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Automotive Engineering

Technical University of Munich
Information last verified July 2026
Rank #22
Tuition Semester contribution ~€150 + possible non-EU surcharge
Degree Master of Science
Duration 4 semesters
Deadline Summer semester: November 15 – January 15
Delivery On-campus
Location Munich, Germany
Language German / English

Program Overview

Mobility and transportation shape our modern lives. Sustainability and low-greenhouse-gas transportation require changes in industry, production, and technology. Automotive engineering considers the entire vehicle as well as its subsystems and their interactions. The goal is to develop motor vehicles and services that are environmentally friendly, safe, and technologically advanced. Key areas include electric vehicles, production, materials, autonomous driving, mobility and transportation, control engineering, entrepreneurship and management. In the interdisciplinary Master Degree Course Automotive Engineering you will be prepared for a career in the changing automotive and commercial vehicle industry. Motivated by political, ecological and economic conditions, more electrified vehicles with complex driver assistance systems will be developed and produced. To meet these challenges, you will get expertise in the field of “classic” automotive engineering and furthermore in Electrical Engineering and Informatics. Graduates of the application- and research-oriented Master Degree course Automotive Engineering will

Career Opportunities

As a graduate, you will have a wide range of career opportunities in all areas of the automotive and motor vehicle industry, as well as in related manufacturing and supply companies. In addition, automotive engineers have attractive career opportunities at universities and research institutions, in government agencies, and in the service sector. Have you developed a business idea during your studies and want to start a company? We will support you in this too!

Program Curriculum

The Master’s Program allows you to create your own individual study course plan. The Program is structured as follows: • Master Modules, divided into main subject areas motor vehicles, power units, electronics and assistance systems, production and materials, methodology and engineering science flexibilization • Practical courses • Supplementary Subjects • Research Internship (term project, team project, practical research course) • Key Competences (language courses, soft skills workshops, …) • Master’s Thesis The study program includes modules on • Vehicle (e.g. dynamics of road vehicles or design of electric vehicles) • Propulsion (e.g. propulsion system technology for vehicles, propulsion control for electric vehicles, electrical machines) • Electrical/electronics and assistance (e.g. modern methods of control engineering 1-3, development of intelligent distributed embedded systems in mechatronics, driver assistance systems in motor vehicles) • Production/Materials (e.g. planning of technical logistics systems, factory planning, intelligent networked production – Industry 4.0, foundry technology and rapid prototyping, process simulation and material modeling of composites, traffic management, design of traffic routes, project evaluation and planning processes in traffic) • Methods (e.g. methods of product development, applied CFD, finite elements, traffic flow simulation, discrete choice methods for traffic system analysis) • module list

Admission Requirements

You apply with your entrance qualification for master's degree program. If your degree certificate is not yet available at the time of application, you may only apply if you can prove that you have earned at least: • 140 credits from a bachelor’s program with a standard duration of 6 semesters, • 170 credits from a bachelor’s program with a standard duration of 7 semesters, • 200 credits from a bachelor’s program with a standard duration of 8 semesters. Proof of the required credits must be provided via a transcript of records confirmed by your student office/examination office (stamped and signed). Please submit your bachelor’s degree certificate immediately upon receipt, but no later than one year after starting the master’s program, to the Admissions and Enrollment Department of the TUM Center for Study and Teaching. If you did not obtain your master’s entry qualification (e.g., bachelor’s degree) in Germany, you must have your application documents pre-checked by the University Application Service for International Students (uni-assist e.V.). You will then receive a preliminary review documentation (VPD) The language of instruction in this program is German and/or English. Please check which proof of German/English language proficiency is required. Applicants who have completed their undergraduate studies in Bangladesh, China, India, Iran, and Pakistan will need a GRE (General) with minimum scores in the areas listed below to complete their application materials. The minimum scores required are: • Verbal Reasoning: no minimum score. • Quantitative Reasoning: 164 • Analytical Writing: 4.0 • Institution code: 7806, Department code: 5199 ("all other departments") Alternatively, a GATE test may be submitted. The lower limit here is the "minimum qualifying score of the respective year". Universities often provide a so-called module handbook, which describes all modules in the program. The term “curriculum” is also commonly used. Each description must include the module contents and the competencies taught. This is essential for the subject-specific qualification review as part of the aptitude assessment. A study plan alone is not sufficient! If your university does not provide a module handbook, please obtain written confirmation of this. In that case, you are required to compile the course contents of the relevant subjects yourself. Please note that the information must be provided in German or English. Grade and credit history (Formular zur Leistungsübersicht) The link to “Master-EV” for creating the form will be provided during the online application. Fill out the form to the best of your knowledge. ! Please note fundamental changes to the admission process for the Master’s program in Automotive Engineering, effective for all applications submitted on or after April 01, 2026 (FPSO, March 3, 2026 / readable version: §36a and Apendix 2). Questions regarding allocation will not be answered. We trust you, as a master’s applicant, to know best which

Tuition & Financial Information

Tuition Fee

Semester contribution ~€150 + possible non-EU surcharge

Non-EU students pay additional tuition (~€2,000–3,000/semester). Semester fee covers Deutschlandticket for public transport in Bavaria.

Financial Aid & Scholarships

TUM offers semester contributions (~€150) plus public transport in Bavaria (Deutschlandticket). Non-EU students may pay additional tuition fees (~€2,000–3,000/semester). Funding: DAAD, Deutschlandstipendium, BayBAföG (Bavarian student grants), TUM scholarships.

About Technical University of Munich

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Technical University of Munich

Munich, Germany

TheTechnical University of Munich(TUMorTU Munich;German:Technische Universität München) is apublicresearch universityinMunich,Bavaria,Germany. It specializes inengineering,technology,medicine,...

University Profile
  • Application Deadline Summer semester: November 15 – January 15
  • Start Date Winter Semester (October)
  • Language German / English
  • Duration 4 semesters
  • Credits 120 ECTS