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Master’s · Economics

Economics and Sustainability M.Sc.

Technische Universität Berlin · Berlin · Official programme page

22 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
German, then English
Source
“Language of instruction German / English”
“The Economics and Sustainability master's program is taught in German. If you are applying with a foreign school-leaving certificate, you must provide proof of German skills at a specific level. As some courses/modules, particularly the compulsory modules, are offered in English, English skills are a prerequisite for admission.” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/economics-and-sustainability-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

German is the main language and an admission requirement; the compulsory modules in particular are in English, which is why English B2 is also required. No page gives a sequence or a share, so the value is a schema compromise.

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 Studienverlaufsplanes sind die entsprechenden Beratungsstellen behilflich.”

www.static.tu.berlin/fileadmin/www/10000000/Studiengaenge/StuPOs/Fakultaet_VII/Economics_Sustainability_M.Sc_2024.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/economics-and-sustainability-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Intakes
Winter
Source
“Program start Winter semester”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/economics-and-sustainability-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
15 Jun 2027 (winter 2027)Applications open 1 April 2027.
Source
“Application for German-language master's programs with restricted admission: (including Urban Ecosystem Sciences as well as Urban and Regional Planning) 01.04.2027 until 15.06.2027”
“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. TU Berlin splits master's deadlines by language of instruction and names this programme in the German-language group.

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
Restricted (limited places)
Source
“Admission Restricted admission”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/economics-and-sustainability-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Places for non-EU applicants
Separate quota · 8% of the available study places (preliminary quota under § 15 BerlHZG) · inside the quota as in the main procedure: 80% of places by the faculty's selection-procedure score, 20% by waiting time
Source
“8% of the available study places are reserved for applicants of foreign nationality and stateless persons who meet the academic requirements, provided they are not considered equivalent to German citizens. … 80% of the available study places will be allocated by the result of the selection process and 20% by waiting time”

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

Applicants who hold EU, Icelandic, Liechtenstein or Norwegian nationality, and non-EU nationals treated as equivalent to Germans, are ranked on the main list instead. A master's applicant may submit only one master's application per semester at TU Berlin.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Case by case
Source
“(2) Über die fachliche Nähe von Studiengängen im Sinne des § … 3 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 und Abs. 2 und die Gleichwertigkeit von … Leistungen gemäß § 3 Abs. 1 Nr. 2 entscheidet die für Imma- … trikulationen bzw. Zulassungen zuständige Stelle der Zentralen Universitätsverwaltung auf der Grundlage eines Votums des für den Studiengang zuständigen Prüfungsausschusses.”

www.static.tu.berlin/fileadmin/www/10000000/Studiengaenge/StuPOs/Fakultaet_VII/Economics_Sustainability_M.Sc_2024.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

The Zugangs- und Zulassungsordnung 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 economics is not excluded; the central administration decides on the examination board's vote. German quote because the regulation has no English version.

Subject background
A first qualifying university degree in economics or a related programme, which normally means at least 10 credit points each in quantitative methods, microeconomics and macroeconomics.
Source
“A study program is considered a related study program when it consists of the following: at least 10 credit points from the field of quantitative methods (e.g. math, statistics, econometrics) at least 10 credit points from the field of microeconomics (e.g. game theory, microeconomics, industrial economics) at least 10 credit points in the field of macroeconomics (e.g. macroeconomics, money, labor and foreign trade)”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/economics-and-sustainability-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Minimum grade
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 8 Nov 2026

No cut-off grade: the ranking weighs the final grade of the previous degree together with up to 100 points for credits in quantitative methods, microeconomics and macroeconomics.

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
“Thus, you must provide proof of English skills at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages or equivalent.”
“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/economics-and-sustainability-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 Zugangs- und Zulassungsordnung confirms B2 ("2. englische Sprachkenntnisse auf der Niveaustufe B2 des" … "Sprachen oder einem gleichwertigen Niveau"). English is required on top of German, which is the language of instruction.

German
When applying: German at DSH-2 level or an equivalent certificate from TU Berlin's accepted list (TestDaF 4x4, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, Goethe-Zertifikat C2, DSD II, Studienkolleg FSP Deutsch and others). During studies: None beyond the admission requirement
Source
“If you are applying with a foreign school-leaving certificate, you must provide proof of German skills at a specific level”
“Only the following certificates are acknowledged. Other proofs cannot be accepted. DSH-2 with registration at German Rector's Conference DSH-3 with registration at German Rector's Conference” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/economics-and-sustainability-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

The programme page does not name the level; the central master's language page lists the accepted certificates, which all sit at DSH-2 / C1 level. Applicants who hold a German higher education entrance qualification are exempt.

Selection
Scored selection procedure: the final grade of the previous degree plus up to 100 points for credits in named fields - 25 points for at least 15 credits in quantitative methods or 50 for at least 30, 25 for at least 15 credits in microeconomics, 25 for at least 15 credits in macroeconomics. No interview.
Source
“A ranking list is created for all applicants who fulfill the admission requirements. It weighs both the final grade of your previous degree and awards points based on certain criteria. Up to 100 points are awarded according to the following criteria: 25 points for at least 15 credits in the field of quantitative methods (e.g. math, statistics, econometrics) or 50 points for at least 30 credits in this field”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/economics-and-sustainability-m-sc · 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.