Environmental Engineering

The complex interactions between natural systems, human activity and technical systems shape our present and will shape our future. Students of the English- taught Master’s degree program in Environmental Engineering (M.Sc.) learn to recognize, analyse, and shape these interactions with a focus on sustainability.

The program provides a holistic understanding of the systems that environmental engineers deal with. Its subjects range from hydrogeology and hydraulic engineering, environmental geotechnics and environmental hazards to resource-efficient urban and sustainable mobility planning. The focus is not only on engineering, but also on economic and social dimensions. Students learn techniques for collecting a wide range of environmental data as well as methods for processing, visualizing and interpreting it. They analyze complex systems of human activity, such as the use of resources or means of transport, and those of the natural environment, such as water cycles, soil systems, or air quality.

Graduates of the degree program understand the relationships between natural, human, and technical systems and know how to influence them. They align their actions with the requirements of sustainability and are not only able to develop new technological approaches, but also new planning and management strategies. They are therefore just as well qualified for a career in science as they are for management positions in state institutions or private companies.

1. Common Block of Cross Cutting Methods, Technologies and Fundamentals
2. Specialization in two of eleven offered Fields of Study

• Urban Water Engineering
• Water Resources Management
• Hydraulic Engineering
• Hydrogeology, Groundwater, Geothermal Energy
• Modelling and Measurement of Flow and Transport
• Resource Efficiency in Urban Planning
• Environmental Geotechnics
• Environmental Hazards and Risk
• Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning
• Transportation Engineering and Control
• Water-Food-Energy Nexus

3. possibility to include a limited number of courses from other study programmes of TUM

4. practical study project

5. Master‘s Thesis

Required language skills for admission:

You need sufficient English language skills if you wish to apply for this program. Evidence of your language proficiency has to be submitted before the end of the application deadline. Learn more about recognized certificates and other ways to prove your English language skills.

This evidence of your language proficiency confirms that you comply with the minimum language requirements for admission to the program. Depending on the program and your individual background, it may be necessary for you to keep working on your language skills during your studies. Be sure to take a look at the services of our Language Center.

Language of instruction:

The language of instruction for this program is English.

• Information on exams
• Contact Examination Board
• Information on studying abroad
• Information on internships

The tuition fees for international students from third countries for this degree program are 6,000 euros per semester.

Many international students can have their fees waived or receive scholarships to finance them. You can find all information on waivers and scholarships here.

Please note: The semester fee as a contribution to the student union must be paid additionally. It varies depending on where you are studying. You can find all information on the semester fee here.

Minimum requirements to apply for a Master’s program at TUM are a recognized undergraduate degree (e.g. a Bachelor’s) and the successful completion of the aptitude assessment procedure. The aptitude assessment allows the TUM school to which you are applying to evaluate your individual talents and motivation for study.

During the application period, you must apply through the TUMonline application portal and upload your application documents.

Here you will find detailed information on the requirements for the documents you need to upload for application and admission to TUM.

Generally, applicants with a qualification for postgraduate studies (e.g. a Bachelor’s) obtained outside of Germany must have their documents reviewed in advance through uni-assist (Preliminary Documentation).

In detail:

• Applying for a Master’s program: Application, admission requirements and more 
• Important information about your application from the TUM school

• Degree Certificate and Diploma or Subject and Grade Transcript of Studies to Date
• Transcript of Records
• Proof of English Language Proficiency
• Statement of purpose (Letter of Motivation)
• Complete and Current Résumé
• Passport
• Preliminary Documentation (VPD) if the qualification for graduate studies (e.g. a Bachelor’s) was obtained outside Germany)

We may require additional documents depending on your educational background and your country of origin. Complete the online application to receive a comprehensive list of the required documents. 

• Application for Enrollment (signed)
• Degree Certificate and Diploma (authentic document)
• Transcript of Records (authentic document)
• Most Current Photo (as for ID)
• Digital notification of your health insurance status from a German public health insurance provider (requested by applicant)

We may require additional documents depending on the type of educational background you earned and your country of origin. After accepting an offer of admission in TUMonline, you will receive a list of documents you must submit to TUM in hardcopy for enrollment.

Application period for winter semester: 01.01. – 31.05.
Application period for summer semester: 01.09. – 15.01.

During the application period, you must apply through the TUMonline application portal and upload your application documents. Please be aware that we can only process your application if you upload all required documents within the application period.

We will review your application as soon as it is complete. Please check your TUMonline account regularly, to see if we have any queries to your documents or if you have to amend one or more documents.

After receiving admission, you will see in TUMonline which documents you have to submit for enrollment, and in which form. 

We recommend that you submit the documents for enrollment as soon as possible after receiving admission. If individual documents are not available by then, you can submit them up to 5 weeks after the start of the lecture period. You will, however, only be enrolled once we have received all documents.

You can check the status of your application at any time in your TUMonline account.

Selection takes place through an aptitude assessment procedure. The aptitude assessment is a two-part procedure after the submission of an official application to a program. In this procedure, the TUM school determines whether you meet the specific requirements for its Master’s degree program.

In the initial stages, the grades you obtained during your Bachelor’s program, as well as your written documents, will be evaluated using a point system. Depending on the amount of points accumulated, applicants are either immediately admitted, rejected, or invited to an admissions interview. 

In detail: 

• Aptitude assessment forMmaster’s programs

• Aptitude Assessment for Master
• Description of the Aptitude Assessment (appendix 2, German) (PDF 335 KB)