Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) Technical University of Munich

The course of study consists of 120 ECTS credits and comprises 90 credits of coursework and a 30-credit Master's thesis.

The coursework is subdivided into four modules and a collection of additional electives:

1. Scientific Computing (31 credits mandatory):

• Introductory lectures on scientific computing in the first year
• introductory "lab" course
• selection of practical and seminar courses

2. Computer Science (10 credits mandatory subjects, 10 credits elective):

• Introductory lectures in programming and algorithms
• key lectures in parallel programming
• electives on HPC, visualisation, and software engineering

3. Applied Mathematics & Numerical Methods (16 credits elective):

• Lectures on numerical analysis, and/or
• lectures on numerics for HPC

4. Applications of CSE (8 credits elective):

• Each student will choose one application area.
• Lectures are chosen from catalogues, such as computational fluid mechanics, computational structural dynamics, computational physics, computational methods in medicine or biology, or a similar field.

The remaining 15 credits can be achieved from additional electives either in the above modules or from a much broader "further electives" catalogue including courses in, e.g. parallel and distributed computing, probabilistic and stochastic methods, and data-driven simulation and computing.

For more details on the Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) curriculum, please refer to:

https://www.cit.tum.de/cit/studium/studiengaenge/master-computational-science-engineering/

Of the coursework, 35% is composed of compulsory content on basic CSE topics and 40% is composed of elective subjects from given catalogues with application and methods for CSE.

In addition, 25% of the credit points are assigned to the Master's thesis.

There is no integrated internship in the programme.

• Outstanding results in a Bachelor's, Master's, or "Diplom" course (or a degree equivalent to those of a German "Fachhochschule") in some field of science or engineering
• A solid background in mathematics
• Good programming skills in a modern programming language
• A background in science or engineering

Please refer to the CSE website for more details, including required application documents.

Semester fees:
https://www.tum.de/en/studies/fees

In order to cover personal expenses while studying in Munich, we recommend a budget of at least 1,000 EUR per month.

Please refer to the following page for more information:
https://www.studentenwerk-muenchen.de/en/international/international-students-in-munich/in-preparation/cost-of-living/.

There are various opportunities as teaching assistants and research assistants at the university.
Munich is also an excellent place to find internships at companies.

As CSE is a full-time study programme, we generally do not recommend working more than ten hours per week.

Please refer to the following page for more details:
https://www.tum.de/en/studies/during-your-studies/living-and-working/jobs-and-internships.

Many international students can have their fees waived or receive scholarships to finance them. You can find all information on waivers and scholarships here.

https://www.community.tum.de/en/career-service/

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