- Degree
- Master of Science in Soft Matter and Materials
- Course location
- Mainz
- In cooperation with
- Technical University of Darmstadt
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- Courses are held in English. Participants have to write the Master’s thesis in English.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter and summer semester
- Application deadline
- From 1 April through 1 September for the following winter semester
From 1 October through 1 March for the following summer semester
(Note that these deadlines may be subject to change. Please consult the programme website.)
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- The Master of Science in Soft Matter and Material is a jointly offered, research-focused degree programme with an increasing emphasis on practical components. It is offered by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Technical University of Darmstadt, both members of the Rhine-Main Universities Alliance.
The study of soft matter and soft materials requires a comprehensive understanding of physics and chemistry in this field. The goal of the Soft Matter and Materials Master's programme is to provide technical knowledge and conceptual competence in the production of building blocks (e.g. polymers, supramolecular tectons, colloids) and in the structure-dynamics-property relationships of soft matter and materials. Functional concepts will be taught using both general synthetic components and biologically-relevant components.
Knowledge of the technical processing and industrial utilisation of soft materials will round off the training. All teaching and learning content will be in English.