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M.Sc. Materials Engineering (International Profile)

RWTH Aachen University Aachen

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  • Winter and summer
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  • English
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  • 1 Mar
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About the programme

Materials Engineering (International Profile) is an English-taught M.Sc. at RWTH Aachen University over 4 semesters with 120 credits, open without a numerus clausus and starting in winter or summer. It covers the whole materials development process, from materials design on the atomic scale to bulk components with high structural integrity, including the production and manufacturing processes behind them, with special emphasis on how composition, structure and processing shape properties. It is driven by real challenges such as power generation, e-mobility, hydrogen storage and CO2 conversion. The first semester covers basic subjects, the second and third core subjects in a specialisation field, and the fourth is the Master's thesis, with topics also possible at Forschungszentrum Jülich. You need credits in fundamentals such as mathematics, physics and chemistry, and in engineering subjects.

Fields of study

Material Science(Engineering)

How to apply

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Requirements

What you need to apply for Materials Engineering (International Profile) at RWTH Aachen University

English language

IELTS Overall
7/ 9.0
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7.0

Academic requirements

Completed Bachelor's degree
Required
Minimum ECTS credits
120

ECTS are study credits. One year of full-time study is about 60 ECTS.

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120

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Tests and documents

Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Required
Letters of Recommendation
Not required
GRE
Not required
GMAT
Not required
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APS certificate
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APS checks your degree papers. You need it if your degree is from India, China or Vietnam.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites

The Master course Materials Engineering (International profile) is dedicated to national as well as international Bachelor graduates in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or related fields.

Applicants have to provide evidence of a predefined number of credits in fundamental subjects - mathematics, physics, chemistry et cetera - as well as engineering subjects - mechanics, electric engineering, machine elements et cetera - as outlined in the examination rules.

English language skills are required

Documents checklist

What to prepare for your application to Materials Engineering (International Profile)

Programme-specific documents

You will need the following documents to apply (upload these as PDFs at the end of your application):

Copy of your transcript of records or your diploma supplement. Please submit a transcript of records with all the semesters you have studied. When you apply you have to be able to provide grades all the semesters you have studied except your last two semesters of study.

A module catalog or course descriptions of all the courses you completed in your studies. If these are available on your university’s webpage, you can also upload a PDF that shows the link to this page. If you do not, or cannot upload a module catalog, the respective Examination Board will still review your application for your eligibility for your chosen course(s) of study. Your application may however have to be rejected due to your missing module catalog.

If you are applying to start a course of study in a higher core semester: a copy of your final academic transcript.

Tabular resume

Additional documents required by the Examination Board of your Master's course of study (for example Graduate Record of Examination (GRE) result, TestAS). Please check the webpages for your chosen course(s) of study carefully to find out if you need to submit any additional documents in your application.

This programme applies directly to the university. Submit your documents through the correct channel before the deadline.

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How to apply

Step-by-step guide to applying for Materials Engineering (International Profile) at RWTH Aachen University

Application procedure

Selection process

Admission

After expiry of the respective deadlines the Master selection committee will meet. This committee which consists of professors and teaching assistants from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology decides on whether and to which extent the subject requirements are fulfilled.

The following decisions are possible:

If the subject requirements are fulfilled, this committee will determine the technical qualification and recommend the applicant's admission to the Examination Board. A direct admission to the Master course of study will be pronounced.

If the subject requirements cannot be fulfilled in each single area, the selection committee, however, comes to the conclusion that a conditional technical qualification is given, an admission under certain conditions can be recommended. In this case, based on the study contents completed within the previous degree, it is checked whether by fulfilling certain conditions (attending lectures and taking examinations from the Bachelor's degree program "Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Computer Engineering") during the Master studies, a rise of the level of qualification to RWTH Bachelor's level can be achieved. Proof of the knowledge related to the condition must be given before registering for the Master thesis. The nature and extent of these conditions will be individually determined by the Examination Board, based on the recommendation of the Master selection committee.

If the admission requirements cannot be fulfilled in any area or are not met in core areas in a striking way, the Master selection committee will come to the conclusion that the technical qualification for the Master's degree program "Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Computer Engineering" is not given. The Examination Board will pronounce a rejection.

DURATION OF THE ADMISSION CHECK

After expiration of the respective application deadline, the review of the admission requirements can take up to 6 weeks, depending on the number of applications even a little longer. The admission or rejection letter will be sent either by the Registrar's Office or by the International Office as soon as possible.

Thank you for your comprehension. Inquiries about the application status may have an additional delaying effect.

Application quick facts

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Application fee

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Complexity

Low

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Costs

Tuition

FREE

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Semester contribution

N/A

per semester

Application fee

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per application

Estimated year-1 total cost

11,904 EUR

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Admission outcomes

Community-reported data from MS in Germany students (2018-2025)

Acceptance rate

83%

15 accepted out of 18 total applications

Grade distributionGerman scale (1.0 = best, 4.0 = passing)

AdmittedRejected
1.02.03.04.0

Based on 18 applications from MS in Germany students 2018-2025.

Based on 18 applications from MS in Germany students 2018-2025.

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