- English-taught
- Winter semester intake
Sustainable Resource Management (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.
Focus areas: Climate, Air and Water · Economic & Political Dimensions of Sustainability · Landscape Management
Interdisciplinary sustainability master combining natural sciences with management and social-science perspectives; specializations include climate, air and water, the economic and political dimensions of sustainability, and landscape management. This programme is based at TUM's Weihenstephan campus in Freising, about 40 minutes north of Munich - a materially different housing market from central Munich. Not to be confused with TUM's 'Sustainable Management and Technology' master in Straubing.
Admission requirements
- Prior degree
- not confirmed
- Minimum grade
- not confirmed
- English
- Sufficient English per TUM's accepted certificate list (at least 60 ECTS of English-medium modules or an English-medium prior degree also accepted)
- German
- not required
- Also required
- Eignungsverfahren (aptitude assessment) required as part of the application process. Applicants are ranked; meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. Optional one-page motivation letter. 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 | Applications close 31 May; the bachelor's certificate must also be submitted by 31 May. Winter intake only. |
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 on the programme page), on top of the €97/semester Studierendenwerk fee. EU/EEA citizens and holders of a German bachelor's degree or German Abitur 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
The largest TUM review base in our set: 60 StudyCheck reviews averaging 3.9/5 with a 93% recommendation rate. Reviewers describe a well-established programme with a notably international cohort and content spanning natural science, economics and policy. The average sits just below TUM's university-wide 4.0, so expect genuinely mixed feedback rather than uniform praise - we surface that honestly instead of smoothing it over.
Liked
- Well-established programme with a strong international cohort
- Interdisciplinary content spanning science, economics and policy
- 93% of reviewers would recommend it, on an unusually large review base
Criticised
- Average rating sits below the TUM-wide mean; feedback is genuinely mixed
Where graduates go
No alumni outcome data found yet.
External resources
- Official Programme overview (TUM) (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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