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Master’s · Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Environmental Science and Technology M.Sc.

Technische Universität Berlin · Berlin · Official programme page

21 facts from 10 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
“The language of instruction on the Master's degree course in Environmental Science and Technology is English.”
“Language of instruction English” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/environmental-science-and-technology-m-sc-1 · checked 8 November 2026

German-language modules can also be taken in the compulsory elective and elective areas.

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.

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

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/environmental-science-and-technology-m-sc-1 · 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/environmental-science-and-technology-m-sc-1 · 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/environmental-science-and-technology-m-sc-1 · checked 8 November 2026

Open admission, but the subject-specific requirement is demanding: at least 91 of the applicant's credit points have to be recognised against the Berlin bachelor's programme.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Accepted with conditions
Source
“Admission is only granted if a total of at least 91 credit points are recognized. Applicants must have earned at least 42 credit points in”

www.static.tu.berlin/fileadmin/www/10000030/Studium_und_Lehre/FAK-III_StuPO-ZugOrd_2024_MSc_Environmental-Science-and-Technology_EN.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

No minimum total number of credit points or semesters is set for the first degree, so a three-year 180-ECTS bachelor's is not excluded by its length; the condition is content: at least 91 of its credit points must be recognised as equivalent to the Berlin bachelor's programme, including at least 42 in defined areas. The examination board decides.

Subject background
A first qualifying degree in environmental science and technology or a related programme, with at least 91 credit points recognised against the annex to the regulations (including at least 42 credit points in defined areas).
Source
“(2) A degree program is generally deemed related in subject when it consists of the elements listed in the annex. Admission is only granted if a total of at least 91 credit points are recognized.”
“The responsible examination board decides on the subject-related qualification. Your degree program will be checked for equivalence with the Bachelor's degree program in Environmental Science and Technology during the subject-related qualification examination.” page

www.static.tu.berlin/fileadmin/www/10000030/Studium_und_Lehre/FAK-III_StuPO-ZugOrd_2024_MSc_Environmental-Science-and-Technology_EN.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

English
Level C1. IELTS 7 · TOEFL iBT 95 · TOEFL band 5 · PTE 76. Cambridge: C1 Advanced with grade A, B or C. Also accepted at this level: UNIcert III, Oxford Test of English C1 (at least 141 points in every competence area), DAAD ZEMS language assessment C1 in all competence areas, ZEMS English-LV C1.2 (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
“You must therefore be able to demonstrate English language skills at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages or an equivalent level.”
“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/environmental-science-and-technology-m-sc-1 · 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 Study and Examination Regulations and Admission Regulations confirm C1: "English language proficiency at Level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages or an equivalent standard."

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 examination board checks the subject-related qualification and recognises credit points against the annex to the regulations, and everyone who reaches 91 recognised credit points and the language level is admitted.
Source
“The responsible examination board decides on the subject-related qualification.”
“An allocation or selection process is not held at this point. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the semester begins.” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/environmental-science-and-technology-m-sc-1 · 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

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