M.Sc. Astrophysics

To access the application portal you will have to create an account. Once you have access, the application form will ask you to provide the following documents and information.

1. A tabular curriculum vitae.

2. An essay of no more than 1,000 words in English explaining the motivation and the skills that will enable you to succeed in the MSc Astrophysics programme, with a detailed description of achievements in your previous degree programme(s).

3. A current transcript of records and, if already available, a copy of your Bachelor's degree certificate (or a certificate of an equivalent university degree).

4. If available, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Scores in physics if your previous degree was not completed at a university in the European Union. This may help us gauge your previous experience, but we will review your application also without GRE scores.

5. If available and if you are a non-native English speaker, please provide proof of English language proficiency through the TOEFL, IELTS or a comparable standardized exam. Please note that if you are from a non-English speaking country and your Bachelor degree instruction was nevertheless carried out in English, no exam results are necessary. Please just provide a letter from your University confirming that the instruction was in English. A language certification is not required if you have a German Abitur.

Optional: A letter of recommendation is not required for your application. However, you may ask for a letter to be sent to us directly via [email protected]. Please note that we will not consider letters submitted by the applicant; any letter needs to be sent directly to us by the letter writer.

For the application to the LMU International Office, please refer to the information in the "Application steps" above.

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University admission qualification (generally Abitur certificate or equivalent school leaving certificate; where applicable: school leaving certificate in combination with a university entrance examination certificate or a certificate from a one-year higher education course or university certificate). You can refer to the website Anabin or the DAAD database to find out whether your school leaving certificate qualifies you to embark on a degree program at a German university.

in the original language — as an officially certified copy

with an officially certified translation. Certificates in English, French, Italian, Catalan, Latin, Portuguese, Rumanian and Spanish do not have to be translated.

A recognition letter from the Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle für den Freistaat Bayern (ZAST) is required for holders of the International Baccalaureate IB (guide (PDF, 223 KB)) who have not yet received their final certificate,

Applicants from the USA (unless they already hold a bachelor's degree) and applicants from Afghanistan should send an e-mail to [email protected] in good time before the application deadline, enclosing their certificates, CV and the desired LMU degree program, in order to prepare for the issuing of a recognition letter the Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle für den Freistaat Bayern. The International Admissions office also reserves the right to require a recognition letter from Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle in other individual cases.

Applicants from the PR China, India and Vietnam should submit the certificate from the Akademische Prüfstelle bei der Deutschen Botschaft (APS).

APS India: For admission to a degree program without admission restrictions, you must present the APS certificate on registration at the latest. This exception does not apply to all degree programs with admission restrictions. APS certificates must be presented when applying for degree programs with admission restrictions.

Evidence of proficiency in German, uncertified copy (exception: master’s degree programs, doctoral studies and double degree programs where the course language is English)

Updated resume (please see sample (PDF, 101 KB))

International students, in addition to applying at the Faculty of Physics, also have to apply to LMU's International Office until July 15th for winter term.

Required For application to MSc Astrophysics Selection Committe

Please send the application documents described below by e-mail or by mail to the following address:

Subject: Master in Astrophysics

Universitäts-Sternwarte München

Scheinerstr. 1

81679 München

Germany

e-mail: [email protected]

Please note that we wish to receive all documents in a SINGLE PDF-File.

1.A tabular curriculum vitae.

2. A copy of the degree certificate from the first degree (first professional university degree); if not yet available, a current transcript of records.

3. An essay of no more than 1,000 words in English

4. If available, a proof of subject knowledge in the form of Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Scores in physics if your previous degree was not completed at a university in the European Union. This may help us gauge your previous experience, but we will review your application also without GRE scores.

5. If available and if you are a non-native English speaker, please provide proof of English language proficiency through the TOEFL, IELTS or a comparable standardized exam. Please note that if you are from a non-English speaking country and your Bachelor degree instruction was nevertheless carried out in English, no exam results are necessary. Please just provide a letter from your University confirming that the instruction was in English. Also, do not provide any language certification, if you have a German Abitu

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Before submitting your application, please carefully consider all the information provided above. For further questions, you can contact:

Prof. Dr. Joseph Mohr (application and selection procedure)[email protected]

Dr. Oliver Friedrich (curriculum, Master's theses, certificates)