Battery Materials and Technology, Master of Science

• Language proficiency: ENGLISH (opens in a new tab): IELTS Band 6.5 or an equivalent certificate (opens in a new tab); B2 is the minimum level required, a higher level is positively evaluated for admission; German level A1 (can be acquired within the first year)
• Prior knowledge of advanced mathematics and physics, amounting to at least 18 credit points, and chemistry amounting to at least 4 credits.

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Admission requirements

Qualification

A bachelor’s degree from the University of Bayreuth or any other German university in any of the following subject areas: Chemistry, Polymer and Colloid Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics, Material Science and Materials Engineering, Engineering Science or an equivalent degree from another university.

This must include the following academic credits (total 22 credits):

• Chemistry (minimum 4)
• Physics (min. 5) and Mathematics (min. 8) for a total of 18 credits

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A larger number of credits in these areas (and especially Chemistry) is evaluated positively for admission.

Equivalency

If the bachelor’s degree is not from the University of Bayreuth, it will first be examined for equivalency to the abovementioned subject areas by the board of examiners prior to admission.

Language Proficiency

ENGLISH (opens in a new tab): IELTS Band 6.5 or an equivalent certificate (opens in a new tab); B2 is the minimum level required, a higher level is positively evaluated for admission.

GERMAN (opens in a new tab): level A1; Candidates are recommended to submit their German A1 language certificate at the time of admission. In case this isn’t possible, they are allowed to submit it until the end of the second semester.

Higher education entrance qualification

A GRE certificate is positively evaluated for admission (min QR 154, AW 3.5).

Country-specific Master’s admission tests are also positively evaluated for admission (e.g. GATE with score > 300 for India; Nationwide Master’s Program Unified Admissions Examination Certificate with score >300 or admission without examination with CGPA >3,5/4 for China).

Applying without a degree certificate

For candidates awaiting results or completion of their bachelor’s degree, the application can already be submitted if 150 out of a total of 180 credit points (or 83.33% of total credit points depending on the system) are already achieved.

Conditions

• In case one of the above requirements is not fulfilled, admission subject to conditions is possible, where the candidate is expected to supplement his or her application by attending bachelor courses at the University of Bayreuth. Conditions may comprise a maximum of 20 credit points of workload in addition to the regular curriculum. These bachelor courses are, however, taught in German only.