- Degree
- Master of Science
- Course location
- Darmstadt
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- Courses are held in English (100%). Students can choose to write the Master's thesis in English or German.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter and summer semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- While it is technically possible to start the MSc Materials Science in summer semester, the whole curriculum is tailored for a start in winter.
- Application deadline
- Opening and closing dates of the application periods may vary from year to year and depend on where you obtained your Bachelor’s degree. Please always consult the service page of the TU Darmstadt Office for International Admission (https://www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/internationale_studieninteressierte/bewerbung_und_zulassung_international/index.en.jsp) for binding information.
Typically, the application windows are as follows:
• 1 June – 31 August for admission to the subsequent winter semester
• 1 December – 1 March for admission to the subsequent summer semester
For international applicants, additional early-bird application windows apply:
• 1 March – 30 May for admission to the subsequent winter semester
• 1 September – 30 November for admission to the subsequent summer semester
Applications will be processed as quickly as possible after receiving the complete application. The whole process may take up to eight weeks. Therefore, we strongly encourage early applications.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- Functional materials such as energy materials, magnetic, or electronic materials are essential for the society of the 21st century.
The Master's programme places specific emphasis on the structure, synthesis, analysis, modelling, and characterisation of functional materials, such as ceramics, inorganic and organic semiconductors, thin films, energy materials, metals, and nanomaterials.
Compulsory courses cover fundamental aspects such as surface and interface science, theoretical materials science (including quantum mechanics, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, and continuum mechanics), materials analytics, and sustainable materials science.
Two lab courses and the Advanced Research Lab – an independent research project in one of our research groups to prepare for the Master's thesis – are compulsory, too.
A wide range of elective courses provides the possibility to delve into various fields of specialisation. You can, for instance, focus on materials for energy applications, ceramics, thin magnetic films for spintronics, high-performance alloys, materials characterisation, or modelling of advanced functional materials. Given the approximately 50 elective courses offered at our institute, plus countless more provided by other TU Darmstadt institutes, many more specialisations are possible. We strongly encourage students to choose a professor as their mentor and discuss their specialisation.
You will join one of the research groups in the department for the Advanced Research Lab and your Master's thesis (not necessarily the same group for both).