Energy and Process Engineering
Technical University of Munich
Information last verified July 2026
Rank #22
Program Overview
Would you like to help shape the energy supply of the future? Would you like to contribute to the agreed and desired energy transition and work on technical solutions to ensure its success?
The focus of this master´s program is on conventional and renewable energy technology, engine technology, turbomachinery, process and plant engineering, thermal and chemical process engineering, and bioprocess engineering. The emphasis is on the resource-efficient use of raw materials, which takes into account integration into a sustainable circular economy when finding solutions.
We provide a comprehensive understanding of energy-related machinery and instruments as well as industrial engineering processes ranging from biotechnology to process engineering industry and power plant technology. As a graduate of this Master’s program, you will have a broad knowledge of methods that enable you to develop new and innovative solutions for our industry and society.
The program is located at the interface of different disciplines that are relevant for solving current energy and process engineering problems. Working on these challenges always require the cooperation of a large number of experts from different disciplines. Their expertise and understanding of systems are essential for the challenges of a society without fossil raw materials and energy sources.
Career Opportunities
By completing your Master’s degree, you will have the best prerequisites to work on sustainable and innovative processes in energy supply or the manufacturing industry. You will be able to help shaping and implementing the solutions of tomorrow. In the recent past, energy and (bio)process technology has been characterized by an increasing dynamic and innovation strength with a wide range of opportunities and possibilities. In addition, exciting career prospects open for you in plant construction, in chemical, pharmaceutical as well as biotechnological industries, working for technology developers or in engineering companies. Consulting and service companies as well as public authorities are further potential employers.If you are particularly interested in research and development, you will find a variety of employment opportunities at universities and research institutions, as well as in industry-related research.You develop a business idea during your studies and want to start a company? We are happy to support you in this as well!
Program Curriculum
The Master degree program allows you to create your own individual study plan. The program is structured as follows:
• Master Modules, divided into main subject areas methodological foundations, technical energy systems, , energy machinery and components, process engineering 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 course includes modules on
• methodological fundamentals (e.g. heat and mass transfer, combustion, fundamentals of multiphase flow, modeling of process engineering processes, reaction thermodynamic fundamentals for energy systems, optimization and model analysis, thermodynamics 2),
• energy engineering systems (e.g. solar thermal power plants, energetic utilization of biomass and residual materials with seminar, process technology and environmental protection in modern power plants, radiation and radiation protection),
• energy-related machines and components (e.g. turbomachinery, methods of engine application, thermal power plants, fundamentals of thermal hydraulics in nuclear systems),
• process engineering (e.g. thermal process engineering 2, chemical reactor engineering, bioprocesses, modeling of cellular systems).
• 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. 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.
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. Compare, if necessary, the module descriptions of the compulsory subjects in the TUM bachelor’s program in Mechanical Engineering with the descriptions of your own subjects. Please note that the information must be provided in German or English.
Questions regarding allocation will not be answered.
We trust you, as a master’s applicant, to know best which of your completed courses belong to which subject group. When deciding whether a
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
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
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