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Master’s · Physics

Solar System Physics M.Sc.

Technische Universität Braunschweig · Braunschweig · Official programme page

20 facts from 7 official pages · last checked 14 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 Start of programme winter and summer semester”
“As the programme is taught entirely in English, language skills at the C1 level are required.” page

www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/degree-programmes/solar-system-physics-master · checked 14 November 2026

Study mode
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No page states the teaching format. The curriculum includes a research internship module with practical scientific work and timetables are published for the Braunschweig lecture halls, but unlike the sister programme QTEC no page mentions online participation, so no value is recorded.

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

www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/degree-programmes/solar-system-physics-master · checked 14 November 2026

Credits
120 ECTS
Source
“comprises a total of 120 credit points”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK5/dokumente/ssp_msc/BPO_MSc_SSP_engl.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Section 3 of the programme-specific examination regulations: "The study programme is organised in modules and comprises a total of 120 credit points." The PDF is set in two columns, so pdftotext interleaves the sentence with the neighbouring column; only the contiguous part is quoted.

Intakes
Winter, Summer
Source
“The Master's programme in Solar System Physics begins in both the winter and summer”
“Start of programme winter and summer semester” page

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK5/dokumente/ssp_msc/BZO_MSc_SSP_engl_2026.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Section 3 (1) of the admission regulations: "The Master's programme in Solar System Physics begins in both the winter and summer semesters." The sentence breaks across a page in the PDF, so only the contiguous part is quoted.

Non-EU deadline
15 Sept 2026 (summer 2027)This date has passed; the next summer intake for applicants in the foreign-national quota is summer 2028 (15 September 2027).15 Mar 2027 (winter 2027)
Source
“by 15 March of each year for applications from foreign nationals and stateless … by 15 July of each year for applications from all other persons … by 15 September of the previous year for applications from foreign nationals … by 15 January of each year for applications from all other persons.”
“Special application deadlines apply: Applicants from non-EU countries: 1 February to 15 March … Applicants from EU countries: 1 June to 15 July” page

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK5/dokumente/ssp_msc/BZO_MSc_SSP_engl_2026.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan apply by 15 March for the winter semester (window 1 February - 15 March) and by 15 September of the previous year for the summer semester - four months earlier than everyone else. The faculty page names only the winter windows.

Non-EU tuition
None
Source
“These tuition fees were abolished by the Lower Saxony State Parliament by law of 11 December 2013 for the winter semester 2014/2015.”
“There are no tuition fees beyond the semester contribution” page

www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/study-teaching/during-your-studies/financing-and-costs · checked 14 November 2026

The programme page states explicitly that there are no tuition fees beyond the semester contribution (472.50 EUR in winter semester 2026/27).

Application fee
€75 one-off Fee for the assessment of foreign qualifications, paid once however many programmes are applied for.
Source
“TU Braunschweig charges a fee of 75 Euro for the assessment of foreign qualifications which you have to pay when applying. … You only have to pay the assessment fee once, also if you are applying for several programs.”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/international-students/application · checked 14 November 2026

The receipt must be attached to each application. Holders of a scholarship from a national German provider (e.g. the DAAD) and applicants who already paid for an earlier TU Braunschweig application are exempt.

Places
Unrestricted
Source
“Admission free admission (special admission requirements)”
“Free admission*” page

www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/degree-programmes/solar-system-physics-master · checked 14 November 2026

"Free admission" is TU Braunschweig's English wording for zulassungsfrei: there is no numerus clausus and everyone who meets the special admission requirements (subject background, English) is admitted. The admission regulations still describe a selection procedure and a 70% advance quota in case the programme is ever given a cap.

Places for non-EU applicants
Separate quota · 70 per cent of the available study places, applied only if admission is restricted · ranking list by final grade or interim average grade; ties are decided by lot
Source
“For foreign nationals and stateless persons who are not treated equally with German citizens and persons from EU/EEA countries in terms of admission law, a preliminary quota of 70 per cent of the available study places is set aside.”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK5/dokumente/ssp_msc/BZO_MSc_SSP_engl_2026.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The quota only matters if a cap is introduced: the programme currently has free admission, so no selection procedure takes place and every qualified applicant is admitted.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Accepted
Source
“applicants whose bachelor's degree (or equivalent qualification) has not yet been awarded at the time of application are also provisionally eligible if they have earned at least 150 credits (83.3%) in the case of a degree programme with a total of 180 credits or at least 180 credits (85.7%) in the case of a degree programme with a total of 210 credits”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK5/dokumente/ssp_msc/BZO_MSc_SSP_engl_2026.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The regulations set no minimum number of credits or years for a completed bachelor's degree and treat a 180-credit programme as the normal case, so a three-year 180-ECTS bachelor's qualifies; the 25 credits of physics content from Appendix 1 are what has to be proven.

