Application Procedure
Please make sure that you fulfill the admission criteria for the Master’s Program in Materials Science and Engineering before you apply (please see below).
The application for matriculation is open until:
- German or EU citizens
1. Semester: September 30 for the winter semester, March 31 for the summer semester
Higher semester: September 30 for the winter semester, March 31 for the summer semester - Citizens of non-EU countries
1. Semester: July 15 for the winter semester, January 15 for the summer semester
Higher semester: July 15 for the winter semester, January 15 for the summer semester
Applications have to include all required documents to be considered. The application procedure varies depending on your country of origin:
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor degree or equivalent degree in the field of Materials Science and Engineering (or equivalent) with above average grades. The Bachelor degree has to be completed with a minimum of 180 ECTS points or within a regular period of study of at least three years (if the Bachelor degree has not yet been conferred by the closing date for applications, but will be completed before the registration, you can apply with a preliminary transcript of records).
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Knowledge in the following areas:
- Metals and Materials Physics (≥ 14 Credits/ECTS)
- Ceramics (≥ 12 Credits/ECTS)
- Polymers (≥ 6 Credits/ECTS)
- Functional Materials (≥ 10 Credits/ECTS)
- Higher Mathematics (≥ 21 Credits/ECTS)
- Technical Mechanics (≥ 13 Credits/ECTS)
- Experimental Physics (≥ 15 Credits/ECTS)
- Inorganic and Applied Chemistry (≥ 16 Credits/ECTS)
- English Language Proficiency (TOEFL iBT: 88 pts or more, IELTS: at least 6.5 overall and no section below 5.5)
Entrance Exam
If applicants do not exactly fulfill the skills described above, they may nevertheless be enrolled in the study program if they prove the skills required for the study program by passing a written entrance examination at KIT.
Aptitude assessment is based on the occupational profile of the profession(s) typically following the final goal and on qualifications corresponding to those that can be acquired in the Bachelor program Materials Science and Materials Engineering at KIT.
The entrance examination takes place at the end of the application phase of the summer or winter semester at KIT Campus South (Kaiserstr. 12, 76131 Karlsruhe). The Admissions Committee decides on the necessity of participation in the entrance examination on the basis of the previously submitted application documents. The registration for the entrance examination must be made in the online portal at least 14 days before the date of the entrance examination.
In order to provide proof of successful participation in the entrance examination, the applicant must not have passed more than four application procedures. One application procedure is the allocation of study places for a specific start of studies.
