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Master’s · Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Energy Science and Engineering M.Sc.

Technische Universität Darmstadt · Darmstadt · Official programme page

19 facts from 8 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 and German
Source
“Das Studienangebot ist bilingual deutsch und englisch. Es sind deutsche Sprachkenntnisse gem. § 11 Abs. 4 APB und englische Sprachkenntnisse gem. § 11 Abs. 5 APB nachzuweisen.”
“Master of Science; languages: German and English” page

www.intern.tu-darmstadt.de/media/dezernat_ii/satzungsbeilagen/SB_2026_IV.pdf#page=137 · checked 9 November 2026

The programme is bilingual and, unlike the other programmes in this record, requires proof of BOTH German and English. An applicant with English only cannot be admitted.

Study mode
On campus
Source
“TU Darmstadt does not have its own student residences and will not provide you with a room. You will have to find your own accommodation.”

www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/internationale_studieninteressierte/organisation_des_aufenthalts_inbound/artikel_details_de_en_379840.en.jsp · checked 9 November 2026

TU Darmstadt publishes no online or hybrid degree programme. Teaching is on campus in Darmstadt: the study and examination plan in the programme's regulation marks courses with compulsory attendance (section 11 (6) APB), and the International Office tells every newly enrolled international degree-seeking student to find a room in or near Darmstadt.

Credits
120 ECTS
Source
“Die TU Darmstadt verleiht nach Erreichen der im Studiengang erforderlichen Summe von 120 Leistungspunkten (CP) den akademischen Grad Master of Science.”

www.intern.tu-darmstadt.de/media/dezernat_ii/satzungsbeilagen/SB_2026_IV.pdf#page=137 · checked 9 November 2026

Intakes
Winter, Summer
Source
“Start of studies Winter semester recommended, summer semester possible without study guarantee”

www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/studienangebot_studiengaenge/studiengang_184192.en.jsp · checked 9 November 2026

Winter is the recommended start; a summer start is possible but without a guarantee that the first-semester courses are offered.

Non-EU deadline
1 Mar 2027 (summer 2027)
Source
“Energy Science and Engineering M.Sc. 01.12.26 – 01.03.27 WiSe / (SoSe)”

www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/bewerbung_zulassung_tu/bewerbungsfristen/bachelor_studiengaenge_2/index.en.jsp · checked 9 November 2026

No asterisk, so this is not a cut-off date. The deadline for the winter semester 2027/28 is not published yet, and the programme's regulation sets none. International applicants can use the early application window: the portal opened for this programme on 1 September 2026 for the summer semester 2027.

Non-EU tuition
None
Source
“There are no tuition fees at TU Darmstadt. However, students have to pay a semester fee each semester.”

www.etit.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/faq_etit/index.en.jsp · checked 9 November 2026

No programme fee: only the semester fee of 402.68 EUR for the winter semester 2026/27, which includes the Deutschland Semester Ticket.

Application fee
Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

TU Darmstadt publishes no application fee for its own portal TUCaN, and it is not a uni-assist member, so no uni-assist handling fee applies either. Because no page states that applying is free, no value is recorded.

Places
Selection procedure
Source
“Provided that the admission requiremens (entrance examination) are met, there are no numerical admission restrictions.”

www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/studienangebot_studiengaenge/studiengang_184192.en.jsp · checked 9 November 2026

The programme page spells "requiremens". "No numerical admission restrictions" means no numerus clausus, but admission still depends on passing the entrance requirements verification.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Accepted
Source
“Zugangsvoraussetzung zum Masterstudiengang Energy Science and Engineering ist ein Bachelorabschluss in einem der Referenzstudiengänge der TU Darmstadt oder ein Studienabschluss in einem Studiengang, der Kompetenzen im Umfang von mindestens 180 CP vermittelt, die nicht wesentlich verschieden zu den in einem der Referenzstudiengänge vermittelten Eingangskompetenzen sind (vergleichbarer Studiengang).”

www.intern.tu-darmstadt.de/media/dezernat_ii/satzungsbeilagen/SB_2026_IV.pdf#page=137 · checked 9 November 2026

The regulation asks for a degree worth at least 180 CP, which a three-year bachelor's of 180 ECTS meets, plus at least 18 ECTS of mathematics and 24 ECTS of engineering or science content.

