Nutrition and Biomedicine

The M.Sc. Nutrition and Biomedicine focuses on the interfaces between human biology, nutritional science and medicine. It follows an interdisciplinary approach to current topics in modern nutrition and biomedicine. Its key features are the development, prevention and treatment of complex nutrition-related diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, gastrointestinal diseases, and cancer.

For a comprehensive description of the program, please refer to the degree program documentation:

• Degree program documentation for the master's program in Nutrition and Biomedicine (PDF, German)

• The first two semesters focus on compulsory courses in the core areas of Nutrition and Biomedicine.
• In the third semester, you have the opportunity to pursue your own interests with various elective modules and thus build up your specific competence profile, which can be complemented by research internships.
• The fourth semester is dedicated to the master’s thesis.

• Overview degree program structure (PDF 65 KB)
• Module Catalog (PDF 306 KB)

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.

As a graduate of the M.Sc. Nutrition and Biomedicine you are qualified to meet the highest standards of professional excellence in academic research as well as in the global food and pharmaceutical industries. You have gained a profound understanding of chemical and microbial food components and their impact on the human organism. Furthermore, you are proficient in a broad spectrum of modern laboratory techniques as applied in experimental and clinical research in the nutrition and biomedical sciences.

As a graduate, you are qualified to pursue a career in a wide variety of fields ranging from basic research in biochemistry to applied experimental research and product development in the pharmaceutical industry. Further opportunities arise in the food industries and its related sectors as well as in public and private research institutes.

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 gives the TUM School to which you are applying the opportunity 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.

If you receive an offer of admission, you will additionally have to submit individual documents as notarized hardcopies by post to be enrolled.

Generally, applicants with a qualification for postgraduate studies (e.g. a bachelor’s) obtained outside of the EU / EEA must have their documents reviewed in advance through uni-assist.

In detail:

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

• Bachelor-Zeugnis und Bachelor-Urkunde oder Fächer- und Notentranskript
• Transcript of Records
• Sprachnachweis Englisch
• Curricularanalyse
• Nachweis über die Ablegung des elektronischen TUM Tests Nutrition and Biomedicine mit einem Ergebnis von mindestens 40 Punkten
• Lückenloser und aktueller Lebenslauf (in englischer Sprache)
• Personalausweis oder Reisepass
• Vorprüfungsdokumentation (VPD) bei Bewerbung mit Masterzugangsberechtigung aus Nicht-EU/EWG

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

• Antrag auf Einschreibung (unterschrieben)
• Bachelor-Zeugnis und Bachelor-Urkunde (beglaubigte Kopie)
• Transcript of Records (beglaubigte Kopie)
• Aktuelles Passbild
• Digitale Meldung des Versichertenstatus durch eine deutsche gesetzliche Krankenkasse (veranlasst durch Bewerber:in)

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. 

Information about applying for a higher subject semester

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. Please note that you always have to send the signed application for enrollment and all notarized hardcopies by post.

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. Aptitude assessment is a two-part procedure after the submission of an official application to a program. In this procedure, the TUM school or department determines whether you meet the specific requirements for its master’s degree program.

In stage 1 of the aptitude assessment procedure,  there is a difference between applicants who have obtained their Bachelor's degree in a country within the scope of the “Lisbon Convention” and those who have obtained their Bachelor’s degree outside the scope of the “Lisbon Convention”.

Applicants for the Master's program in Nutrition and Biomedicine who have obtained their Bachelor's degree in a country outside the scope of the “Lisbon Convention” have to provide evidence of a successful participation in a TUM Test Power Engineering, graded with a point system.

For applicants for the Master's program in Nutrition and Biomedicine who have obtained their Bachelor's degree in a country within the scope of the “Lisbon Convention”, the grades obtained during the Bachelor's program and the Transcript of Records will be evaluated using a point system.

Depending on the amount of points accumulated, applicants are either immediately admitted, rejected, or invited to an interview.

 For more information, please visit www.ls.tum.de/ls/studium/studiengaenge/nutrition-and-biomedicine-msc/#accordion4835id

• Eignungsverfahren für Masterstudiengänge
• Description of the Aptitude Assessment (German) (PDF 461 KB)

The online application process takes place through our application portal TUMonline.

A pre-study internship before the start of the course is not required for admission.