Overview

About the programme

The Department Health and Sport Sciences at the Technical University of Munich offers you a broad, interdisciplinary scientific portfolio on numerous topics in sport and the health sciences. Our expertise covers a large spectrum under the guideline motive of "movement".

Aside from innovative high-quality research - involving the topics of health and prevention over the course of a lifetime, competitive and popular sports as well as also the pedagogical and the educational environment - this also includes the training of future specialists and teachers, as well as the implementation of research results in society and for competitive sports.

Programme Structure

Fields of research include:

Bio- and muscle-mechanics in sport
Epidemiology
Management of suppliers in sport and health-care markets
Media and communications
Sport-physiology, child-cardiology, doping prevention
Sport-psychology, actions and moving
Sport games mediation, teaching and learning
Sport and movement-paedagogy
Systematic training, performance-diagnostics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-10-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

65

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TOEFL^® IBT

88

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

München, Germany

Disciplines

Health Sciences Sport and Exercise Science View 14 other PhDs in Health Sciences in Germany

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

65

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TOEFL^® IBT

88

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Other requirements

General requirements

The applicant must present a degree from a higher education institution in another country that is equivalent to a German master’s degree.
The determination of equivalence is made by the dean of the degree-awarding institution. If the degree is not entirely equivalent to a German master’s degree, the dean may admit the applicant to doctoral study on a conditional basis.

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 36 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 36 months.

TUM does not charge any tuition fees for a doctorate.

Living costs for München

1078 - 1689 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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