Master study

After graduating in materials science, you can expect tasks in the field of development of new materials and products, manufacturing and quality assurance and assessment of damage cases at national and international research institutes such as Max-Planck, Leibniz, Helmholtz and Fraunhofer resp. NASA, ESA etc. and in all branches of industry (vehicle construction (automotive), aerospace, mechanical engineering, metal processing industry, chemical industry, energy and environmental technology, electrical industry, optical industry, glass and ceramics industry, medical technology, mining and metallurgy, building materials industry, paper industry, ...).

The Master of Science "Materials Science" program is designed for a standard study period of 4 semesters and is divided into three learning stages.

In the first stage of two semesters, the general basic education in natural and materials science is imparted in the compulsory modules "Solid State Physics" and "Computational Materials Science". In parallel, students choose courses in two of the current specialization areas "Glass and Optical Materials", "Materials for Energy and Environmental Technology" and "Biomaterials" in the compulsory elective area as specialization modules. In addition, students can set individual accents in their studies through a broad range of electives.

The second stage of studies begins in the third semester and includes, in addition to the elective modules, the modules "Advanced Internship" and "Introduction to Scientific Work and Project Planning", which provide the opportunity to spend a semester abroad. The "Advanced Internship" module serves to systematically build up expertise in selected areas of materials science by conducting longer research internships. In the module "Introduction to Scientific Work and Project Planning", students learn to independently acquire knowledge from the international literature, to critically examine scientific results and to derive conclusions for their own objectives. In preparation for the master's thesis, they also learn the methodology of scientific work through active participation in research tasks and the presentation of scientific results.

Finally, the third stage of the program concludes with the master's thesis.

Integrated into the master's program is also the possibility to focus on one of the current specializations "Glass and Optical Materials", "Materials for Energy and Environmental Technology" and "Biomaterials". The focus is shown on the master's certificate.