Subject background
A bachelor's degree in one of eighteen named engineering or science programmes of TU Darmstadt, or an equivalent engineering or science degree with at least 18 ECTS in mathematics and at least 24 ECTS in engineering or natural sciences from at least two different subject areas, plus proof of German and English.
Source
“or an equivalent degree in engineering or natural sciences with at least 18 ECTS (credit points) in mathematics and at least 24 ECTS in engineering or natural sciences, which can be attributed to at least two different subject areas in terms of content.”

www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/studienangebot_studiengaenge/studiengang_184192.en.jsp · checked 9 November 2026

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

Neither the programme page nor the programme's regulation sets a minimum grade; admission turns on the entrance requirements verification, not on a grade threshold.

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

TU Darmstadt publishes no conversion formula for foreign grades. Applicants submit a transcript and a completed equivalence table (Äquivalenztabelle), which compares course content, not grades.

English
Proof of English in accordance with section 11 (5) APB is required alongside proof of German; the regulation and the programme page set no minimum score
Source
“Das Studienangebot ist bilingual deutsch und englisch. Es sind deutsche Sprachkenntnisse gem. § 11 Abs. 4 APB und englische Sprachkenntnisse gem. § 11 Abs. 5 APB nachzuweisen.”
“2. Proof of proficiency in English and German .” page

www.intern.tu-darmstadt.de/media/dezernat_ii/satzungsbeilagen/SB_2026_IV.pdf#page=137 · checked 14 November 2026

Neither the regulation nor the programme page names a level or a score for English. TU Darmstadt's central list of English certificates is written for "Master's degree programmes with English as the language of study" (C1: IELTS 7.0, TOEFL iBT 95), and this programme is bilingual, so the central list cannot be applied to it without the department confirming it. Applicants should ask International Admission which certificate is accepted.

German
When applying: Yes: proof of German is required alongside English; for international applicants TU Darmstadt's German-taught route means the DSH-2
Source
“Es sind deutsche Sprachkenntnisse gem. § 11 Abs. 4 APB und englische Sprachkenntnisse gem. § 11 Abs. 5 APB nachzuweisen.”
“2. Proof of proficiency in English and German .” page

www.intern.tu-darmstadt.de/media/dezernat_ii/satzungsbeilagen/SB_2026_IV.pdf#page=137 · checked 9 November 2026

This is the only programme in this record that requires German at application as well as English. The central page states the DSH-2 (or an exempting certificate such as TestDaF TDN 16, Goethe C1 or telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule) for programmes taught in German; applicants should confirm the required German level with International Admission.

Selection
Entrance requirements verification (Eingangsprüfung) against the competences description of the eighteen reference programmes.
Source
“3. Passed Entrance requirements verification in accordance with the Competences description .”

www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/studienangebot_studiengaenge/studiengang_184192.en.jsp · checked 9 November 2026

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
Source
“Confirmation from the university at which you completed your degree programme that English was the programme's language of instruction.”

www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/internationale_studieninteressierte/bewerbung_und_zulassung_international/index.en.jsp · checked 14 November 2026

Instead of a test, TU Darmstadt accepts a confirmation from the university where the previous degree was taken that English was the language of instruction, which covers most applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan whose bachelor's was taught in English. No TU Darmstadt page exempts applicants by country or by school-leaving certificate, and the German embassy's visa section may still ask for a certificate.

Rules that name these countries
  • India: Applicants with an Indian school or university degree must submit the certificate of the Academic Evaluation Centre (APS) with their application, for bachelor's and master's programmes alike.
    Source
    “All applicants, who wish to apply for a degree program at a German university with a Chinese, Vietnamese or Indian school or university degree. This applies to both bachelor's and master's degree programs, as well as to preparatory programs like the Studienkolleg and German course.”

    www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/internationale_studieninteressierte/bewerbung_und_zulassung_international/index.en.jsp · checked 14 November 2026

    Only doctoral applicants and applicants who passed the Feststellungsprüfung at a German Studienkolleg are exempt. No comparable rule 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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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.