M.Sc. Polymer Science

Polymer Science is an English-taught Master of Science offered jointly by TU Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the University of Potsdam, with the degree awarded by all four. It lasts two years (120 credits). In the first year you learn the principles of polymer science across the four universities: polymer chemistry and synthesis, physics and characterisation, engineering and processing, and properties and colloids. In the second year you take in-depth courses and lab work in one discipline, mostly at one university, followed by your master's thesis and defence. Close links with Max Planck, Fraunhofer and Helmholtz institutes in Berlin and Potsdam open career contacts during your studies. Graduates go into doctoral studies, research and development, processing, production or analytics. It suits graduates with a first degree and an interest in natural science.