Subject background
A bachelor's degree or equivalent in physics or a relevant subject, from a German university or a university in a Bologna signatory state (equivalence of other foreign degrees assessed on anabin), with the knowledge and skills of Appendix 1 of the admission regulations: as a rule no significant differences from the Braunschweig B.Sc. Physics and at least 25 credits in the subject areas named there.
Source
“A course of study is considered academically suitable if there are no significant differences in terms of the knowledge and skills acquired in the Bachelor's programme in Physics at TU Braunschweig. As a rule, the degree programme shall continue to be considered suitable in terms of subject matter if knowledge and skills in the subject areas listed in Appendix 1, item 1, have been acquired to the minimum extent specified in each case and to a total extent of 25 credits.”
“You can apply for the Master's programme in Solar System Physics if you have a Bachelor's degree in physics or a closely related field.” page

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK5/dokumente/ssp_msc/BZO_MSc_SSP_engl_2026.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The selection committee decides whether a previous programme is suitable. Applicants still in their bachelor's can be admitted provisionally with at least 150 of 180 credits (83.3%) or 180 of 210 credits (85.7%) if the degree is finished by 31 March (winter) or 30 September (summer); otherwise they are de-registered.

Minimum grade
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No minimum grade is set, and because admission is free the grade is not used to rank applicants at all unless a cap is introduced.

How your grade is converted
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No conversion table or formula for foreign grades is published; the regulations refer only to the assessment proposals of the Central Office for Foreign Education (anabin).

English
Level C1. IELTS 6.5 · TOEFL iBT 88. The English Language Proficiency Report of TU Braunschweig's Language Centre with at least two skills at B2 and two at C1 is accepted, and equivalent certificates may be recognised after a comparative examination. A test must not be more than three years old when the application arrives. Nothing is said about the TOEFL iBT Home Edition, the new 1-6 TOEFL band scale or the Duolingo English Test.. Exemption: Applicants whose university entrance qualification or bachelor's degree was obtained at an English-speaking institution need no test, and at least two years of study exclusively in English exempts an applicant on request
Source
“Test of English as a Foreign Language 88 credits (TOEFL), internet-based test/IBT”
“As the programme is taught entirely in English, language skills at the C1 level are required. German language skills are not necessary.” page

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK5/dokumente/ssp_msc/BZO_MSc_SSP_engl_2026.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The table of the admission regulations also lists IELTS "Band 6,5 or higher" and the Language Centre's English Language Proficiency Report. The programme page asks for C1, while the regulations put the measurable floor at TOEFL iBT 88 or IELTS 6.5; the regulations are binding. "88 credits" in the table means 88 points on the 0-120 scale.

German
Not needed when applying
Source
“Knowledge of the German language does not need to be demonstrated.”
“German language skills are not necessary.” page

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK5/dokumente/ssp_msc/BZO_MSc_SSP_engl_2026.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

GRE / GMAT / GATE
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No page of TU Braunschweig mentions a GRE, GMAT or GATE requirement for this programme; the admission regulations list no admission test.

Selection
No interview, test or motivation letter. Admission is free, so every applicant who meets the subject and language requirements is admitted; only if a cap were introduced would the selection committee rank applicants by grade within the two quotas, with ties decided by lot. A research internship module with practical scientific work is part of the curriculum.
Source
“Taking into account the final grade in accordance with Section 2, Paragraph (1), Letter a) or the average grade in accordance with Section 2, Paragraph (3), a respective ranking list shall be drawn up for both application groups/quotas in accordance with Paragraph (3), with the best grade being awarded first place on the list. In the event of identical final or average grades, the ranking shall be decided by lot.”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK5/dokumente/ssp_msc/BZO_MSc_SSP_engl_2026.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Section 1 (3) of the regulations states that no selection procedure takes place if there are not more qualified applicants than places.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, with a previous degree taught in English, or with a school-leaving certificate from an English-medium school or with enough English at school
Source
“Applicants who have not obtained the necessary study qualification – i.e. either the university entrance qualification or the bachelor's degree (or an equivalent degree) in accordance with Section 18, Paragraph (8) NHG – at an English-speaking institution must … successfully completed at least two years of study exclusively in English are exempt from the requirement to provide proof of a test upon request.”

www.tu-braunschweig.de/fileadmin/Redaktionsgruppen/Fakultaeten/FK5/dokumente/ssp_msc/BZO_MSc_SSP_engl_2026.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Two routes without a test: the school-leaving certificate or the bachelor's degree was obtained at an English-speaking institution, which can cover English-medium schools and universities in India, Nigeria and Pakistan; or, on request, at least two years of study exclusively in English. "English-speaking institution" is not defined, so the selection committee decides and a letter confirming English as the sole language of instruction is the safer proof.

Rules that name these countries
  • India: Applicants whose higher education entrance qualification comes from India need a certificate from the Akademische Prüfstelle (APS) for the visa and for enrolment at TU Braunschweig.
    Source
    “If you have obtained your higher education entrance qualification in China, India or Vietnam, you will need a certificate from the Akademische Prüfstelle (APS) to apply for the visa and to enrol at TU Braunschweig. Please apply for the APS certificate as early as possible. Processing times can be very long, especially in India.”

    www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/international-students/preparation · checked 14 November 2026

    China and Vietnam are named in the same sentence. No rule on TU Braunschweig's pages names Nigeria or Pakistan.

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

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