Informatics: Games Engineering

Informatik: Games Engineering

Technische Universität München · Garching · Germany

A 6-semester bachelor's programme, taught in German, in Garching.

Price€3,000/ semester · year not stated · non-EU Year not statedConfirm with the source
Next dateMonth: October · Terms: Winter semester⁠Starts
LanguageGerman⁠
Duration6 semesters⁠

✓ 3 official sources · checked 30 Oct 2026

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What you will study

62 modules published

Across 3 years of study.

Where will you be?

6 semesters, one by one

Each block is what the institution publishes for that semester.

Year 1
4 modules26 ECTS
6 modules34 ECTS
Year 2
3 modules19 ECTS
5 modules30 ECTS
Year 3
4 modules23 ECTS
1 module3 ECTS
StudyYear known, semester not
What are all the subjects?

All 62 modules

Year 1 · 10 modules · 60 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
Elective4
Compulsory6
Compulsory5
Compulsory6
Compulsory6
Compulsory6
Compulsory6
Compulsory5
Compulsory8
Compulsory8

Source: tum.de, checked 30 Oct 2026

Year 2 · 8 modules · all compulsory · 49 ECTS
ModuleECTS
5
6
6
5
5
6
8
8

Source: tum.de, checked 30 Oct 2026

Year 3 · 5 modules · all compulsory · 26 ECTS
ModuleECTS
3
5
6
6
6

Source: tum.de, checked 30 Oct 2026

Modules · 39 modules · 225 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
Thesis12
Elective2
Elective2
Elective3
Elective4
Elective3
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective6
Elective4
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective5
Elective6
Elective6
Elective6
Elective6
Elective6
Elective7
Elective5
Elective5
Elective8
Elective8
Elective8
Elective8
Elective8
Elective8
Elective8
Elective8
Elective8

Source: tum.de, checked 30 Oct 2026

The degree in facts
LevelBachelor · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
QualificationBachelor of Science · Abbr: B.Sc.⁠
Credits180 ECTS⁠
Study modeFull time⁠
DeliveryNot found on official pages
CampusGarching⁠
How it differs

Against similar programmes

Where this programme leans, compared with the same level and field.

What is there more of here?

More languages and communication than 1 of 2 similar

Share of credits by theme. Right: modules counted. Our classification by module titles.

This programmeInformatics: Games Engineering TUM62
Informatics TUM50

1 of 3 similar programmes publish too few modules to compare.

  • Specialist subjects
  • Maths and foundations
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Thesis
  • Free electives
Is this a typical programme?

Less data and computing than usual

Share here against the average of 2 similar programmes. Our classification by module titles.

Less here than typical

Data and computing
40% here
45% typical
Specialist subjects
9% here
13% typical

About the same as typical: languages and communication, maths and foundations, society, ethics and law, projects and labs, thesis, business and management.

What is only here?

16 modules not found at 2 similar programmes

Matched by title, so treat it as a hint to check.

Data and computing

8
  • Fundamentals Laboratory Course: Programming *)
  • IT Law
  • Programming Languages V+Ü unreg
  • Basic Mathematical Methods for Imaging and Visualization
  • Numerical Programming
  • Aspects of Low-Level Systems Programming in Game Development
  • Introduction to Computer Science for Games Engineering *)
  • Introduction to Computer Science *)

Business and management

2
  • Entrepreneurship for Small Softwareoriented Enterprises
  • Business Plan - Basic Course (Business Idea and Market)

Projects and labs

2
  • Lab: Social Gaming
  • Open Real Time Games Workshop

Specialist subjects

1
  • Interaction Methods and Devices

Society, ethics and law

1
  • Social Gaming

Maths and foundations

1
  • Game Physics
Where you'll study

Studying in Garching

What is the campus like?
City sizeUnder 100,000 people · our calculation from Wikidata: about 17,729 in 2025
HousingHelp finding a room, no rooms of its own⁠
RankingQS World University Rankings 2027: #1, national⁠
FacilitiesSports fields⁠, Library⁠
FoodCanteen⁠
SupportCounselling⁠, Career service⁠, Disability support⁠, Health service⁠, Student clubs⁠, Student unionInferred, Transport⁠

The rest of what we hold on TUM is on its page.

