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Master’s · Computer Science & Software Engineering

Computer Science (Informatik) M.Sc.

Technische Universität Berlin · Berlin · Official programme page

21 facts from 11 official pages · last checked 8 November 2026

Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026

Key facts

Length, deadlines and costs

Language
English
Source
“Language of instruction English”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/computer-science-informatik-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

The compulsory elective study fields are currently documented in German, and modules to learn English count towards the degree only from level C1.

Study mode
On campus
Source
“As a student of a Berlin university, your primary residence must be located within the university's catchment area.”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/re-registration-co · checked 8 November 2026

No TU Berlin page offers this programme as distance learning; enrolled students must register a primary residence in Berlin or Brandenburg. Students of extra-occupational (continuing education) master's programmes are exempt from that rule.

Attendance
Full-time
Source
“Der Studiengang kann als Teilzeitstudium absolviert werden. Bei der Erstellung eines individuellen Studienverlaufsplans ist die Studienfachberatung behilflich.”

www.static.tu.berlin/fileadmin/www/10000000/Studiengaenge/StuPOs/Fakultaet_IV/ComputerScience_M.Sc._2015.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

The regulation allows the programme to be completed part-time.

Length
4 semesters
Source
“Standard period of study 4 semesters”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/computer-science-informatik-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Intakes
Winter, Summer
Source
“Program start Summer and winter semester”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/computer-science-informatik-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
28 Feb 2027 (summer 2027)Applications open 1 December 2026.31 Aug 2027 (winter 2027)Applications open 1 June 2027.
Source
“Application for master's programs with open admission: 01.12.2026 until 28.02.2027 … Application for master's programs with open admission: 01.06.2027 until 31.08.2027”
“Applications with international academic credentials have the same deadlines as non-international applications (see below). To apply, you must also submit a VPD (preliminary review documentation) from uni-assist.” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/applying-and-enrolling/dates-deadlines · checked 8 November 2026

Applicants with foreign certificates have the same deadline as everyone else but must also hold a uni-assist VPD by then; uni-assist needs four to six weeks (it advises eight), so the VPD has to be requested well before. There is no conditional or provisional admission: every requirement must be proven by the deadline.

Non-EU tuition
None
Source
“There are no tuition fees to pay at TU Berlin. The only exceptions to this are continuing education master's programs.”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/financing-your-studies · checked 8 November 2026

Application fee
€75 one-off uni-assist handling fee for the first chosen course of study in a semester; the same fee applies to the VPD procedure TU Berlin uses€30 one-off each additional chosen course of study in the same semester
Source
“Cost for the first chosen course of study: EUR 75.00 For each additional chosen course of study: EUR 30.00 … he costs are the same for all forms of application, whether standard or VPD procedure”

www.uni-assist.de/en/how-to-apply/apply-online/pay-submit/ · checked 8 November 2026

TU Berlin charges no application fee of its own; applicants with foreign certificates must pay uni-assist's handling fee for the mandatory preliminary review documentation (VPD).

Places
Unrestricted
Source
“Admission Open admission”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/computer-science-informatik-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Open admission, but the subject-specific credit requirements are strict and are checked by the examination board; applicants must select "MA Computer Science" as the application offer in tuPORT even though admission is open.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Case by case
Source
“Voraussetzung für den Zugang zum Masterstudiengang … Computer Science (Informatik) ist ein erster berufsqualifizie- … render deutscher oder gleichwertiger ausländischer Abschluss eines Hochschulstudiums in der Fachrichtung Informatik oder … einem fachlich nahestehenden Studiengang.”

www.static.tu.berlin/fileadmin/www/10000000/Studiengaenge/StuPOs/Fakultaet_IV/ComputerScience_M.Sc._2015.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

The Zugangsordnung sets module credit minima but no minimum total number of credit points or semesters for the first degree, so a three-year 180-ECTS bachelor's in computer science is not excluded as long as it carries the required credits; the examination board checks the content. German quote because the regulation has no English version.

Subject background
A first university degree qualifying the holder for professional work in computer science or a closely related subject, containing at least 60 credit points in computer science (at least 12 each in theoretical computer science, computer engineering or information technology and methodological-practical computer science) plus at least 18 credit points in mathematics.
Source
“Mindestens 60 LP aus der Informatik, davon … sowie mindestens 18 LP aus dem Bereich Mathematik.”
“A total of 36 credit points in the fundamentals of computer science, with 12 credit points in theoretical computer science, 12 credit points in computer engineering or information technology, 12 credit points in methodological-practical computer science. 18 credit points in mathematics, with a minimum of 30 further credit points in computer science. The bachelor's thesis may not be used to make up these 30 credit points.” page

www.static.tu.berlin/fileadmin/www/10000000/Studiengaenge/StuPOs/Fakultaet_IV/ComputerScience_M.Sc._2015.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

Conflict: the binding Zugangsordnung requires at least 60 credit points in computer science in total (of which 12 + 12 + 12 in the three named areas), while the programme page adds the three named areas and "a minimum of 30 further credit points in computer science", which comes to 66. The regulation is the binding source; either way an applicant needs roughly 60 to 66 computer-science credits plus 18 in mathematics, and the bachelor's thesis does not count towards the further credits. German quote because the regulation has no English version.

