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Degree program guidelines

At a 1999 conference in Bologna, the EU member states issued a joint declaration aiming to establish a unified European model of higher education. This agree­ment marked a paradigm shift: The Diplom and Magister programs were replaced by bachelor's and master's programs. Courses are now grouped into modules, and academic progress is tracked by means of a credit point system (ECTS). Compara­bility, transfer­ability, and trans­parency are the primary goals of the Bologna Process. 

TUM currently offers more than 150 bachelor's and master's programs. Additional courses of study include: 

  • the advanced studies master’s programs
  • the elite degree programs
  • the international degree programs offered at GIST - TUM Asia
  • the joint degree programs run in cooperation with partner universities
  • the PhD programs

New degree programs and changes to degree program statutes

Keeping up with the times: TUM degree programs continue to evolve (Photo: photocase.de)
Keeping up with the times: TUM degree programs continue to evolve. Foto: photocase.de

Thinking of developing a brand-new degree program or adapting an existing one? For pointers on complying with the Bologna Process, click here.

Modules

Modules: Degree programs based on the building block principle (Photo: photocase.de)
Modules: Degree programs based on the building block principle Photo: photocase.de

A key component of the Bologna Process is the modularization of degree programs, which requires that instructional content be bundled into thematically related units termed modules. More

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