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Master’s · Mechanical Engineering

Mechanics 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
Source
“Unterrichtssprache des Studiengangs ist Englisch.”
“Master of Science; language: English” page

www.intern.tu-darmstadt.de/media/dezernat_ii/satzungsbeilagen/SB_2024_VIII.pdf#page=15 · checked 9 November 2026

Single courses may be offered in German and academic literature may have to be read in German.

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_2024_VIII.pdf#page=15 · checked 9 November 2026

Intakes
Winter, Summer
Source
“Start of studies Winter semester, summer semester”

www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/studienangebot_studiengaenge/studiengang_183296.en.jsp · checked 9 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
15 Jan 2027 (summer 2027)
Source
“Mechanics (in English) M.Sc. 01.12.26 – 15.01.27* WiSe / SoSe”
“* The closing date for applications is 15.01.2027; this date is a cut-off period.” page

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

15 January 2027 is a cut-off date (Ausschlussfrist). The deadline for the winter semester 2027/28 is not published yet, and the programme's regulation sets none.

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 requirements (entrance examination) are met, there are no numerical admission restrictions.”

www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/studienangebot_studiengaenge/studiengang_183296.en.jsp · checked 9 November 2026

"No numerical admission restrictions" means there is no numerus clausus and no fixed number of places, but admission is not automatic: every applicant must pass the department's entrance requirements verification (Eingangsprüfung), which can include a written or oral examination.

Admission

What you need to apply

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

www.intern.tu-darmstadt.de/media/dezernat_ii/satzungsbeilagen/SB_2024_VIII.pdf#page=15 · 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, with content not significantly different from B.Sc. Ingenieurwissenschaften und Mechanik.

Subject background
A bachelor's degree in B.Sc. Ingenieurwissenschaften und Mechanik of TU Darmstadt, or in one of six other named TU Darmstadt bachelor's programmes, or an equivalent degree, plus English at B2.
Source
“1. a degree B.Sc. Ingenieurwissenschaften und Mechanik of TU Darmstadt (reference programme), or B.Sc. Mathematik, B.Sc. Bauingenieurwesen und Geodäsie, B.Sc. Maschinenbau – Sustainable Engineering, B.Sc. Physik, B.Sc. Computational Engineering oder B.Sc. Umweltingenieurwissenschaften of TU Darmstadt (see Bachelor's programmes ) or an equivalent degree.”

www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/studienangebot_studiengaenge/studiengang_183296.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
Level B2. IELTS 6.5 · TOEFL iBT 88. Exemption: English as the language of instruction of the bachelor's programme the applicant completed
Source
“Das Sprachniveau B2 ist nachzuweisen durch: - B2 gemäß dem "Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmen für Sprachen" (GeR) - TOEFL: mindestens 88 Punkte - IELTS: Mindestpunktzahl 6,5 - Englisch als Unterrichtssprache in dem von Studienbewerberinnen und -bewerbern absolvierten Bachelorstudiengang”
“Language Requirements for the degree programme “Mechanics Master of Science”, “Mathematics Master of Science” and “Particle Accelerator Science Master of Science” … IELTS 5,5 PTE Academic 59 Cambridge University – First Certificate in English (FCE) TOEFL itp 543 TOEFL Paper 525 TOEFL CBT 197 TOEFL iBT (includes Special Home Edition) 72 TOEFL iBT 4 – 4,5” page

www.intern.tu-darmstadt.de/media/dezernat_ii/satzungsbeilagen/SB_2024_VIII.pdf#page=15 · checked 14 November 2026

Conflict: the programme's binding regulation asks for TOEFL at least 88 points and IELTS 6.5, while TU Darmstadt's central page lists Mechanics in its lower group with IELTS 5,5 and TOEFL iBT 72. The regulation is the binding text and is recorded here; applicants with a score between the two should ask International Admission. The regulation does not say which TOEFL version the 88 points refer to; on the central list and the equivalence list, 88 is inside the B2 band of TOEFL iBT (72-94). Neither text mentions the Duolingo English Test.

German
Not needed when applying
Source
“You must pass the “Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang” (DSH-2) as evidence that your spoken and written command of the German language is adequate for Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes for which the language of instruction is German … Language Requirements for Degree Programmes taught in English”

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

TU Darmstadt asks for the DSH-2 only for programmes whose language of instruction is German; for an English-taught master's it asks for English instead, at application and later. The regulation still warns that academic literature may have to be read in German, and the German embassy's visa section may ask for a language certificate of its own.

Selection
Entrance requirements verification (Eingangsprüfung) against the competences description of B.Sc. Ingenieurwissenschaften und Mechanik.
Source
“3. Additional admission requirements Entrance requirements verification Competences description .”

www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/studienangebot_studiengaenge/studiengang_183296.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
“- Englisch als Unterrichtssprache in dem von Studienbewerberinnen und -bewerbern absolvierten Bachelorstudiengang”
“Confirmation from the university at which you completed your degree programme that English was the programme's language of instruction.” page

www.intern.tu-darmstadt.de/media/dezernat_ii/satzungsbeilagen/SB_2024_VIII.pdf#page=15 · checked 14 November 2026

The regulation itself accepts English as the language of instruction of the completed bachelor's programme instead of a test, which covers most applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan whose bachelor's was taught in English. No rule exempts applicants by country or by school-leaving 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.

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.