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Bachelor’s · Business & Management

Management and Data Science B.Sc.

Technical University of Munich · Heilbronn · Official programme page

21 facts from 12 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
“Course Language English”

www.tum.de/en/studies/degree-programs/detail/management-and-data-science · checked 14 November 2026

TUM's key-data block gives the course language; the page has no separate language-of-instruction paragraph.

Study mode
On campus
Source
“Main Locations Heilbronn”

www.tum.de/en/studies/degree-programs/detail/management-and-data-science · checked 14 November 2026

TUM's key-data block names the teaching location(s) and gives no online or distance mode of study.

Attendance
Full-time
Source
“Type of Study Full-time”

www.tum.de/en/studies/degree-programs/detail/management-and-data-science · checked 14 November 2026

Length
6 semesters
Source
“Standard Duration of Studies 6 semesters”

www.tum.de/en/studies/degree-programs/detail/management-and-data-science · checked 14 November 2026

Credits
180 ECTS
Source
“Credits 180”

www.tum.de/en/studies/degree-programs/detail/management-and-data-science · checked 14 November 2026

Intakes
Winter
Source
“Start of Degree Program Winter Semester (October)”

www.tum.de/en/studies/degree-programs/detail/management-and-data-science · checked 14 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
Source
“Application Period Winter semester: 15.05. - 15.07.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/degree-programs/detail/management-and-data-science · checked 14 November 2026

Standing annual application periods; the dates are recorded for the next cycle (winter 2027/28 and summer 2027). TUM publishes one period for everybody - there is no earlier deadline for non-EU applicants. The uni-assist VPD must be applied for inside the same period.

Non-EU tuition
None
Source
“Tuition fees per semester None”

www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/5704/ · checked 7 November 2026

TUM's own programme page shows only the semester fee under "Costs" and no tuition-fee notice; the DAAD entry TUM maintains for the programme states explicitly that there are no tuition fees.

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

TUM states no application fee anywhere: the application runs through TUMonline. The only charge at application is uni-assist's handling fee for the preliminary documentation (VPD), recorded in institution.otherFees.

Places
Selection procedure
Source
“In contrast to the Numerus Clausus programs, the number of spots available (capacity limit) is not fixed. We accept all applicants we feel are qualified.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/application/application-info-portal/admission-procedures · checked 14 November 2026

TUM's key-data block calls this programme's admission category "Aptitude Assessment for Bachelor". There is no numerus clausus and no capacity cap, but admission depends on a scored assessment of school grades plus, above or below a point threshold, an interview or written test.

Programme accreditation
Accredited
Source
“The system-accreditation was renewed on 26 June 2020 and is valid through 30 September 2028. It applies to all degree programs that have passed TUM's internal quality management assessment procedures.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/teaching/quality-management/system-accreditation · checked 14 November 2026

TUM is system-accredited, so its degree programmes are accredited through TUM's internal quality-management procedure rather than one by one.

Admission

What you need to apply

School certificate
A school-leaving certificate that German authorities treat as equivalent to the Abitur; it has to be checked by uni-assist, which issues a preliminary documentation (VPD) before the TUM application. If the certificate is not equivalent, entry is only possible through a Studienkolleg and its qualification assessment examination (Feststellungsprüfung).
Source
“All applicants who have not obtained their higher education entrance qualification in Germany or have not completed their German school-leaving examination (Abitur), must apply for a Preliminary Documentation (VPD) to uni-assist before submitting an application to TUM. … Direct admission to study at TUM depends primarily on whether the school leaving degree obtained abroad is equivalent to the German university entrance qualification. … If a school-leaving degree from another country is not comparable to the German university entrance qualification, direct admission can only be granted after attending a Studienkollegs (preparatory studies) and after having taken the university qualification assessment examination.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/application/application-info-portal/higher-education-entrance-qualification/international-higher-education-entrance-qualification · checked 14 November 2026

A subject-restricted qualification stays subject-restricted at TUM: applicants may only be admitted to the subjects their home certificate opens up. Indian, Nigerian and Pakistani school certificates normally need the Studienkolleg route - check the DAAD admission database first.

How your grade is converted
uni-assist converts the grades and credits into the German grading system in the preliminary documentation (VPD), which every applicant with a non-German qualification must obtain.
Source
“In addition, the VPD contains a conversion of all your credits and grades into the German grading system or the ECTS grading system.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/application/application-info-portal/uni-assist · checked 14 November 2026

The VPD has to be applied for within TUM's application period; a confirmation that it was applied for in time can be uploaded while it is pending.