English
Level B2. IELTS 6.5 · TOEFL iBT 87 · TOEFL band 4.5 · PTE 65. Cambridge: B2 First with at least grade B. Also accepted at this level: UNIcert II, Oxford Test of English B2.2 (at least 126 points in every competence area), DAAD ZEMS language assessment B2 in all competence areas, ZEMS English-LV B2.2 (grade 2.0 or better). TOEFL test centre code for TU Berlin applications: 2727.. Exemption: Only the German Abitur is listed as an exempting qualification (advanced English course with at least 11/15 points for C1, or English taken for at least seven years with at least 11/15 points for B2); beyond that "further exempting proofs may be determined and checked by the persons responsible for the study programme", for example an English-language school-leaving certificate giving access to higher education
Source
“The master's program is taught in English. Applicants are therefore required to provide proof of English skills at CEFR level B2.”
“Min. 4.5 (87+) Min. 5 (95+) … B2 First (min.B) C1 Advanced (A-C) … Min. 6.5 Min. 7 … 65 76 approx. $250 US … All certificates should not be older than 2 years.” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/computer-science-informatik-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Scores come from TU Berlin's central overview of accepted English certificates, which has two columns: "Recommended score for level B2+" (TOEFL iBT 4.5 / 87+, IELTS Academic 6.5, PTE 65, Cambridge B2 First grade B, Oxford Test of English B2.2 with 126 points, UNIcert II) and "Recommended score for level C1" (TOEFL iBT 5 / 95+, IELTS 7, PTE 76, Cambridge C1 Advanced A-C, Oxford C1 with 141 points, UNIcert III). Neither the TOEFL iBT Home Edition nor the Duolingo English Test appears anywhere in TU Berlin's list, so toeflHomeEdition and duolingoAccepted are left undefined rather than set to false. For a TOEFL certificate TU Berlin asks applicants to use uni-assist test centre code 2727. Certificates must not be older than two years. The Zugangsordnung confirms B2 and adds that the examination board decides which proofs it recognises and publishes the recognised certificates ("Über die Anerkennung der nachweisbar erworbenen Englischkenntnisse entscheidet der zuständige Prüfungsausschuss.").

German
Not needed when applying
Source
“A proof of German language proficiency is necessary for all degree programs held in German language unless you hold a higher education entrance qualification under German law.”

www.tu.berlin/en/i-a-office-of-student-affairs/masters-application-enrollment/admission-requirements/language-skills · checked 8 November 2026

German is required only for German-language programmes. This programme is taught in English, so no German certificate is asked for at application or during the degree.

Selection
Open admission with no selection procedure, interview or aptitude test: the Office of Student Affairs and the examination board check the formal and subject-specific requirements and admit everyone who meets them, reviewing applications on a rolling basis until the semester begins.
Source
“An allocation or selection process is not held at this point. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the semester begins. If you fulfill all subject-specific admission requirements, you will be offered a study place and can enroll.”
“Admission Open admission” page

www.tu.berlin/en/i-a-office-of-student-affairs/masters-application-enrollment/allocation-of-study-places · checked 8 November 2026

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
No waiver stated for India, Nigeria or Pakistan: plan for an English test
Source
“English language skills are required for all English-language degree programs.”

www.tu.berlin/en/i-a-office-of-student-affairs/masters-application-enrollment/admission-requirements/language-skills · checked 8 November 2026

TU Berlin's central list of exempting proofs covers only the German Abitur and, at the programme's discretion, an "English-language school leaving certificate opening access to higher education"; it does not give applicants from India, Nigeria or Pakistan a country-based waiver, and a medium-of-instruction letter is not on the list. The Urban Management programme states the point explicitly: applicants from countries where English is the official language or the language of instruction still have to take a test. Individual programmes differ (Ecology and Environmental Planning, Urban Ecosystem Sciences, Geodesy, Computational Neuroscience and Global Production Engineering publish their own rules), so check the programme record.

Rules that name these countries

The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.

More on this programme

Every value was read on an official page and is stored with a verbatim quote; open “Source” to see it. “Not stated by the university” means none of the pages we checked says, and lists those pages. Rules change: confirm with the university before you apply or pay.