Media Technology, B.Sc.
In the increasingly digital media landscape, media are designed, produced, processed, transmitted, stored and loaded every second. For a long time now, consumers are no longer just recipients of the media, but also producers. Whether real-time coding and transmission of video and audio streams for Internet telephony, complex and decentralized web applications or calculation and optimization of 3-dimensional scenes in virtual reality: Technical media expertise is in demand as never before!
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €379.06 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →About the programme
Media technology at the TU Berlin is a course characterized by a high degree of interdisciplinarity, consisting of the areas of applied and technical informatics, electrical engineering as well as the digital media areas of audio, video and human-machine interaction and media communication.
What you study
Media technology at the TU Berlin is a course of study consisting of the areas of applied and technical computer science, electrical engineering, as well as the digital media areas of audio, video and human-machine interaction and media communication.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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As a media technician, the focus of your professional activity lies in the conception, development and use of systems for recording, transmission and presentation of media as well as media interaction.
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Fields of application are e.g. the design of media, the conception and implementation of media transmission systems, the user-centered design of multimodal human-machine interfaces, media advice and media management, as well as studio technology for voice, audio, image and video production.
Graduates of the bachelor's degree include Qualified to work in the following industries: media production, media distribution, telecommunications, interface design, interface evaluation, game industry, media industry, media consulting, e-learning and social media.
Another professional opportunity is founding your own company in the areas described. During your studies there are many suggestions, and last but not least, Berlin is home to the currently most lively start-up scene in Europe. In addition, you are qualified to start a postgraduate master's degree.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Berlin), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €379.06 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | You should bring this with you: understanding of technology, Affinity for Computer Science and Mathematics, Interest in the (experienced and creative) solution to technical problems, analytical thinking and communication skills |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application via uni-assist until 15.07uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.