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Master’s · Physics

Particle Accelerator Science 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
“Unterrichts- und Prüfungssprache des Studiengangs ist Englisch.”
“Master of Science; language: English” page

www.intern.tu-darmstadt.de/media/dezernat_ii/satzungsbeilagen/SB_2025_VI.pdf#page=4 · checked 9 November 2026

English is the language of instruction and of examinations; only B2 is required. Single modules 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, die GU und die JGU verleihen 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_2025_VI.pdf#page=4 · checked 9 November 2026

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

www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/studienangebot_studiengaenge/studiengang_378304.en.jsp · checked 9 November 2026

The central deadline page allows applications for the first, second and third semester.

Non-EU deadline
1 Mar 2027 (summer 2027)
Source
“Particle Accelerator Science (in English) (1., 2. and 3. FS) 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 requirements (entrance examination) are met, there are no numerical admission restrictions.”

www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/studienangebot_studiengaenge/studiengang_378304.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 Particle Accelerator Science ist ein Bachelorabschluss im Bereich Natur- oder Ingenieurwissenschaften, der Kompetenzen im Umfang von mindestens 180 CP vermittelt, die nicht wesentlich verschieden zu den in Anlage II genannten Eingangskompetenzen sind.”

www.intern.tu-darmstadt.de/media/dezernat_ii/satzungsbeilagen/SB_2025_VI.pdf#page=4 · checked 9 November 2026

This is the only programme in this record whose English programme page states the 180 CP requirement itself. A three-year bachelor's of 180 ECTS qualifies, provided the compulsory entry competences are covered (at least 20 CP mathematics, 5 CP fundamentals of physics, 5 CP theoretical electrodynamics, 4 CP measurement technology or laboratory practicals). Up to 30 CP of other missing competences can be imposed as conditions.

Subject background
A bachelor's degree in natural sciences or engineering worth at least 180 CP, including at least 20 CP mathematics, 5 CP fundamentals of physics, 5 CP theoretical electrodynamics and 4 CP measurement technology or science laboratory practicals.
Source
“1. A Bachelor's degree in natural sciences or engineering of at least 180 CP, and which imparts competences that are not significantly different from the entry competences described in the comptences description .”

www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/studienangebot_studiengaenge/studiengang_378304.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 5.5 · TOEFL iBT 72 · TOEFL band 4 · Home Edition accepted · PTE 59. Cambridge: First Certificate in English. Also accepted: TOEFL ITP 543, TOEFL Paper 525, TOEFL CBT 197, TOEIC Listening 400/Reading 385/Speaking 160/Writing 150, Oxford Online Placement Test 60, Michigan English Test 53, ECCE, telc English B2-C1 University "B2 certificate", UNIcert II. Exemption: A passed English-language bachelor's thesis, or a confirmation from the university where the previous degree was taken that English was the programme's language of instruction
Source
“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”
“Das Sprachniveau B2 ist nachzuweisen durch  äquivalente Englisch-Sprachnachweise entsprechend der Äquivalenzliste des Sprachenzentrums der TU Darmstadt oder  eine bestandene englischsprachige Bachelorthesis.” page

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

TU Darmstadt publishes a lower English list for Mechanics, Mathematics and Particle Accelerator Science than for its other English-taught master's programmes: B2 instead of C1. TOEFL iBT Home Edition is accepted and the new 1-6 scale counts from band 4. Duolingo English Test is not among the accepted certificates. The programme's own regulation adds a second route: a passed English-language bachelor's thesis instead of a certificate.

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): the documents and a completed equivalence table are checked first, and if the competences cannot be settled from them a 30-minute oral examination follows, at TU Darmstadt or by video call.
Source
“3. Entrance Requirements Verification in accordance with the competences description”
“Im Rahmen der materiellen Eingangsprüfung wird ein mündliches Prüfverfahren von 30 Minuten in den Räumlichkeiten der TU Darmstadt oder per datenschutzrechtlich unbedenklicher Videotelefonie” page

www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/studienangebot_studiengaenge/studiengang_378304.en.jsp · checked 9 November 2026

A cooperative programme of the Rhine-Main Universities: applicants apply online at TU Darmstadt, then register with Goethe University Frankfurt after enrolling; no registration at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is needed. The degree is awarded jointly by the three universities.

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. For this programme the regulation also accepts a passed English-language bachelor's thesis.

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.