What it costs

€3,000 / semester

Every fee and condition published
FeeWho pays itYearAmount
Semester contributionAll applicants2026€97 / semester
ScholarshipsUnknown
How to start

Starts: Month: October · Terms: Winter semester

When does it happen?
DeadlinesUnknownNotify me
Is my language good enough?
German requirementLanguage: German · Alternative: No
What are the steps?
  1. 1
    Check you qualifyQualification: Higher education entrance qualification⁠
  2. 2
    Prove your languageLanguage: German · Alternative: No · Deadline note: proof by end of application period · Proof required: Yes⁠
  3. 3
    Admission testsUnknown
  4. 4
    How they chooseAptitude Assessment for Bachelor · Stages: 2 · Criterion: Aptitude assessment⁠
  5. 5
    Where you applyKind: Direct online · Portal: TUMonline · Preliminary review: uni-assist VPD for degrees obtained outside Germany⁠
  6. 6
    DocumentsUnknown
  7. 7
    DeadlineUnknown
  8. 8
    StartUnknown
What do they ask for?
AdmissionKind: Application documents · Items: Higher Education Entrance Qualification; Proof of German Language Proficiency; Complete and Current Résumé; Passport; if applicable: Proof of Internships or Professional Experience (optional); Preliminary Documentation (VPD) by uni-assist - for international applicants only⁠Kind: Enrollment documents · Items: Application for Enrollment (signed); Higher Education Entrance Qualification (authentic document); Most Current Photo (as for ID); Digital notification of your health insurance status from a German public health insurance provider (requested by applicant)⁠
What else to look at

Other options

How do the alternatives compare?

2 of 3 similar publish a price

Similar: same level, field and language, Germany

The first two matches side by side with this programme, then 1 more.

This programmeInformatics: Games Engineering TUMSimilarInformation Systems TUMSimilarInformatics TUM
PriceNot published€3,400 / semester · 2027/28€3,400 / semester · 2027/28
Duration6 semesters6 semesters6 semesters
LanguageGermanGermanGerman
Next dateNot published18 Oct 202718 Oct 2027

2 of 3 publish a next date.

Uni Mannheim · MannheimGermany

Bachelor's Program in Business Informatics

Bachelor Wirtschaftsinformatik

€1,500 / semester · year not stated · confirm with the source
180
credits (ECTS)
3 yr
length
BachelorTaught in EnglishGermanEnglish
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The short version

The programme, from the facts

Informatics: Games Engineering is a bachelor's programme in computing and data at Technische Universität München in Garching, Germany. It takes 6 semesters. It carries 180 ECTS credits. Teaching is in German.

The institution publishes 62 modules, of which 39 are optional. By our classification of module titles, the largest themes are data and computing (40%), free electives (31%) and languages and communication (4%).

How much does Informatics: Games Engineering cost?

€3,000 / semester · year not stated · non-EU. Year not stated: confirm with the source.

When is the next deadline or start?

Month: October · Terms: Winter semester (Starts).

What language is it taught in?

German.

How long does it take?

6 semesters.

Where is it?

Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany.

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Everything we hold

All 18 fields we hold

Every value with its source, and every field we looked for but could not find.

Admission · 5 with values
How to applyKind: Direct online · Portal: TUMonline · Preliminary review: uni-assist VPD for degrees obtained outside Germany⁠
AdmissionKind: Application documents · Items: Higher Education Entrance Qualification; Proof of German Language Proficiency; Complete and Current Résumé; Passport; if applicable: Proof of Internships or Professional Experience (optional); Preliminary Documentation (VPD) by uni-assist - for international applicants only⁠Kind: Enrollment documents · Items: Application for Enrollment (signed); Higher Education Entrance Qualification (authentic document); Most Current Photo (as for ID); Digital notification of your health insurance status from a German public health insurance provider (requested by applicant)⁠
Language requirementLanguage: German · Alternative: No · Deadline note: proof by end of application period · Proof required: Yes⁠
Prior educationQualification: Higher education entrance qualification⁠
Selection criteriaAptitude Assessment for Bachelor · Stages: 2 · Criterion: Aptitude assessment⁠
Programme · 8 with values · 2 without
CampusGarching⁠
QualificationBachelor of Science · Abbr: B.Sc.⁠
Credits180 ECTS⁠
DeliveryNot found on official pages
Duration6 semesters · Mode: Full time⁠
Language of instructionGerman⁠
LevelBachelor · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
OutcomesNot found on official pages
Start ruleMonth: October · Terms: Winter semester⁠
Study modeFull time⁠

Institution record: Technische Universität München

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