake
Politics & Technology (M.Sc.)
At a glance
- Language
- English-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.
English-taught master at the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology (Hochschule für Politik) analysing how technology reshapes politics and governance, with a very flexible curriculum weighted towards digitalisation and climate policy. Available full-time or part-time. Based at TUM's city-centre campus.
Admission requirements
- Prior degree
- Qualified bachelor's of at least six semesters and 140 ECTS in political science, a comparable social science, or an engineering or natural-science subject
- Minimum grade
- not confirmed
- English
- Sufficient English per TUM's accepted certificate list.⚠ English cannot be proven by school-leaving grades for this programme.
- German
- not required, though German-language modules can be chosen for the interdisciplinary part of the degree.
- Also required
- Two-stage Eignungsverfahren (aptitude assessment) applies. Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission - applicants are ranked. Check TUMonline for current procedure details. Stage 1 reviews grades; stage 2 is an interview. 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 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). Tuition is charged proportionately for part-time study. 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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External resources
- Official Programme overview (TUM) (opens in a new tab)
- Official Hochschule für Politik programme page (opens in a new tab)
- StudyCheck StudyCheck reviews (opens in a new tab)
- Official Apply via TUMonline (opens in a new tab)
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