Foundation or preparatory course
Studienkolleg München, W course
Source
“Management and Data Science W course”

www.tum.de/en/studies/application/other-forms-of-study/preparatory-study-at-the-studienkolleg · checked 14 November 2026

TUM does not run its own Studienkolleg: "The Studienkolleg München ist responsible for applicants to all bavarian universities, including TUM." The application for it goes through TUMonline, not uni-assist, and the preparatory phase takes two semesters.

English
Duolingo not accepted. No English certificate at application: the English skills shown by the higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur or equivalent) are assessed inside the aptitude assessment, or in the aptitude interview.
Source
“English language skills verification is carried out as part of the aptitude assessment . An English language certificate is not required for the application.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/application/application-info-portal/admission-requirements/language-certificates · checked 14 November 2026

TUM names this programme in the list of bachelor's programmes (Aerospace, Information Engineering, Management and Data Science, Management and Technology at Munich Campus, Political Science, Sustainable Management and Technology) where English is checked in the aptitude assessment. An applicant who prefers to can still submit one of the recognised certificates (TOEFL iBT 88, IELTS 6.5, PTE 65, CAE/CPE A-C).

German
Not needed when applying
Source
“Required Language Proficiency English”

www.tum.de/en/studies/degree-programs/detail/management-and-data-science · checked 14 November 2026

TUM's key-data block names English as the only required language proficiency; no German certificate is asked for.

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

This programme is not on TUM's list of programmes for which a GRE or GATE is required or optional, and no GMAT requirement is published for it.

Selection
Two-stage aptitude assessment (Eignungsverfahren): the school grade average and subject grades are scored by a formula set in the programme's statutes; applicants are then admitted, rejected or invited to a 20-minute interview or a written test, which for some programmes also checks the English skills.
Source
“First, the applicant's grade point average and subject-specific grades will be evaluated using a point system. … Depending on the degree program and the amount of points accumulated, applicants are either immediately admitted or invited to an admissions interview or written test carried out by the school . … In contrast to the Numerus Clausus programs, the number of spots available (capacity limit) is not fixed. We accept all applicants we feel are qualified.”

www.tum.de/en/studies/application/application-info-portal/admission-procedures · checked 14 November 2026

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No country-based waiver is published for this programme because TUM asks for no English certificate at all: for the bachelor's programmes Aerospace, Information Engineering, Management and Data Science, Management and Technology (at Munich Campus), Political Science and Sustainable Management and Technology the English skills shown by the higher education entrance qualification, or shown in the aptitude interview, are assessed inside the aptitude assessment - for applicants from every country.

Rules that name these countries
  • India, Pakistan: Applicants from India and Pakistan for a bachelor's or master's programme must apply to uni-assist for a preliminary documentation (VPD) in addition to applying to TUM directly.
    Source
    “India Applicants for bachelor's or master's degree programs need to apply for a Preliminary Documentation (VPD) via uni-assist … Pakistan Applicants for bachelor's or master's degree programs need to apply for a Preliminary Documentation (VPD) via uni-assist in addition to applying to TUM directly.”

    www.tum.de/en/studies/application/application-info-portal/special-conditions-for-certain-countries · checked 14 November 2026

    TUM adds for India that the VPD is not needed when applying to the Studienkolleg.

  • India: Indian applicants for a bachelor's programme must upload a school certificate confirming 11 or 12 years of formal education, their university entrance exam results, a school transcript and an APS certificate to uni-assist for the preliminary documentation.
    Source
    “India Applicants for bachelor's or master's degree programs need to apply for a Preliminary Documentation (VPD) via uni-assist … Bachelor's degree applicants : please upload the following documents to uni-assist for your preliminary documentation : School certificate (confirmation of 11 or 12 years of formal education) University entrance exam results School transcript APS (Akademischen Prüfstelle) certificate (not necessary after passing the "Feststellungprüfung" after preparatory study at Studienkolleg)”

    www.tum.de/en/studies/application/application-info-portal/special-conditions-for-certain-countries · checked 14 November 2026

    The APS certificate is still listed as mandatory when the degree was obtained outside India; in that case it is waived only once the final graduation documents are uploaded to TUMonline within the enrolment period. It is not needed after passing the Feststellungsprüfung at a Studienkolleg.

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.